Ophelie

Ophelie is a stunning bouquet of rose-jam+rose-marmelade sweetness. Full of Morrocan flowers in full bloom and rosewood. Ylang from the Comores, and sweetest red roses from Morroco, and the only genuine jasmine from Egypt. Northern Africa in a bottle. Makes me think of my vacations to Tunisia, as the jasmine, rose, ylang, really smells like it only does in the north of africa. With a touch of the dry dunes of dessert Sahara. Sun, sand and secret garden from the past, in late full bloom - hidden in the middle of the sands of Sahara, like a mirage. Yes! This Smells like something by Andy Tauer (think "Le Maroc Pour Elle" etc.). And, yes very much like Tauer is what this is indeed. Wow, the bottle itself is a work of art. A true gem, and must-have in any good parfumista-collection. For me - as i'm sensitive to the potent north african kind of jasmin - if you have been there, and like me, experienced the scent of it IRL, you'll know this jasmine, is the most potent jasmine there is. As much as i love it, it's just too potent of a jasmine for me. It does really smell like the real (african) deal. But still, i have to give this scent 4stars for capturing the real jasmine-flowers!!

I agree that it has a rose jam quality to begin with, and that persists a long time. Also what you get at first is a "hairspray rosewood" accord, as I think of it (featuring more than a small amount of aldehydes!). Over time that dissipates a bit, leading to a somewhat woody/powdery quality. It's rather simple, but lasts well with good projection ("sillage"), and it doesn't have any "synthetic" or "chemical" quality, other than the aldehydes. In fact, the wood notes here are very good, relative to what one encounters in recent designer scents.