Year: 2011
Notes: bergamot, orange, aldehydes, violet leaf, lavender, geranium, violet blossom, rose, ylang-ylang, jasmine, orris, vanilla, sandalwood, ambroxan
Comment: Eau de Parfum review
Through personal correspondences with Andy Tauer, it's undeniable that he's a courteous, warm, thoughtful and talented individual. However, acknowledging this only makes it even more frustrating when a significant number of his fragrances have failed to meet expectations. With the bar raised extremely high, after the release of L'Air du Désert Marocain, one still hopes that Andy will one day create something just as remarkable and satisfying. Unfortunately, Miriam isn't it.
Packaged with a short movie on DVD and a 16-page mini-novel, it's the first of three collaborative instalments of 'Woman's Picture' with film-maker Brian Pera. Intentionally composed to smell like vintage French perfume, it's a rich aldehydic floral composition, which starts out well but then ends up smelling like a mishmash of previous Tauer efforts. The following equation best approximates one's opinion of it:
Chanel No.5 + Une Rose Chyprée (minus the oakmoss and other woods) + Pentachord White = Miriam
With good sillage and staying power, it's nothing more than a derivative release that's heavily reliant on previous achievements. Andy may have firmly established his own personal olfactory style but, at the same time, it has also reached the point where he needs to broaden his palette and really challenge himself.
But he's still a very nice man...
Packaged with a short movie on DVD and a 16-page mini-novel, it's the first of three collaborative instalments of 'Woman's Picture' with film-maker Brian Pera. Intentionally composed to smell like vintage French perfume, it's a rich aldehydic floral composition, which starts out well but then ends up smelling like a mishmash of previous Tauer efforts. The following equation best approximates one's opinion of it:
Chanel No.5 + Une Rose Chyprée (minus the oakmoss and other woods) + Pentachord White = Miriam
With good sillage and staying power, it's nothing more than a derivative release that's heavily reliant on previous achievements. Andy may have firmly established his own personal olfactory style but, at the same time, it has also reached the point where he needs to broaden his palette and really challenge himself.
But he's still a very nice man...
