05 Incense Extreme

My first Tauer and I am very impressed ! I have never been drawn to the brand and given the way Tauer fans on this page seem to respond to this fragrance, I think it’s clear that we’re looking for different things from a perfume of this kind. Incense extreme IS an intense, even brutal take on frankincense, highlighting its sharp and even cold nuances. The vibe here is something like a CdG fragrance—architectural, minimal, detached—but imo with more textural interest than most CdG entries, and definitely quite different from any in the CdG incense series. A mist of petitgrain parts to reveal an austere but stunning frankincense accord. While the sharp astringency of frankincense is highlighted throughout, at times it is complemented by a radiant cedar note (I usually hate cedar in perfumery, but this usage is just right and rings true to the natural material). At other times cheeky coriander lightens the mood. Always, the entire composition is cooled to an icy chill by a frozen iris note. There is a thrilling tension between the “vertical” wood/resin/spice notes and then “horizontal” cold powdery iris. I agree with others that this is not a “churchy” incense (at least as far as frankincense-dominant numbers go), and certainly not reminiscent of a headshop. The abstract nature of the composition puts me in mind of, if anything, outer space. What should be a warm aromatic accord blasted out of orbit and into absolute zero. The iris certainly has something to do with it, and bears a certain resemblance to Serge Lutens’ Iris silver mist, which I once heard referred to as “a terrifying frozen space carrot.” But there is also a sense of darkness, and flashes of harsh, unfiltered light illuminating an almost mathematical dance of the principal players. But then, several hours in, the Ambergris emerges and I think: maybe there is something “churchy” or even Christological. The cosmic dance of the early phases have suddenly been made flesh: sweaty, salty, oh so concrete. If I wax poetical, I place the full blame on Mr. Tauer. Really, this is an easy wear. Brooding and abstract, but also a touch powdery and soapy in the best possible way. Bracing, aromatic, cooling and salty—dare I say Intense Extreme is an easy summer reach? It certainly will be for me come June.

امممممممم عطر جميل جدا ولكن ليس افضل هواء الصحراء المغربية رقم 2 هذا العطر شبية في افتتاحيته نوعا ما بعطر هواء الصحراء المغربية ولكن الذي يفرق عنه هذا العطر عن هواء الصحراء لايوجد به رائحة سويت اقصد بالسويت رائحة كالفانيلا كالعنبر عندما يكون بارز بالعطر كالكراميل هذه تعطي رائحة سويت للعطر وغيرها كثير لكن هذا العطر رائحة التوابل في بداية والمتمثلة بالكزبرة الرائعه ولكن ولكن ليست رائحتها مثل مانشمها بالاضافة الى النارنج (الحمضي) هذا ماتجدة في بداية العطر وبعد فترة بسيطة جدا ستجد الرائحة خفت نوعا ماء ولكنها باقية (افتتاحية العطر) وستجد بعد انك سرعان ما تشم رائحة اللبان الرائعه التي لم اجد عطر اجادها مثل هذا العطر نعم هي لست مكتوبة ضمن مكونات العطر ولكني اشمها او بسبب مكون اوريس روت لانه رائحة شبية وقريبة احيانا الرائحة من رائحة علك اللبان لم تشمه مباشرة واعتقد انه السبب هذا اذا رائحة العطر في نظري تتمحور حول هذه النوتات اوريوس روت ورائحة البخور والعنبر في نظري هم ابطال قصة هذها العطر بامتياز المختلفة عن رائحة البخور اقصد بالخور هنا ليست بخور العود وانما بخور Frankincense انصح بهذا العطر لمن هم فوق 24 واولئك الذين يعشقون الرائحة الشرقية العطر سياخذ فليلا الى الوراء وستتذكر ايام الزمن الجميل انا اعشق العطور التي تذكرني بامر ما وهذا احدها ثبات العطر اتوقع انه سيكون كبيقة عطور اندي ممتازة* جمال رائحة من عشرة اعطية 9.10 جودة المكونات : ممتاز ثبات وفوحان العطر ممتاز اخي الكريم ارجوك جرب عينات من العطور في حال نصحها لك اي شخص لانه العطور مساله ذوق فما يعجبني قد لايعجيك اذا كنت ستجرب احد عطور اندي تاور انصحك اولا تجرب هواء الصحراء المغربية رقم 2 عطر رائع بمعنى الكلمة اذا كنت محب للعطور الشرقية ولو لم تكن كذلك العطر جميل جدا وهذا العطر رائع واحببته.

Deep, heavy and gray incense with soapy facets. Ooo, okay. The incense here is heavy. Really heavy. The lighter notes remind me of TF's Grey Vetiver. On the whole this has this soapy saw-dusty flat chalky-ness to it that comes across as what I'd best describe as "Gray" (I think it's the cedar and petitgrain? To my nose it smells like Vetiver with Mute Chilli Pepper but they're not in the notes...). This soapy note plays on top of Andy Tauer's famous "amber and coriander" note which is lovely as always. At quick whiffs my nose primarily catches the soapier notes which is a shame as that's what most people around you will experience. People you get intimate with however will smell everything this has to offer. If you really let this sit in one's nose, the beauty and depth of the incense really opens up and it's delightful. It's so enveloping and comforting -- I often found myself closing my eyes and just letting this take over. This is great but definitely sample before trying. Make sure you try it on a cold day and give 1-2 hours to let the incense open up after spraying. Edit: It's growing on me so much. This has such a simplicity to it and yet I find it so addictive. I don't really know what changed but I suddenly enjoy this so much more. Changed 'Like' to a 'Love'. Edit 2: I'm getting a little more of a weird earthy dirt-y coriander nuance now? I remember this smelling a lot cleaner when I wore it before.

I wonder if this is one of those scents that just really reacts differently on different people. I was expecting a lot of incense from this, based on the notes, name and reviews; but, instead, what I get is citrus and earth. It opens with a green, almost spicy petitgrain, which is very nice, and this lingers through the mid notes. Underneath the petitgrain, a flinty, dry mineral character develops. It is somewhat similar to the mineral aspect of Terre d'Hermes; however, it grows warmer and warmer as the fragrance develops almost like stone being heated in a fire until, as someone else mentioned, the overwhelming sense is of sauna stones: a glowing, dusty, dry heat. Amongst all this, and contributing to it, there is incense...but it is not distinct as a note to me, rather it's blended into this mineral impression. I think this is a beautiful fragrance, quite masculine and sensual, I'm tempted to buy it for my husband. It doesn't deliver on the incense promised in its name for me, though. Edit: I've come back to add that this fragrance is haunting me. I crave it often and have almost used up my sample...I still feel that it presents as overtly masculine, perhaps too much so for me to buy a full bottle, but I adore it. It really is stunningly beautiful, if not especially incense-y.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful ...... just read what everyone else says! I still find CDG's Avignon slightly more reminiscence of the Mass for me as we used a slightly bitterer incense - but that all really depends on which incense the church uses and there are an awful lot to choose from (I know as I ordered them for the church I worked at) - this has a sweeter smell to my nose and reminds me of an incense I ordered in error and we had to use for a couple of weeks - priest hated it but everyone else loved it (just can't please all I guess!!!) I love Andy's perfumes - I kind of visualise him similar to a mad-scientist sitting solitarily in a lab with lotions and potions bubbling around him and he doesn't emerge until he has his creation !!!!!!! Methinks, along with others that this is a good unisex scent - however, and it's not in the notes, I am getting a sweet rose scent sitting underneath all of this and find it turns much sweeter over a period of time??? Could this be the powdery Iris and orange leaves notes? I also read that this contains ambergris and not amber? Another love of Mr Tauer's perfumes!

Just like so many people on here, I was looking for the perfect frankincense. After trying CdG's incense series, Montale's Full Incense and a few other fragrances composed around this note, my search is over: I found the one. Incense Extreme is precisely that cold, sheer, woody frankincense that I remember as the highlight of the Catholic masses I had to attend as a child. I grew myself atheist since then, so to speak, but I've always remembered this smell as something that each and every time had an almost transcendental effect on me, as if it was providing me with an escape route from the Christian air of austerity to a world that was more vivid, full of real colours and smells and flavours. Rather than reminding me of the church in our village, this makes me think of the churches (and old buildings in general) that I've visited while travelling - it accentuates the distant mysticism of the frankincense and also doesn't smell as musty as Avignon or Full Incense. While being strong and charmingly persistant, it is also wearable and unpretentious.

Perfumes form people that really knows how to make them! Incense Extreme is an extremely solid composition. Modern, consistent and elegant but at the same time descreet (expecially during the drydown). One of the most minimal incense creations yet among the most versatile. If you ever thought that Avignon was one of the most realistic "churchy" incenses, then try this one. The opening is breathtaking with a blast of pungent frankincense and petit grain surrounded by a remarkable woody vibe. Dry, almost harsh (cedar), but magistrally orchestrated to result incredibly likeable. Green undertones paired off with coniferous hints add depth and charme.The drydown it's somehow "lighter", comfortable and close to the skin and it's when the Tauer's signature becomes unmistakeable. I still found Avignon to be much more original and emotional but Tauer's take on straight forward frankincense is surely a winner. Recommended. Rating: 8/10

Starts with a blast of fresh petitgrain. Shortly after, the petitgrain tones down (without disappearing) and the frankincense takes the lead, supported by delicate spices. 2 hours later, the drydown will develop a woody/ambery/dusty/spicy combo that will co-star with the incense to deliver a result similar to L'Air du Desert Marocain's base. A simple fragrance, that sets the frankincense on a piedestal, with a twist, but always very respectful of the main player. No chemical "sweetener" effect, nor smoke aromachemical of CdG or Montale's incense frags here. Just an ode to frankincense, without useless fireworks (fireworks that many are mistakenly expecting in an incense fragrance). Good projection, great longevity. I'm an incense-at-large lover, and can tell that this one has probably skyrocketed as my favourite incense fragrance, together with Goutal Encens Flamboyant. Masterpiece. Colder days, 30+

I've copied this review to here as I think this is the appropriate place for it Tauer extreme Incense versus Jeke. Recently ordered in samples of Nasomatto Duro and Tauer extreme Incense, to compare to Jeke. The orders came in: Tauer, quite linear. Remember the smell of resin applied to the stings of your violin ? That lemony - simple resin smell ? Well this is it. Didn't really get Tauer at first - thought - yes I like it, a bit boring though. However it grows on you with time. The more I use it the more I'm comfortable with it. It layers very well with Jeke. Tauer represents the violins. Jeke the symphony of churches.

I didn't like this at first, but after going through some blind samples (reaching in a bag full of samples from lucky scent) with out looking at what they are , I came across this. I said. "Oh my how is this not in my collection?" Not looking at this from a incense perspective, from a earthy, spicy and woody fresh perspective with Tauers dna in there, I just knew I was going to end up with a full bottle of this. It's very different. It does have similar vibes of his newest creation incense flash to it. I think what he did there was take this formula and tweaked it a bit to get more followers.

What a creation It’s my first fragrance from the house and I’m happy with what I got It unique for a incense scent which a good thing in my opinion It was dusty a little metallic maybe really creative stuff that appealed to my taste I started testing it but I couldn’t help notice that the longevity and projection wasn’t good enough for me Most probably I would need a more intense wearing than before to try and help the scent stay on for as long as possible My kind of thing and looking forward to test it even more and I’ll make sure to come back and give my final impressions here

I sniffed a ton of incense fragrances and there was always something bothering me (too much of a church, too screechy, too synthetic). With this one (and its sister Incense Rose) the search is finally over. To me this is a spring-summer incense - not in terms of seasonality (although I do wear it in the heat) but in terms of an experience. It's not a burning incense, but the kind you've rubbed between your fingers. With coriander and a fluffy orris base it is comforting, but also evokes the image of taking a stroll around the Mediterranean.

Like its doppelgänger Zagorsk, Incense Extreme will stun you with a bizarre carrot soup note. Coming from a Catholic background, I have never smelled this style of incense, so I am forced to use fanciful associations. Unless you’re in Russia, this scent is going to make you smell very odd. That could be a good thing. The other caveat is that once you smell the “carrot soup” as such, you can’t un-smell it. Craftsmanship: 10/10 Versatility: 1/10 Sillage: 6+ feet Longevity: literally days

For me this is a dries up mouldering stump in the forest (autumn and breezy forest...and cloudy sky). Absolutely best combination of woody/orris root notes of all parfumes I have ever tried. Unisex and without any sweetness. And I like this fact sooo much, coz I'm so tired about sweet notes in parfumes. And yes, I have triad Incense Extreme few months ago on the blotter and it still smells. About 4 months ago. Excellent.

I keep coming back to this. Dry Linear, Majestic Pine Frankincense Incense smell. Between this, L`Air du Desert Marocain and Lone Star Memories all from the same house, I far prefer this. It has soul. The smell of Church without having to go to one Longevity pretty good, around 8 hours. Unisex This is Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen Boswellia Serrata, 25% ? Thank You Andy Time to hit the bottle again

As i talk to Mr.Tauer, he mentioned something about this would be helpful in fragrance community, it is very incense dominant fragrance (boswillia serrata) without smoky and Leathery notes. Its crisp almost and modern like cubist painting with clear structure. Some sitrus notes touch coriander, incense (not churchy),cedarwoods and ambergris and iris root Hope you like it ((Thumbs Up)

If you've ever been inside a Roman Catholic Church on a Holy Day of Obligation then you have smelled this before. It's exactly the smell of a burning Censer being swung around a church. The scent takes me back to St. James Church in Elkins Park Pennsylvania, circa 1981... the last year I believed in god.

Superbe! Sweet coils of incense smoke, lazily floating over sun scorched, exotic woods; smokey, resinous and very, very dry. Evocative and mysterious, Incense Extreme is quite incredible. My favorite Tauer, without a doubt... Stays with you for hours and has great presence. A little goes a long way.

PS Sorry I forgot to say that I love the clarity and linearity of this fragrance. On me it is incredibly clear, clean and not sweet like so many other incense fragrances which are infused with vanilla. It is better than the CdG incense fragrances in my opinion. One of my all time favourites.

I have a sample of Incense Extreme and I really can't understand reviews about it. The opening is little bright but then it is totally woody, incense and somehow darkness on my skin. I really like it and find it fantastic. It must be smell of forbidden forest of Hogwarts in Harry Potter.