Vanilla Absolue

Golden hour, bottled. scent breakdown - Opens up with a dry, spicy, and slightly sweet blast of vanilla surrounded by various warm spices, mostly being cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves to my nose, with the edges filled out with some aromatic geranium and non-descript sweet fruitiness. As it begins to dry down, the vanilla begins to take center stage as some seemingly powdery and ethereal Damascus rose swirls in, taking over from the fruits and geranium of the opening. At this point, the spicy, dry, cedar-filled taueraide is in full effect, even more so as cozy, golden resins begin to dance with the vanilla in the rose in the deep dry down. personal thoughts - Unfortunately, I got into this hobby too late to experience any of the Tauerville fragrances, which this one apparently harkens back to. That being said, as someone very familiar with Andy's work, I am very pleased to say he knocked it out of the park AGAIN with this one. A wonderful, dry, rosy, slightly sweet, and woody vanilla that is really gonna please anyone who's already a fan of Andy's work, or just anyone tired of the tooth-rottingly sweet vanillas out on the market. I brought this with me to a wedding I was invited to last year, and for the whole long weekend, people kept asking me what I was wearing, so something works here if that's what you're into. performance - Very good performance of 8-10.5ish hours with good projection for the first 3-4 hours before retreating to within the arms. rating - 9.2/10. when to wear - Wedding parties in Charleston SC; Date night at a dive bar; When you want to be brooding, but still approachable song vibe - Blades by Arlo Parks TLDR - Dry, Semi-Sweet Vanilla + Cacophony of Spices + Powdery, Fruity, and Ethereal Rose + Classic Woody, Resinous Taueraide.

Absolutely delicious! Vanilla expressed as only Andy can! Brilliant how he can make vanilla perfectly unisex. A little spice and amber make this downright addictive. Pro tip from the Golden Nose: Layer it with chocolatey Heraud and make something I call Andy Candy! (This is what I’ve become since I’ve reached my sixties...a big ol’ fluffy marshmallow man...an absolute embarrassment to straight men everywhere).

I was also sad that vanilla flash was discontinued. BUT vanilla absolue takes it to a whole new level of luxury. I just have a sample and am planning on a full bottle. I can pick out the individual notes when I really concentrate. For the most part I just sniff and enjoy it being so well blended. It is a compliment getter for me. I do not think this is a safe blind buy, sample first for sure.

A beautiful rich spicy (not too much) Tauer Vanilla. Went straight to the top as my most favorite vanilla. Perfect just the way it is....it'll likely get richer in a bit of time. Although I have not layered it (yet), it'll be wonderful layered with florals, coffee....and whatever else works well with vanilla. This one's a beauty. 10/10

A brief medicinal start (very brief) followed by a spicy rosy tobacco and a vanilla ambergris dry down. Beautiful and strong. Gives the feel of a combination of Boundless and a more refined Centaurus. I love vanilla in all its forms and this is the spicy dry version, not gourmand at all. Woody spicy ambery and very good. Love.