02 L`Air du Desert Marocain Tauer Perfumes for women and men

It's very mysterious and daring.

They say L`Air du Desert Marocain was made as a lighter version of Andy's previous Le Maroc Pour Elle, but on me LDDM is more powerful than LMPE. And is quite a different scent! It is not as sweet as LMPE, and you can smell the incense much better. I like it very much, and can't wait to buy it!

I needed to update my review of this stuff.

L'Air du Desert Marocain really is something beautiful if you don't try too hard to understand it. It's not a fragrance that's meant to be sniffed hard or strapped to a chair and forced to fess up. You just gotta put it on, let it envelop you like a halo of warmth from a faraway land, and make your own tale out of it. Besides, if I sniff fragrances with noticeable coriander for too long, I start to get a vibe like celery seed or Old Bay seasoning.

Let it get to know you before you get to know it. The people around you will thank you for wearing this one.

This is a wonderful - far and away the best Tauer fragrance. It is heavy with incense and amber but also clean and sparkling with dry herbs that give it a huge uplifting feeling. His others, many of which are nice, ultimately feel too heavy and sweet for me and they settle down on my skin to the same persistent note that reminds me of sickly sweet damp earth.

But this is a masterpiece and for the sake of this I try all his others as they appear hoping for another lightning strike of pure genius.

Ohh ya, Morocco aromatic dry spice and leather with a backdrop of deep dark cedar wood, lots of wood. It has dark qualities but still manages to be fresh albeit dusty and smoky. Its putting me in an aura of nostalgia and wonder. It made me think of exotic clear midnight skies, black deep pools of ocean water slowly moving along the shore in the night and rich peppered breezes that finally lull you into a vivid dream of beautiful warm amber, the bottle is perfect for what's lurking inside!

Amber masterpiece- stunning!

Quando lo indosso mi sento ricco di ogni stella in cielo....

L'air due desert marocain was one of my biggest disappointment of all time. I just didnt warrant anything out of this scent. No disntictive at all, for me it is a niche perfume and with that price tag it has to do something magical but it does not.

When I was much younger (say about five to seven years old) I went to a predominantly Armenian/Eastern European-American elementary school. Los Angeles would eventually bestow the district where my elementary school was located with the name ‘Little Armenia’. One of the strongest, most redolent memories I have of those years was the smell of the beautiful mothers who came to pick up my school chums. Their clothes, their hair, their jewelry, their makeup and, mostly, their fragrances were bold and over-the-top beautiful. I thought then, as I still believe now, these women were the ultimate epitome of womanhood and beauty. My parents eventually decided the big city was no place to raise a child; children needed routine, a backyard, and a dwelling that allowed dogs and cats. I loved growing up in the suburbs but the sense of glamor was lost in the move. None of the suburban moms showed up dressed to the nines, smelling of sweet spices and exotic flowers; that got traded in for drugstore classics as Charlie and White Shoulders. These safe fragrance choices were a microcosm of the overall lack of daring, bombastic personality in suburban living.

By no means am I criticizing life in the suburbs; I still live in the outskirts of Los Angeles. However, sometimes the city girl in me wants to break out like the protagonist in (the original Kevin Bacon version of) Footloose. Sometimes I want to shake things up without making a single move. Andy Tauer’s L’Air du Desert Marocain completely enables me to do this. It’s a stand out fragrance that is guaranteed to turn heads. The sillage might as well be a flying carpet, taking others out of their droll routine and on an olfactory adventure with the wearer. This is the beauty that was only definable by the Armenian/Eastern European mothers of my past. There is an indefinable spiciness that cannot be singled out or easily detected but it is certainly there. This is probably a first where I cannot break down the note I detect or the phases of the scent—I am a love-struck woman.

It is infinitely sexier than any expensive lingerie and I can imagine a refined man of the world pulling this off with the same sex appeal as any woman. I know any words I try to use or any hyperbole I try to include won’t even begin to define the exotic sexiness of this fragrance. This is a fragrance that can only be understood by wearing it.

I am absolutely in love with this meditational mood-scent! All the notes combine to create a dry, woody-spicy incense that lasts a good 4 hours off a single squirt. (Thank goodness, too, otherwise my small decant would have been empty ages ago.) The sillage is pretty intense, but rather than apply two squirts, I can immediately see it's better for me to reapply when the fragrance wears off. It could become headache inducing!

I can also see how this scent might be overwhelming on some skin chemistries. On mine, it feels very serene and natural. I get a good dose of cedar along with the amber, and the spicy top notes provide such a nice balance to the dry woody base! It's so nice to find an Oriental-Spicy fragrance without anise or clove!!!

I love this perfume, however, in the end it smells like a cinnamon sugar roll on me. The beginning is great, the cedar very strong. After that, it basically smells like cinnamon and sugar...very strong amber. The most extreme sweet perfume I own. Honestly, I am just as happy with my Annick Goutal Ambre Fetiche, which has all the amber with a bit more incense. If you love amber...this is the perfume for you. A high quality sweet perfume.

I agree that this warrants praise as a scent creation, but it is absolutely nothing that I would wear in public. It transports you, as the name implies, but would be much better suited as a room candle or spray while reading a book. To me infinitely unwearable, and most definitely offensive to many.

This is my small treasure. I have the tiniest sample-3 ml i think. Wherever i use-it immediately takes me on journey. Mystery, far away oasis in desert with the flowers and streams of water...just behind the closest barhan of sand...No, mirage again. Then , even smell of far-away caravan and camels-leather sacks, sweat...This is amazingly long lasting treasure, i tiny drop near my nostrils-nd I could still feel it's magic after the shower, after the re-application of Explosive (which is a sealage bomb)...I was surprised to catch the whiffs of this Tauer...On my wish list-anyone wondering what to give me for my BD?

comfortable. such a exclusivity. which can be enjoyed- yo listen up. any ideas on a magnifico! comprende! ok now listen up, who has an idea of a badass JASMINE/leather/boozy/chypry/dark- key words badass and jasmine. peace-

I like it, but I don't love it (yet).This isn't quite as exotic as mentioned in previous comments. I keep picturing old movies in which men wear shades and long coats, smoke cigars, and play pool in a lodge.

I will add my review to the long line of glorious accolades. They were the basis on which I bought it - unsniffed - and was not disappointed. To the contrary, it is one of the best unisex colognes around. Usually men's colognes are too bold, clean, or whatever ... this one is a cologne that can be worn from morning to night. In the morning, it gives you that extra lift after stepping out of the shower, in the evening (spray on a lot) it projects the aura of what the name promises. Literally, dry desert air ... True, if I wanted to dream in that direction but, if it were called "intense lemon verbena with a lot of depth" it would be unromantic, yet true. Anyway, I love it, just love it. It is both a close to the skin scent and a short sillage scent. To really feel it, one has to spray on a lot, and let it dry down. The stages are rather the same, from opening to end, or is it my nose ? Whatever, the dry down is rather long lasting and will compound when you spray on more. This is not a sillage monster, rather a harmonious and non offensive scent. It is comfortable and wearable - on all occasions. If it were not so expensive, it would be my go-to scent ... but here quality comes in an expensive 50 ml size, so it has to be appreciated.

My god...this has got to be one of the most exotic perfumes I have ever smelt. It's truly a masterpiece

This is a masterpiece, unique and fabulous. The aroma is intoxicating, opens with caraway and coriander. Both are still in the heart and meet a slight rose. The powerfull amber takes over and joins the previous mixture, that the moment i feel a incense vibe accord, after this a wood aroma with vetiver, in the base evens out the perfume and enchants all. I think is one of the best drydowns in the perfumery.

I really wanted to like this more than I did...especially with all the rave reviews.
The opening was fantastic, very reminiscent of being back in Morocco, dry, sweet air, very amber and vanilla. I got a hint of incense after about half an hour but that went rather quickly, to my disappointment. Afetr a few hours all that was left was the amber and vanilla, but drier and a little soapier than before. The fragrance remained very close after a few hours wear, failing to project. Too expensive for my skin!

There is something special and extraordinary about this fragrance - deep, gothic, great incense, mysterious. As some people say, it really smells like very old books....
I do love it. Makes you feel heavenly, silent, peaceful.

I smell a library in a gothic church ...
mold ... cold ... love it!
Alas, I didn't buy in the store today: the top note was pure patchouli to me, but I'll be back to have a bottle.

I've been ranting of late about some devolutions in the perfume world, including rampant dilution—not only by mass market producers, but also some niche brands as well—so it's certainly a relief to be able to turn to one of Andy Tauer's creations as a reminder that there is still hope. Yes, even in a world filled with meaningless and irrelevant flankers which evaporate from collective memory nearly as fast as they evaporate from the skin, in a quaint corner of Switzerland, genuine perfumes are still being made.

L'AIR DU DESERT MAROCAIN bears the unmistakeable "wild" signature of this house. Lots of complexity and depth and layers and some very heavy notes, which are however thoughtfully measured and blended. This truly unique composition is an oriental chypre with an ambergris base. Yes, that's a mouthful, and L'AIR DU DESERT MAROCAIN is indeed a noseful--but in a good way! Evernia prunastri and evernia furfuracea account for this perfume's chypre demeanor, but the spiciness imparted by coriander and cumin keep it oriental without leading the wearer inadvertently back to the kitchen. The animalic quality imparted by the ambergris is not at all unlike some leather notes I've sniffed.

A beautiful, contemplative composition, suitable for guys and gals alike who appreciate a good dark chypre, although there is definitely more here than that. Let's just say that chypre appreciation is a prerequisite to a successful encounter with this perfume. Very potent, as I find all of the Tauer creations to be. This one is marked as "eau de toilette intense," but it may as well be pure perfume, since it behaves just as well, with big sillage and excellent longevity. L'AIR DU DESERT MAROCAIN is a perfume best worn when one wishes to experience the beauty of perfume, as an event in and of itself.

There are certain perfumes that go beyond just being great scents, they become more of an expoerience because the moment you apply them, you're instantly transported to another plain of existance while you're simultaneously still in this one. I can't explain it, but it feels kind of like being in two places at one time. A really surreal thing. That's a rare experince since I can count on one hand the scents that have made me feel that way every time I smell them: Serge luten's Douce Amere, Guerlain's Djedi, Vero Profomo's Onda and now, Andy Taurer's L'Air du Desert Marocain.

i really like the top notes! it is much more sweet then what i expected, but in a pleasent way, unfortunately it is a bit harsh after a few minutes when the sweet roundness goes away.

I can't really do a technical review, so I will say what this perfume conjures up for me. Raiders of the Lost Ark, the scene where the monkey eats the poison plums- This is how that house smelled. It's being kidnapped by Bedouin, rolled up in an ancient incensey carpet, unrolled in a tent full of Bedouin women who prepare you for someone by washing you in scented water and exotic oils...
It lasts very well. I like it best several hours after putting it on, and 10 or so hours later it is a beautiful woody spice that stays very close to skin.
My only regret is that it is a little sweet (and I really hate sweet), especially for the first hours.

-had to add: Now unreservedly love this! It has really grown on me and I will definitely splurge on a full bottle. I may even stop pining after my lost love Sinan de Jean Marc Sinan.

l'air du desert marocain was my first intstant love from Andy Tauers compositions. It is very warm and comforting thus ever so presant and pleasing. it evokes holidays in Malaysia (as i havn't been to marrocco yet). And still wearing it gives me a lot of sex appeal and confidence. wow!
Sillage is lush but not overpowering and tenecity is great. If I only had a sample vial, I would really rush to get a full bottle :-)

E' tutto spezie questo raro profumo. E incenso. Da subito un'esplosione di note miscelate iper-abilmente ti accrezza il naso, fra le altre il pepe, il coriandolo e più di tutte il cumino. Recentemente un collega all'ora di pranzo mi ha detto "questo profumo mi fa venire fame".. è una stortura che mi ha fatto sorridere. Sono stato in Marocco, nel deserto e a Marrakesh: nell'aria aleggia questo profumo per intero o a pezzi. Niente da dire, quello di Tauer è a tutti gli effetti un plagio.

Non vado matto per i profumi didascalia che raccontano situazioni o luoghi e infatti mi concedo il piacere di questa creazione nei momenti contemplativi e di relax, in particolare quando stiro. Il cambio di stagione l'ho fatto con indosso l'air du desert marocain e nelle casse l'adagio di barber. Lo consiglio, è stato un cambio fantastico.

In generale è un profumo che non ha la forza di aggredire, ti accompagna silenzioso, e tuttavia persiste incredibilmente anche dopo 6 ore. Adorabili sono le note di fondo, un'ambra dolcissima e indelebile, come tatuata, e un sentore diffuso di incensi. Ripeto, da meditazione.

Not having been to the Moroccan desert yet (it's on my list!), I can't comment on how authentic this perfume is or isn't. Having said that, I was really excited to smell it given everything I have read, and I was really disappointed. It had a bit of orange in the top note, but that quickly disappeared and left me with very generic incense. I remember my mom having a little brass incense burner with cone shaped incense sticks when I was a little girl - it seemed very exotic then, but today I associate it with trashy, hippie-type import shops with lots of flowered skirts. I'm pretty sure you can get some perfume oil there that will smell a lot like incense for less money. I hoped for some redeeming dry-down, but it dried to a very polite and boring vanilla on me. Glad I tried it, but I would not invest in this perfume.

One of the best! a must-have in a fragrance collectors cabinet. Warm, spicy, unique, complex and long lasting. Fragrance-art in a bottle. In brief, a masterpiece!

This would be my favourite only for the ambergris and cocoa/vanilla base, sadly top notes for me are revolting mentol medicince and harsh herbs/spice. No good.

Plus too dry, too un-sweet (sweetness arrives too late), makes me want to drink water.

Top notes 1/5
Mid 3/5
Base 5/5
Overall 3/5

5/5 for what it is trying to be, and actually makes you thirsty.

The moment i smelled this sample, i bought 2 bottles, this is the $H!T!

The smell of silence. Meditation incense, deep amber, spices. Isolationism, immense desertic landscapes, silence.

An extremely rich oriental composition that is incredibly able to mantain a perfect balance between deepness and lightness, opulence and wearability. An intense blend that smells like a successful levitation phenomenon by a trascendental meditation master. Not the masterpiece I expected but surely an evocative fragrance.

No more words, enjoy the silcence.

Rating: 8.5/10

It smells wonderful in the bottle – a deep, mysterious, concoction of sweet and spice; and it smells that good briefly when you first wear it, but then out comes the vetiver, and it becomes a strong, smoky/spicy vetiver with more depth than is typical for that note. It does smell faintly desert-like (“heated”), but that’s about it. I wore this in the beginning of fall in 80-degree weather (welcome to Florida), so maybe it’s better off as a true fall scent?

As a vetiver-based scent, it’s remarkably long-lasting, and it never turns into bug spray on me. Andy Tauer must be using high-quality vetiver and/or the spices anchor it down. By six hours, it has become a skin scent and has turned sweeter, and it continues in this minimal state for at least ten hours, gradually dissipating but still detectable.

10/10. Beautiful in every way. My wedding day is 9/10/11 and it was my wedding day scent. One definition of perfection in a bottle. Thank God for the day and the inovative mind of Andy Tauer

When I was having a problem with too much sensitivity to odor, this fragrance came across as a potato skin smeared with spices, left out in the hot sun, then sprayed with floral-scented cleaning solution. It's not as harsh to me these days, and I know to apply a small amount, but I don't find that it holds a candle to some of the great designer fragrances, such as Lagerfeld Cologne (before it was reformulated and renamed Lagerfeld Classic). Instead, you get a heavy, creamy effect that is a bit harsh (at least) and lacking in dynamism. I can understand the appeal, but I don't think it's for me. This is the opposite of a "transparent" fragrance, so keep that in mind.

I like the idea of trying to evoke a landscape, but I don't want to wear a landscape odor (even if that could be rendered accurately). Instead, I want to wear a fragrance that was blended in a way that generates the dynamism necessary to keep me interested for several hours. If I want a creamy effect that possesses decent dynamism, and that is at least somewhat "oriental," I'd reach for fragrances like vintage Night Spice or M. de Morabito instead. What's interesting is that L'AdDM doesn't evoke a landscape of any kind to me, but that M. de Morabito does. And Mr. Tauer, if you read this, I suggest considering that such a heavy fragrance doesn't evoke landscapes because there needs to be a kind of "breezy" quality, even if it's minimal. Just my opinion, of course.

One of the most mysterious and complex fragrance that I've tasted so far. L'air du Desert Marocain is a masterpiece created by Andy Tauer that captures the full aroma of a dry, dusty and smoky caravan crossing the desert's arid and hot environment.

We have in the opening, a light aroma of incense similar to the one in Jubilation XXV , but with the dried fruit of this Amouage being replaced by intense spices present in his brother Epic Man, combined with the scent of burnt wood, forming in L'air Desert, a theatrical picture of Arabia.

A fragrance much more focused on the male side that praises for the perfection in which it describes the environment that the name proposes. A work of art.

It took me 3 samples to finally come and appreciate this scent, to the point of becoming addicted to it!

At first, the combination of rose and incense seemed nauseating to me and I completely dismissed it. However, just when I thought I was done with it and as I was wearing my last drops of my first sample, my mother commented on how beautiful I smelled! Hence, the second sample. This time, I didn't hate it, perhaps because I could detect the amber more and amber being my favorite note, this gained immediately some extra points. Plus, I was intrigued by the extreme longevity: more than 12 hours at least! At this point, I liked it but was not ready for a bottle yet.

Finally, I couldn't get it out of my mind and got another sample. This time, I fell in love. To me, it's a dark amber, with something animalic in it, wild and untamed. I feel sexy, bold and mysterious when I wear this and I love the fact that the sillage and longevity mean that others can smell it too:) I sprayed on another fragrance today, quite liberally, and dabbed my last drops of the 3rd sample on my wrist. Well, guess what; every time I move my hand I get whiffs of it! I now know I need to get a full bottle of it soon, but I'll probably wait for my bottle of L'Ombre Fauve to finish first, because those two seem quite similar to me to own at the same time.

I'm in love. Dry and warm, it makes me think of walking through an open market, vendors opening ornate wooden boxes to tempt me closer. I love Dune with its warmth, but L'Air takes it further. I definitely get cumin in the top, but it fades within a few minutes. Someone else described it as earthy and creamy and I agree. I cannot stop sniffing my arm. It is divine and unique. I do think I would tend to wear this more during the fall and winter.

This is a lovely, unusual fragrance. Bought a sample and have not stopped wearing it since it arrived. How did they make a perfume smell "Dry"?! It also has nice lasting power...pleasant to catch the spicy dry-breeze later in the day when you aren't expecting it.

WOO-WHEE! Now here's a strange one!

The good: L'Air du Desert Marocain is nice and unique, but you need to give it a fair chance. Once I tried it a few times, I came to appreciate the incense, rose, and amber coordinating with each other. Dark, dusty, and almost medieval in style, when I finally started to "get" L'Air du Desert Marocain, the mental images also popped up - a dry desert on a cold night. Both hideous and beautiful at the same time.

The bad: This fragrance is not for everyone, and can be quite off-putting. The combination of incense, rose, and amber I talked about above also can smell like an old, moldy basement, at least to me. Hell, this is gonna sound weird, but my brother and I used to have a bunch of Ghostbusters toys that we kept in the basement of our old home, and when I first applied L'Air du Desert Marocain my mind instantly shifted to memories of those toys. There's no brightness or sunshine here. For me, this scent is DARK.

The ugly: The negative associations above, such as the associations with a basement, are the "ugly" aspects in my opinion.

Bottom line: Definitely try L'Air du Desert Marocain. It's most definitely unique and is one of the most talked-about niche fragrances currently. I wouldn't buy it blind, but at least sample it. The associations above are merely from my nose; you may get something totally different out of this fragrance. I like it but I dunno if I'd buy a full bottle, especially considering the price.

I had been so looking forward to trying this one - from the notes and glowing reviews it certainly sounded like something I would enjoy. I think, however, my hopes for this becoming a new favourite were too high and I am disappointed that this does not seem to sit well for me. Don't get me wrong, this is a gorgeous fragrance when I sniff straight from the vial. On my skin though is a very different scenario. This is just too heavy and incensey on me, it's very overpowering and heady. Eventually this does settle somewhat and becomes a little more blended as the sweeter notes are more prominent but until then it's just too much. Fortunately some has spilt in my bathroom so whenever I am in there I am able to enjoy it's gorgeous aroma that way!
I will hold on to my sample and am determined to try this again at another time just to see. Either way, I'm so glad I tried this and highly recommend others do too. If only this smelt on me as it does from the vial, I would be in heaven!

What an amazing marriage of sweet and dry. This is an arrestingly beautiful fragrance. I think it may be the perfect oriental.

This to me is the most true and fascinating frankincense note I've experienced. The other spices and resins sing in a perfect harmony. How does this perfume manage to steer clear of both the dreaded "old lady" and "head shop" while being a powerful, attention-grabbing oriental? Also, this transcends what I would usually think of as a winter or night-time fragrance. Resins are from plants that live in dry sunny climes, and this fragrance for me captures that hot, dry flavor.

I'm ready to commit to this fragrance for life. I wear fragrance because being around beauty isn't just something to enhance my mood (though it does that) it is a precondition for enjoying life! I'm so happy to have discovered this perfumer.

I love the name of it. It is so lyrical. I'd really love to find out what is the smell of L'Air du Desert Marocain...

this may be the most "special" perfume i own. when i purchased from the scent bar, i told the perfume professional that i essentially wanted to smell like an expensive hippie. this is what he pulled for me and that is what i bought. it is completely unique in every way. sooooo sexy and warm. you really do feel like you are laying on a white bed, windows open, in the middle of a Moroccan desert with the spicy warm air wafting in. i imagine this is what a Moroccan bizarre would smell like and i love it. every time i where it, my husband immediately tells me how sexy i smell. i treasure this perfume. i have yet to smell anything close to this. no one smell like you, which is a big plus in my book. expensive and worth every frikin penny.

I could describe this scent in terms of incense, smoke, resins etc. but the main thing about it is that it DOES NOT smell like a perfume, ie; in the French sense. This is a type of perfumery so new that it circumvents the 17th C onwards and goes back to brass tacks.
It smells like a place, not a person, definately reminding me of when I travelled in North Africa, the souks and markets. As much as I love it, I wouldn't choose to buy it as it's more of an atmospheric, slightly masculine scent than feminine or mood lifting. I enjoyed smelling it on my husband!

Wait a good 15 minutes after you spray this precious. Don't judge by initial notes. And then, let the wisdom of the Moroccan desert take you. The perfume is so natural. Smoke and incense with spices, and flowers barely there, powered by an ambery base. Nothing sweet or too much to force compliments, it is not a crowd pleaser. But it is so special, and feeds the soul. The only other fragrance like this that comes to my mind, is Mystra by Aesop, but LAdDM is richer and longer lasting- Mystra, though, is even more natural. L'Air manages to capture my philosophical and spiritual mood. After this, all the other perfumes need to be revised.

To be honest I am quite unsophisticated when it comes to most things , perfume being but one of them.Meat and potatoes kind of guy,only wore a tie when going to church,that kind of thing.But I know what I like,and I love this gem,even if I can't dissect in detail what is in it that I like.Yes it's dry,spicy,smokey,sweet amber and slight pencil shavings going on but how many others do that as well?.There is an unconventional beauty to this perfume,it's exotic and enigmatic,clean and unpretentious.I picture that afghani girl with the beautiful eyes from that old National Geographic ,grown up and dolled up to go to her best friends wedding or something.Not for everyone and not for everyday use.It's to bad if this scent does not agree with your skin or your nose,but if you are jaded enough to find this boring or uninspired I feel a little sorry for you.

Like Lonestar Memories, this is also reminiscent of turpentine and Creosote... and I do not think it smells remotely like the Moroccan desert (I've been there) - or any other desert for that matter!.

It starts out with a powerful burst of incense, Birch tar and bitter smoke then gradually evolves into a blinding duststorm of amber and vanilla. Unfortunately it goes right to the back of my throat and seems to last forever- and resembles a talcum powder explosion. Difficult to abort mission during this period if you're inclined to do so; the scent is a real super-powered clinger and heavy scrubbing is required.

I prefer it in the latter stages when it's powers are mercifully declining. Never the less, very well made (if a bit overrated) but far too strong for me. It reminds me too much of catching diesel fuel on the back of my hand at the filling station.

Austere, dry and shape shifting, I circumnavigate the desert by night. Grazing the floor and carving dunes with an unforgiving tempest; spiriting spiced treasures from nomad tents in my nocturnal voyage.

As the moon rises to illuminate my path, I am startled by a lone rock rose* in the vastness, unfurling sweetly to bathe in the lunar glow. Its stark, innocent charm is undeniably arresting, eclipsing the moon--I find I am in powerless awe of this tiny, but mighty flower. It emanates a meditative perfume and a veil of gossamer beauty--ambery, musky, sweet, arid with gentle celestial warmth.

No time to loiter, much to do in the Saharan slumber. As I press on and wind back through the dunes and desultory scrub, I carry with me the rock rose's unforgettable ethereal aura.

~ This is quite possibly the most exquisite perfume I have had the pleasure of experiencing ~

* aka labdanum or cistus for those who are interested in fragrances with this gorgeous botanical resin

A gust of strong, smokey desert night wind is followed by the pale scent of a few transparent dried jasmine blossoms pressed between the leaves of an old leather-bound book. This dries down to a soft, sweet ambery vanilla.

The scent has lasted over 7 hours on me, and it seems to renew itself in intensity occasionally, as if the wind has picked up around my wrists.

This is a unisex scent, dry and rounded. I'm not sure it suits me, but I'd like it on a man.

Starts off strong, sweet, camphorous, herbal, slightly animalic, slightly spicy, with incense, cedar, vanilla, labdanum, patchouli. Wait - I think I just dissected the amber base, which should have waited till the end to make its appearance. But that’s OK, because it’s lovely.

As the perfume dries down it becomes thinner and more transparent without really losing much strength, changing first into a curling wisp of cedar wood smoke, then a blast of vanilla, then a sweet patchouli, the various currents switching places and twining around each other as if blown on the wind from a nearby oasis. After an hour or so it settles into a resinous amber, with what seems like dry pine sap in the sillage. It gradually dries down to a sweet vanilla amber, lasting about 6-7 hours.

To me, L’Air is a prototypical “Oriental” scent, a gem that was produced when Opium was cut, polished and put in a setting to make it shine. If you like orientals, I would highly recommend sampling L’Air du Desert Marocain.

Although classified as oriental spicy it is not as potent as some under this classification, such as YSL Nu. L'Air du desert marocain is a soft and gentle blend of exotic spices, allowing me to feel throughout the day as if I am walking through a spice market with all the vibrancy of the associated sounds, smells and colours. This perfume feels dry, yet somehow is balanced by a very subtle sweetness that prevents it from being too harsh. Longevity is good- about 8 hrs but wears fairly close to the skin.

As happens with some perfumes, whilst wearing this, I can't help feeling reminded of something from my past.... the best I can come up with is a slight memory of Tiger mosquito coils: an incensy, smokey smell of my childhood that I associate with still, hot nights. Are there any Australians out there who can test this theory??

A good fragrance, but reminds me of my late great-grandmother. She probably wore this because there aren't many similar fragrances out there. Funny how memory is linked to smell. I use it to remind myself of her, but I will never wear it. Sample first!

It is streets ahead of my whole collection today. I love it.

just sampled this today and i think it is very nice has a fresh and warm quality and powerfull mysterious smell. i have smelt similar things i have to say, i remeber my grandad used to wear attar which is a pure oil based scent and alot of the ones he wore had very similar qaulities and a few he wore smelt just like this. so it's nothing new to me just in a spray form, but for someone who grew up in europe might smells this and think what the hell is this in a good way or confused.

The middle notes became the top notes when I tried this. What a gorgeous, quite subtle but long-lasting fragrance this is. I have been wanting to try some Tauer perfumes, as he seems to be a fascinating person, & have got a few samples to test out. I thought this one would be quite "in your face" from reviews, including L. Turin, but I am really pleased it is gentle but pervasive. Never having been to Morocco cannot vouch for the desert air, but I would recommend lovers of oriental spicy to give this one a go. Thumbs up!

This is an amber dominated scent on my skin. Its sort of an herbal, smoky amber that get quite sweet on my skin. Vanilla is obvious to me in the drydown. Im not loving this at all. Crazy enough I find it too powerful on me. This is unusual since my favorite perfumes and not for the faint of heart. Maybe Im just having an odd day. But right now, this is too much.

There simply is NO other fragrance which smelled the way this masterpice does to me..I do not know how caraway smells but the opening of that smokey warm scent is just as great as all following layers..it is embracing and comforting, warm and powerful at the same time,and here the spices complement each other very well and after 15 minutes I get the flowery notes as well, the jasmine ist just a hint but beautiful as that. I even feel stronger as a I wear this powerful oriental beauty because you ll have to have some guts to wear it..it is no where mainstream and I only can compare it to strange (to our noses) arabian perfume oils. So please sample it before buying:)It has excellent staying power and sillage, impressing quality overall. Some more of that kind, Mr. Tauer please..!!

fragranza misteriosa.
È caldo ed amichevole ha una nota di erbe asciutta senza tempo in aggiunta agli elementi fumosi

L'Air du Desert Marocain is my absolute favourite when it comes to this perfume house. Just as I am sniffing my wrist I can smell nice, aromatic woods, a bit of spice, a bit of dryness, a gust of warm wind. I like Tauer's vision of the desert very much. It is not overpowering, hot, tiring. Although the fragrance is quite dry and can be a bit harsh, there is also something delicate in the background, a green sprout by an oasis perhaps?
A bit of a curiosity for me: incense is not listed as one of the notes here, but I swear I can feel quite a strong incense note as the fragrance develops. Can it be that someone has built a church in the idlle of this desert? Or is it just a mirage? Who knows...

It is a really fun fragrance to smell, every time I come up with different imagery for it!

Love this - a unique,deep and mysterious fragrance. It is warm and friendly but also has a timeless dry herbal note that added to the smoky elements reminds me of incense burning in a huge cathedral. There is an amazing dreamlike quality to it that clears my head and makes my senses sing.

miliy, no na mne variazii na temu vanili... pravda pod konez stal bolshe nujskim... spezievim... neplohaya stoikost'....
ne hochu..

Smoky,heavy amber and veeeery heavy Incence.Deffinately the heavy artylery!It doesnt give me a desert feeling.I think Dune by Dior is more like a desert frag :).But anyway..i like i t a lot.Perfect for cold weather аnd not very impressive lasting power

This one is one of the best scents.Its dry and warm,you feel and smell the desert,when you are wearing this fragrance.It developes better and better,warm,woody and spicy and lasts on my skin for a very long time.

I get dry spices and clear cistus with this one. It warms up more with saffron notes and cedar, almost like a kitchen cupboard. That changes as vanillic notes appear, and a faint edge that reminds me powerfully of old books, which I love. It lasts forever, too. I wouldn't recommend this to fruity floral lovers, but for those who like incense, resinous or evocative scents that place you in mood and time, this is a must-try.

I am a bit dumbfounded. This perfume is high quality, and highly artistic, beautiful. I almost can't speak about it, it's so grand. The opening is all spice, and at moments waves of the the floral notes. A potent wave of what seems to be fresh tobacco comes out at first. The tobacco smell fades very slowly, the notes here in the database do not list tobacco-I assume it's my mistake, and for sure -- All notes are so well blended, I cannot distinguish them individually. It is sharp, masculine.(still unisex).and then there is the vanilla. The vanilla shows itself but in the middle notes, but only when you breathe deep, and then you find-it's so very creamy, buttery, and delicious-contrasting all the other notes, but only when you inhale deep. The spicy notes last and last...the
perfume itself lasts and lasts...It never shriveled in the heat here..The drydown changes several times, in so many pleasant ways even giving me a surprise of different angles on the scent as I went to sleep, and as I woke up the next day. It must go on forever. For the price, I feel it's worth it. A splurge, but, a true value and luxury for truly well crafted scent.

walking on the railway tracks at dusk
sweet smell of petrol, wood smoke, and amber vanilla drifting down a desert mountain

Andy Tauer is a devoted perfumer that makes perfumes for the love of it. Many perfumers claim to create scentscapes or olfactory journeys but none compare to the geographies of Tauers fragrances. L'Air du Desert Marocain is his flagship fragrance and is probably the best utilization of his signature tarry sweet tonka/amber base. Unfortunately, I don't get as excited about it as I do some of his other creations. Don't get me wrong, I like this one a lot but I don't think this is his best work and I think there are comparable fragrances in this fashion (I've heard everything from Gucci pour homme to Terre d'Hermes to Dune but it's more like Ambre Sultan or Musc Ravageur). I have a deep fondness for Tauer's work and love the funkiness of his other scents, especially Maroc pour elle, Vetiver Dance and Incense Rose but Desert Marocain I think is too smooth and too easy to wear (can I use compliments as criticism?). The spicy opening transitions easily to a floral heart and ends in a dry, dry sandalwood-amber-vanilla drydown that lasts all day long. While this certainly sounds like a commonplace formula, there is a slight perculiarity to his notes that lends an air of the foreign, something different and out-of-place. This is a great fragrance for both men and women and suitable for anytime of year but if you like this you must try his others. Otherwise, you just won't know where else Tauer can take you.

On my skin it is thick leather belt. A litlle smoky, but just leather, nothing more.

A dry warm spicy scent that's very smooth and comfortable to wear. It starts with a blast of spice and amber that reminds me a lot of Ambre Sultan but without the fruit. Later its spice + wood + incense reminds me a little of the dirty pirate L'Eau du Navigateur, but his much quieter, more sophisticated brother. It all calms down to a dry slightly sweet spicy woodiness that stays all day.

Um, OK... I'm a midwestern girl and this opening smells just like the pig barn at the county fair. Seriously. Nevertheless I gave it a go to see what the dry down would be like. Three hours later I see it never leaves the barn, it just opens the windows to let a fresh breeze blow through. I know this scent has it's fans, but I'll keep walking.

Smoky, fresh, spicy. Worth trying just to get an idea what noble perfume is about.

Warm, Spicy, Dark, Rich, Earthy and Creamy all in this bottle. I love this spicy scent. I'm inhaling deep breaths of this and loving it. A. Tauer never disappoints me. I would recommend this to anyone who loves Spicy notes or Musc Ravengeaur (reminds me alot of)

Thanks to a suggestion by Leesee I got a sample of this lovely fragrance. Since I found myself unable to stop smelling my own wrist I knew I needed to purchase the bottle. This scent is spicy, it's arid, it's hot, it's earthy, it is AMAZING! This is a scent I want to smell forever!

Thanks to SNS I had an opportunity to try this divine fragrance!
With the first sniff the amazing smell of summer beach reached my nose. It reminded me of the white sand beach and dunes we have in Lithuania surrounded by the pine forests. For my nose this fragrance has the freshness of pines (even pine needles) and the warm sea wind, and then the dry smell of hot sand as well. I never had an idea how the beach sand could smell like in fragrance, now I do:)Then the smell of incenses appears making the composition absolutely adorable and oriental. I must admit one thing - I prefer L'Air du desert Marocain's trail to the smell of the fragrance on my skin. The trail it leaves is gorgeous!!!

The staying power is great.

P.S. The sillage of this fragrance is very similar to Chanel's Les Exclusifs Coromandel.

Andy Tauer is a genius. I had l'air du desert marocain and i think it's one of the most distinctive scents i've ever wore. I'm taking some time off with it ,but that doesn't mean that i don't loved it and still admire it. it does have great quality and a reasonable price ( It's good to feel that big companies doesn't try to sell their name or hype , but great quality products).The opening is so unusual fresh mildly herbal with the petitgrain company that leads in a rosy spicy heart.The earthy drydown with the powerful rooty resinous suggestions is very long lasting and rich.Yummy.

A pure, true, soft scent with a warm and radiant presence on the skin as it dries down. This is the scent I wore most of the summer, as it had a great ability to meld with my skin, it did not turn bitter or sour if I perspired, and it never felt heavy or too sweet.

A very comfortable fragrance, top notes are nice and fresh with citrus, and very light spices. The flowernotes are very warm and at the same time very soft and nothing in this perfume is to much or to heavy. It is just perfect for anyone, it smell as good on me as on my husband, wich I find quite unusual. The basenotes are really longlasting, they stay with you all day... warm wood and aromatic resin. It is quite personal as well, but still very easy to wear and smoth and nice...
Highly recommend it.