There are a lot of fragrances out there intent on being nice. For me, L’Artisan’s Mûre et Musc comes to mind. You smell them and you know that they are meant to compliment the wearer, not make a statement of their own. They aren't meant to draw an overly large amount of attention to the wearer or to have a look designed around them. They are meant to be noticed and complimented and forgotten, so that the wearer thinks, "What a lovely woman," and not "What a splendid perfume!" And that's fine. Most of the time, that's what I want. I want a scent that makes me look better or makes me feel better, not a scent that requires that I rise to meet it. But occasionally, every so occasionally, I want to be challenged to carry off the art I wear, not for what I wear to make me slightly more than I am. When I want that, I can always turn to Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes to provide such a challenge.
Une rose chyprée is the first fragrance of the Tauer Perfumes's Mémorables line.Tauer Perfumes describes Une rose chyprée as follows:Une rose chyprée is an oriental rose on a chypre base. It is an elegant perfume built around two natural extracts from rosa damascena: The absolute and the steam distilled essential oil. Its heart is lifted by spicy Bay and hot cinnamon and a fresh accord built around bergamot, lemon and Clementine essential oils. Green Bourbon geranium oil lets the rose petals shine and contrasts with the dark resinous accord in the base, built around labdanum, oak moss, patchouli, vetiver and vanilla.Lemons and patchouli, labdanum and leather, this is a rose with teeth. It's cinnamon-y and citrus-y, and like all the Tauer perfumes, incredibly unique and full of punch. In this case, rose is the background smell, not a foreground smell, which is great because most roses are far too rosy for a man to wear. Une rose chyprée, on the other hand, is just the opposite and is the most masculine rose I have ever smelled. That said, it could still be easily carried off by a spunky woman. Like taking a double shot of straight cinnamon schnapps, there is a back burn to this scent that carries it on and on.
It reminds me, in a way, of those spicy cinnamon mint candies I frequently find in Mexican restaurants, or of this poster I saw for the feminist indie flick, Teeth. Over an hour in, Une rose chyprée still won't quit, with sillage huge and spinning on and on, it isn't for the faint of perfumed heart. Like all of Andy Tauer's incredible creations, this one makes a statement. I honestly wonder if there is any thing in the Tauer Perfumes catalog I wouldn't love to have a bottle of.You can purchase 15ml of Une rose chyprée for $75 directly from the perfumer, Luckyscent, and other distributors. Also, you can get a great sample set of this and all of Tauer Perfume's offerings -- yet another wonderful stocking stuffer, and definitely one that works for a man or a woman.
"I need, some new stilettos.
Can't walk down the street in those.
You are who you wear, it's true.
A girl's just as hot as the shoes she choose...
Fashion! Put it all on me.
Don't you want to see these clothes on me?
Fashion! Put it all on me.
I am anyone you want me to be."
- "Fashion," Lady Gaga
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Images from Style.Com, Tauer Perfumes and promotional materials for the film, Teeth.
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