Phtaloblue

Not only is Phtaloblue different from all of Tauer's other creations in almost every way (the closest relation would be L'Air des Alpes Suisses), but it's also in a category of its own when it comes to contemporary niche and indie perfumery. If you'd described this to me out of the blue (no pun intended), I would have asked you what you were smoking and if I could have any. A spicy-green aromatic marine fragrance with fennel and brine? Get out of here! But it works marvelously. There is indeed a fresh saltwater note whose alkaline qualities are accentuated through their interaction with spicy fennel and aromatic herbs. Tonka makes an appearance too, not in its usual powdery-tobacco garb, but wearing something gloriously green and satiny. There's a high note of sharp bergamot and a cool, metallic geranium running through the middle, vibrating on the same wavelength as the fennel and brine. As other reviewers have mentioned, there is something vaguely sweet—but not at all sugary—floating around the central accords, but it's vanishingly light, almost airy. Taken together, Phtaloblue is a totally unique, surprisingly realistic fragrance, particularly given the synthetic resonances of its name. It's evocative, but not figural; that is, it's as though the essence of a prismatic, sun-kissed tide pool has been distilled and bottled for everyday wear. Yet I would be loathe to say that it's mimicking the ocean, or the shore, or other marine/aquatic/beachside scents centered around calone or white florals. I'd instead say simply that it discloses the olfactory colors of the sea. It's totally genderless, definitely more casual than formal, and has incredible longevity and projection. It also melds very well with sweat and heat; it won't sour as other summery fragrances sometimes can when exposed to the elements. Thank you again, Andy!

Phtaloblue by Tauer surely is a special one. Some might consider this negatively, some positively. I personally feel like you either like this one, or don't, as there doesn't seem to be much room left in the middle. The opener brings a certain freshness to the fragrance that definitely puts it into the aquatic/summery category, although I fail to smell the swimming pool compontents a lot of people are talking about. As the base smell sets in, which happens fairly quickly, you start to smell the notes that set Phtaloblue apart from most designer brand aquatics. To me, it smells of seaweed and the sea, almost as if you're taking a walk on the beach during the low tide. Exposed rocks with algae on them, small pools of seawater with small marine life holding out until the sea comes back in. My wife says she can clearly smell the Tonka bean, although to me it just manifests as a sweet base note that blends into the described scenario. I've worn this scent for a few days now and I'm confident to say that this is a smell that doesn't have a low profile, as it sets itself apart from the standard aquatics you might smell around you. On the same note, the sillage is rather moderate on my skin so it doesn't overpower my surrondings by the time I get into the office. Finally, I do love this fragrance a lot but decided to not wear it when temperatures pass something around 31°C, because it just lacks the pure freshness I might crave during a specially hot day.

I love this. Best aquatic I’ve smelled. I don’t think it’s oceanic, more like a freshwater spring or something. I agree with @bebopkydd, there is a faint smell of petrichor but it’s more like 20 minutes after the rain stops and the sun shines on a cool day with a faint of lingering petrichor and a ton of fresh air and some ozonic scent. To me it is odorealistic to fresh aquatic adjacent air. I don’t know what memory exactly but it’s a good one! No chlorine for me or gym or gym pool smell. Longevity is incredible. Woke up the next day and it was on my hand. That’s a minimum of 13 hours. Not much development through the dry down. Remains this freshwater aquatic scent all the way through. The opening has some of the coumarin and I guess fennel, smells slightly of cinnamon to me, but I think maybe it’s the anise smell of fennel. And then the far dry down has a little coumarin again which to me adds to the fresh air sense of this perfume.

So this is different! Not what I was expecting at all, but so far, I can't stop smelling where I sprayed. Alright, let me try to describe this. I get punched in the face with Bergamot of the top--so sharp it makes my nose tingle. That goes away very quickly. Next, imagine you've got the dry down/far dry down of Bvlgari Black/Prada Luna Rosa Black once that Bergamot goes away. Now, mix that with some salt, some sand, and maybe a hint of suncreen. And, when you inhale deeply, you can still get a hint of the amber that Tauer is known for. That is what I am smelling so far from this far out take on an aquatic. I am certainly intrigued and very interested to see where it goes next. As for smelling like Squid--I saw that marked above--I'd have to say this is WAY more initially appealing/less challenging than that melon, ink, sea-salt combo that Squid starts with.

I just got a sample of this with my Incense Rosé and ahhhh, I'm obsessed with this sample! You know, I am going to have a hard time choosing which Tauer to buy next. I thought it would be LDDM, but Phtaloblue is giving LDDM a run for its money. Want to know how it smells? Uh, it's hard to say.. definitely aquatic, but not in the traditional sense, or else I wouldn't love it. I don't typically go for aquatics, but this is a work of art! This Phtaloblue is sending me.. where am I? You know when you first get off the plane somewhere warm in the winter time and there's palm trees everywhere and there's that smell in the air? What is that smell? It's so beautiful and indescribable. Then you go hang out by the pool and you're on vacation so you're escaping all of your normal responsibilities. Just an air of calm and beauty.