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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Lucky 7: Andy Tauer Zeta

By Tom

I'm just about the last person I think to write about this new scent from Swiss perfumer Andy Tauer. We here at PST are fans of his and for me his latest did not disappoint. It opens with sparking citrus: lemon, orange and bergamot that's so wonderful you want it served like champagne. Ice cold in a flute. Neroli and linden form the heart: neroli young and springlike and linden with its surprisingly human aspect to it. Sandalwood, orris and vanilla combine with the salty linden to create just a touch of his signature "Tauerade" in the drydown.

It's a cliche I guess to write of a scent as "Summer in a bottle". It isn't to exemplify the ideal, as Zeta does.

$150 for 50ML at Tauerperfumes.com

My sample was from LuckyScent.
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16 comments:

  1. Marian12:05 AM EDT

    Does it last, Tom? And does the drydown maintain some of the sparkle? I'm trying to visuatlize, I mean olifactorilize, it.

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  2. tmp0012:17 AM EDT

    It has pretty decent lasting power, 4 to 6 hours. and the drydown does give a memory of the opening sparkle.

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  3. Alyssa12:29 AM EDT

    Just ordered a sample! Y'all wore me down with all the sparkle, sparkle, gentle honey linden summer talk.

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  4. Ducks1:02 AM EDT

    Oh my gosh, Tom, WAAAAANT! What a lemming of a review... and shame on you, I'm supposed to be being good.

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  5. Anonymous4:20 AM EDT

    Your review almost sent me to the Tauer website to purchase a full bottle unsniffed. How much longer can I withstand the Zeta lure???

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  6. iodine5:25 AM EDT

    As I'm not a Tauer expert, could you please tell me if the "Tauerade" signature is what you smell in Orange Star drydown, for example?

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  7. tmp0012:01 PM EDT

    Alyssa

    let us know how you feel about it!

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  8. Unknown12:25 PM EDT

    I loved the opening of this one, but then it seemed to turn into a quite skin scent, which I don't find with other Tauers at all. Is there something wrong with my receptors?

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  9. tmp002:00 PM EDT

    Ducks- Sorry! Can't help it!

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  10. tmp002:01 PM EDT

    olfactoriastravels.com

    I hope you like it!

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  11. tmp002:05 PM EDT

    iodine-

    It's a sort of human, sweet/sour base that's slightly oily smelling. Just slightly. I like it a lot.

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  12. tmp002:07 PM EDT

    lang-

    I think that's the linden. some people really don't like the smell of linden trees. google it to see what I mean

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  13. Unknown10:03 PM EDT

    Tom - I just looked it up. okaaay. I guess it DOES become a skin scent! LMAO

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  14. tmp0011:50 PM EDT

    lang-

    yep.

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  15. Flora12:07 AM EDT

    Well, it seems to be pretty unanimous - everybody loves Zeta! I am sure I will too.

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  16. tmp0011:28 AM EDT

    Donna-

    I think it is pretty uuanimous

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