03 Lonestar Memories Tauer Perfumes for women and men

Whoah Nelly! Open your mind and don't expect to be wearing this to work and you are ready for a ride. Lonestar Memories starts out somewhere in the midst of barbecued ribs, cowhide, and campfire smoke. The evocation of the cowboy at his evening camp is nothing short of astonishing. The barbecue note abates with time and the scent moves toward leather and just doused campfire. After many many hours the base is myrrh earthy, vetiver rooty, and tonka sweet.

Being highly analytical, I keep trying to understand the top and middle notes. Some notes I get, others completely evade me. Andy Tauer must have access to strange synthetics that I can't buy as a mere lay person, or perhaps he has a blending genius beyond my ken. So I give up and join my cowboy persona at his lonely and redolent campfire. I don't join him often but when I do I am transported.

In the leather-smoky family here the youngest, it is a gentle one on his bed of amber and flowers.
It seems that Lonestar refers to the imagination of the Wild West then here we are clearly more on the side of San Francisco bay that the Texan desert. It is easy to wear but with an aura of something that is very expensive. Completely unisex.
Antfarm: "Expensive leather car seat" it's a good summary.

Dans la famille des cuirs-fumées voici le benjamin, il est tout doux sur son lit d'ambre et de fleurs.
Il parait que Lonestar fait référence à l'imaginaire du Far-West alors ici nous sommes clairement plus du côté de San Francisco que du désert Texan. Facil à porter mais avec une aura de quelque chose qui vaut très cher. Complétement unisexe.
Antfarm: "Expensive leather car seat" it's a good summary.

I find this to be more upper-crust metropolitan cowboy than wild-west cowboy and that disappointed me. I wanted to smell dusty saddle leather and campfire.

What I got was a lot of polished, clean leather mixed with a geranium-tonka-sandalwood accord that smells like a typical gentlemen's cologne. So to me, Lonestar Memories smells more like Expensive Leather Car Seat of a Rich and Dapper Gentlemen Memories.

My mother hugged me while I was wearing it and she said "Ohh, you smell like a sexy man."

Clearly, a lot of thought went into the construction as the individual notes do stand out and seem to both contrast and compliment one another in interesting ways. I get more of the floral notes that merge with the vetiver, yet I'm getting none of the tobacco or smoke that others have mentioned, but instead a somewhat sweet leather -- the sweetness of which I think is coming from the myrrh. The whole thing is balmy and smooth, but the sage is what's problematic for me, spinning this off into a far more soapy territory. It has a weird detergent thing going on in it, and I can't even fathom how it's supposed to connect to its name.

It's a clever, intriguing, and admirable mix, but at this point, it's not one that I'd wear. Plus, it's way too loud!

Raw meat, gasoline, sun-drenched leather, cigarettes; an ideal biker scent. Though very strong, Lonestar Memories dries down to a fairly soft scent for a Tauer, as the notes are so finely balanced and natural. Unisex and unlikely to be interpreted as perfume, this is a pheromonic body smell good for making a subtle though audible impression in enclosed spaces when dancing, at bars, or at parties. It brings the outdoors in, but it recasts everything in black and white. The Texas tie-in name matches an oil drilling smell in a removed and nostalgic way that calls for a return to nature leaving behind cars and cities, yet this could just as well be interpreted as a tower of burning tires. There are no easy answers with a Tauer perfume: complex and open-ended.

A present. The scent was giving me violet-coloured impression colour-wise, intense, pleasantly so, and I liked the way carrot seeds smelled on me, in the company of geranium, clary sage, labdanum, vetiver and myrrh.

This is more of a rubber/leather smell to me, with a little amber coming out to soften it a bit. If you've got an appointment at the local BDSM dungeon this is for you! I can't imagine having any use for it, however, simply because it's not pleasant. Why would I buy this when I can buy The Knize Ten, which is pleasant after the strong opening subsides? If you like Bvlgari's Black and want to amp it up a whole lot as well as add some leather to it, you should try this one.

A man with this one on would smell like a gorilla dirty with dried mud.

Does not remind me of American West. Has a medical/hospital opening that I just cant get past. Bad stuff, stay away!

I don't know if it is my nose or what, but this scent doesn't work for me at all - not on paper or skin. I get the whole smoky cowboy thing - but that's not what this scent brings to mind for me. To me - here is what I get: Hot afternoon sun in Texas, dust and dirt, melting blacktop tar, burning tires, smoke, and motorcycle exhaust. Sorry - but I think this is a Tauer fail for someone to actually wear.

I've sampled this a few times with M by Puredistance, one on each wrist, and they share many many facets. M is smoother and more refined... with a clear lime note. Lonestar memories is rougher, a bit harder to wear but as great. I don't mean to be annoying comparing scents all the time but after having sniffed hundreds of them, my nose starts to be pickier and although I can see the difference between these 2, when it comes to deciding what to buy... the choice gets more and more difficult since there are no real noticeable differences and to most people like my father and brothers no difference at all: "again the same you showed me 5 minutes ago?".

The issue here for me at least is the price. Andy Tauer (I send you my greetings from here lol) offers huge perfumes, admirable, strong, long-lasting and so on for a third of the price (if you buy it in Switzerland) or half (elsewhere). I strongly support this guy and although this perfume doesn't reach the "OMG status" of L'air du desert marocain, you can say both come from the same house. Don't be scared by the top notes since it becomes milder and more approachable soon after and it stays forever, leaving a sexy trail. I highly recommend this (plus L'air, plus Orange star, plus Incense rose...). Andy is definitely someone who aims at bringing something new and high quality to our perfume world, not at (only) making money.

Amen for surrender to chance....bought a 2ml spray to try it and glad I did....smoky yes but I have a very strong boxed laundry detergent smell that is giving me a bad headache....two advils to heaven...very strong,powerful cologne though just didnt mix well with my skin chemistry

Ummmm ok.....wanted to try this since Le Labo's smoky patchouli 24 is a masterpiece and was looking for similar smells.although I like Tauer's smoky Memories of Lonestar....for me personally Patchouli 24 blows it out of the water....this is according to my nose and how they both play on my skin.....good cologne however.

I smell four notes most-strongly- castoreum, floral-green aldehydes, vetiver, and loban/Sumatran benzoin. I can smell just hints of some of the other notes- labdanum, carrot-seed, clary sage, tonka, myrhh... the rest are SO subtle. This is indeed a very daring coposition- nothing else like it, and it is well-done and perfectly-balanced in true Tauer fashion. Still, I can't help but think of being in a laundromat- or near the large, outside vent of a laundromat. Dressed in leather, sniffing the air.

Lonestar Memories is a fragrance rustic, selfish, lonely, for a true cowboy insolent.
Do not miss this perfume.

Tar, carrot seed, clary sage and wood with flowers place Lonestar Memories somewhere beyond leather. Knize Ten and Etat Libre’s Rien are mild in comparison. LM has a much more burnt quality than these two. ‘Tar’ and ‘burnt’ do to an extent add up to notes of snubbed cigarette and charcoal but the scent ultimately LM brings to mind is burnt wood. Not the smoke of burning wood, but old campfire. LM is nowhere near a daily fragrance for me. I honestly can’t even say that all moments of LM are pleasant. But it’s worth the experience of the top notes to get to the basenotes which lose the feel of charred things and petrochemicals. The base centers on a handsome severity that only a unsmiling, unsweetened floral can give

LM is similar to Tauer’s earlier l’Air de Désert Marocain, but far less comfortable. The amber and incense of l’Air are replaced with rubber and tar in LM. By the heart, LM smells equally earthy and woody tied together by the almost sweet rubber note. The drydown is the best part, though. The floral note (jasmine? carnation?), which really only appears well into the heart, lasts until the finish where LM seems like a dry, smoky, floral tea.

I don’t wear LM very often, but it makes me think when I do.

Think if L'Air met a cowboy in a leather suit who just came from telling stories by campfire last night. However, he may have just visited his girlfriend on the way over and they had a few wrestles in the sheets. There is this sweet sort of feminine quality yet it is brash and a bit harsh...its like a few different fragrances all fighting for the top spot and no one wins..they just decide to have brunch and make up. Hard to define yet hard to get over...the problem is purchasing it and wearing it somewhere. For those who find L'Air difficult to wear this my friend....well just say it makes L'Air very similar to Prada Infusion on wearability. Lovely just very challenging.

The opening of this is just too sweet for me. There is definitely a smoky amber right from the beginning...totally caught me off guard. Somehow reminded me of barbeque meat, and since I'm vegetarian, I found the smell kind of disgusting. I love the amber leathers like Knize Ten and others, but this was just too far out for me. I find it interesting, but not pleasing in any way, and cannot tolerate for more than a few whiffs at a time. Not at all what I had hoped for, but Andy's L'Air Du Desert Marocain more than makes up for this. Now there is a scent that is pleasing and downright addicting!

This is most certainly not a fragrance you'd be wearing casually ;). But one that makes me almost homesick for storytelling & chanting around a campfire. Perfect for guys and girls who are or have been scouts and long for the past or just can't wait till next time!
While an avid camper I've never done the 'campfire spiel' as my camping was mostly done guerilla style .. but I did have some group camps and lovingly remember those too! Just not the smell of campfire : that mostly was too strong for my nose, yet smelling it makes me nostalgic. Just like when wearing Lonestar Memories!

Mr Tauer, you are a creative genius. Lonestar is a difficult perfume to understand. It is brash and in your face, but it also tells a story of the Wild West and Cowboys. Although the notes do not mention leather, there is a strong accord of smokey barbeque meat, and you can almost touch the embers on the fire. Like any wood fire, it can become choking at times but it also mesmerizes the wearer.

If this perfume were a person, it would swagger and wear ripped jeans.

I would recommend anyone who is interested in the artistry of perfume making to test this and other Andy Tauer creations. It may not be to your liking, but you have to stand back and say 'wow'.

I agree with Mr. Doody, this is so strange, so interesting...and I can't quite decide whether I love, or hate it. The first hour is hard for me to like: It smells like the taste of a shocking licorice a friend from the Netherlands brought. Not like any licorice I had ever had before here in the US, this was dark, diabolical, unendurable (had to spit it out!).
-Several hours after spraying it is soft, warm, and makes my head spin. This could be powerfully good on the right cowboy!

Sillage is moderate (I'm glad).
Longevity is excellent, I could still smell it the next day.

this is some distinctive stuff!

can't entirely figure out what i think about it though! it isn't my kind of fragrance, methinks (but i'm not sure!). it's like you see a painting or an interior design and you know it's fantastically implemented - but it's not for you. that kinda feeling. i mean you SHOULD love it 'cuz it's so interesting and different, but you don't. that kinda feeling. all that said, i keep sniffing my wrists! it's damn neat stuff!

lots of tobacco to my (perhaps untrained) nose (not listed in the pyramid - odd). maybe it's the sandalwood/myrrh in some dark form? during the dry down (though hours after i put it on) i swore i smelled root beer or sarsaparilla - it had that sweetness to it. it does not now.

imo, you should definitely file this under "you need to try it out". don't buy this one blind!

longevity appears to be high. sillage appears to be medium to low.

UPDATE

a couple hours later, the damn stuff is still holding up, and now the sweetness has returned. what sort of necromancy has mr. tauer poured into this little blue bottle exactly?!??!?!

If you love Bandit, you might love Lonestar Memories too. If you think Bandit is bold but not bold enough, or if you expected it was even bolder, then go for Lonestar Memories. At first it's an explosion of smoke and leather, very strong, almost unbearable. Allow it to dry and settle on your skin. After two-three hours you have a marvellous scent still powerful, but less aggressive. It might be more for a man than for a woman, given its spicy undertone, its woods, leaves and earth smelling, but dare it when you are super elegant on mundane occasions. Unconventional style you will get. You will be admired and complimented a lot. Dare be personal and do get rid of intense flowery scent for the evening, do dare this one!

I have to say, I’ve never spent so long contemplating the rating of a perfume on Basenotes as I have with Andy Tauer’s Lonestar Memories. I’m between neutral and thumbs-up. Ultimately I’ll give it the thumbs-up, as it ‘s so well composed and really rather daring. My hesitation is over the fact that it’s not always a pleasure to wear. I identify the same things in LM that the negative reviewers have noted, but overall I tend to like the specific parts that they don’t.

Tar, carrot seed and wood with a bit of florals place LM somewhere beyond leather. Knize Ten and Etat Libre’s Rien are mild in comparison. LM has a much more burnt quality than the other two. ‘Tar’ and ‘burnt’ do to an extent add up to ‘snubbed cigarette’ but mostly the charred feel is like burnt wood. Not the smoke of burning wood, but old campfire.

LM is similar to Tauer’s earlier l’Air de Désert Marocain, but far less comfortable. The amber and incense of l’Air are replaced with rubber and tar in LM. By the heart, LM smells equally earthy and woody tied together by the almost sweet rubber note. The drydown is the best part, though. The floral note (jasmine? carnation?), which really only appears in the heart, lasts until the finish where LM seems like a dry, smoky, floral tea.

I couldn’t wear this every day, but it makes me think when I do.

Lonestar Memories smells like an Oilman wearing an amber fragrance at a barbecue (well, sort of). This is quite a challenging composition. It opens with a blast of spicy-smoky leather that smells halfaway between tear gas, tar, burnt rubber and, yes, barbecue. Myrrh and amber make their appearance right away adding a consistent dose of sweetness while the smoky feel remarks its presence throughout.

While Lonestar Memories is anything but easy to wear I'm still compelled by its daring smell. I tend to classify it more as a conceptual fragrance than a body one but it's definitelty a successful example of perfumery as an art.

If you're into pretty/clean fragrances, stay carefully away as this is anything but lovely.

Now I see where Lisa Kirk took the inspiration for her Revolution.

Rating: 7.5-8/10

Strange. The first thing I smell is nutmeg and other spices, although the leather and smoke are certainly there, too. The model cowboy must have had his pockets stuffed with spices to use when cooking his gourmet grub over the campfire while applying his floral-scented hair treatment.

As it dries down it becomes smokier, woodier, and more leather-like. This is not the hard-core outdoorsy scent that so many reviewers and advertising blurbs seem to suggest, but rather the scent of a beautifully made antique leather pouch that’s been used to carry spices, dried flowers, and smoky tea.

After a couple of hours during which the leather note is present, the fragrance dries down to a carmelized vanilla amber that remains close to the skin. I like Lonestar Memories a lot, and will definitely wear a spritz now and then from my little 2-ml decant.

This stuff is simply beautiful. Truly unisex, it smelled great on both my husband and me, with a dry, crackling earthiness and only a hint of tarry bonfire. It's underpinned by a lovely amber which keeps it sweet, definately more Brokeback mountain than John Wayne and I would be more than happy to wear this every day - if I could afford it!!
I must add that my husband felt that this is the one which reminded him most of Morrocco, rather than L'Air du Desert Marocain! They definately both have the desert vibe, your own memories can tell you which one!!

A fleeting vegetal dryness to open, then some sweet jasmine and incense.

After the sweetness subsides, cedar comes to the fore creating more woody dryness, then suddenly, "Rawhide!!!"

I can't help thinking of cowboys either at this stage--rough leather, hot ash and smoking campfire. Then the sweetness of the cistus (aka labdanum, rockrose) weaves in and out creating a deeper smouldering allure.

Ultimately the tonka and sandalwood in the base allows Lonestar Memories to finish as a snuggle with your cowboy around a campfire at night--a hint of a medicinal myrrh undertone with cured leather, tobacco and all.

After the first sniff I knew Lonestar Memories is no for me. But I just had to appreciate it; I love perfume that tell a story or create interesting imagery, even if they dont suit me.

Lonestar Memories for me is actually not a scent of Wild West. Somehow it makes me think of post-apocaliptic future. A desert? Yes, but spotted with strange machines. Emptiness, loneliness. A cowboy on a mechanical horse. An abandoned chappel. Scent of dust and sand. A little wodden in from time to time, run by an old guy who has seen it all.

It is interesting and unique, but much as I love the picture, the fragrance doesn't seem to go well with me overally.

This is a unique and uncommon perfume. I am extremely fond of its wily charms.

In a blink or you will miss it moment, there is a peculiar scent upon opening which I find utterly intriguing but also a bit off limits - like a secret men's club. Of course, I am not conversant with carrot seeds or clary sage so who can say if they are the exclusive domain of MAN??

But before this mystery can be resolved (ie about a minute later), a smokey tobacco lends itself to creating a leather analogue. Since no actual leather or tobacco are listed in the notes this seems to be a genius composition - creating something so realistic from horizontal components instead of the more obvious and seemingly sensible approach of including the actual notes.

In the heart on my feminine skin, it is quite inexplicably sweet especially when more masculine wood representations permeate to create a robust, clean, wafting aura of a scent.

The drydown is dusty and loses some of its impact as the tonka smooths out any rough edges.

Since this is a unisex perfume with an obvious male bias, I was permitted a patch of fiance's skin to test the results. His skin was not so accepting; it smelt like a doused campfire, stale cigarette smoke and hot sweaty trousers which had been ruined from a hard day of riding a recalcitrant horse.

Sorry honey, this one is all mine! Mwoaaaaaahhhhh!

My wild child-womanhood dream!! If I would have met a man who wears THAT perfume I ve done everything to be his girl!! I smell all the fine things from the beginning: adventure, finest saddle horse leather,smoke, wood, incense, some wild jasmine.. and that man is taking me in his arms only to throw me on his mustang and then he d jump on that horse too and off we go ... through the deserty dusty plains, the pine woods not far away along the the route and I get a feeling, that all my wishes will come true..we arrive at a camp fire and my man is sweating a little so his smell becomes sweeter and more cedar-like and I m melting in his arms again, my nose buried in his neck..and the mustang is giving a soft blow through his nostrils and I m in my smokey leathery horse heaven..Oh that perfume!
Alas, in real life my husband would not wear this beauty and I am wearing it myself to have a little dreaming on.. Great creation Mr. Tauer!

Smells like leathery/suede with tobacco, there is some warmth from the tonka and sandal, but it's tempered by the myrrh. I can see why some might like this, esp on a man, but I don't like it. It's a bit too wild west for me :)

True America ;o) leather, smoke, wood, tobacco, a scent for a cowboy, like on its packaging ;o)

Smokey opening. Carrot is very light and adds a bit of sweetness. Drydown brings just a touch of cedar with the tonka and myrrh more prominent. I don't get too much jasmine thankfully. I really like it. I know it's a mens fragrance but I think the right woman can wear this one too.

The initial burst of barbecue spice and heavy wood smoke quickly mellows into a fantastic earthy accord that is smoothed by myrrh and sweetened with jasmine. For me it leans more to the masculine side - I love it on my husband but I wear it too when I want to feel that rich, strange warmth of campfires under desert skies. Tauer fragrances have a wonderful dreamlike quality - truly inspiring!

In the Great American West, there are areas where sagebrush extends to the horizon in all directions and one can get deep whiffs of dry dusty air scented by the all that sage. There are also Pinon trees that give a sweet pine/cedar scent especially when burning, its smoke a fragrant almost mystical scent. Unfortunately, I get very little of either in this fragrance. However, at first blast, this does come off as a good leather scent, something dirty and worn like a saddle glossy with wear. Clary sage is known to smell like leather when combined with the right ingredients and this is what I like best about Lonestar. However, before long this turns into more of a woody gourmand. In turns, Lonestar fades into something of a woody spicecake that is mediocre at best and while I do like LM, I'm not crazy for sweet drydowns. In the end, there's nothing really Western about this fragrance unless the cowboys are stopping by the cafe for a spiced latte after a long day in the saddle. Good for women and men alike and best worn in colder weather, this fragrance has typical Tauer longevity and sillage, which is great.

After opening with a shower of piquant spice and smoke, Lonestar Memories settles into a soft floral underpinned with spices, leather, and fine, charred wood. An engaging and long-lasting scent, perfect for a man or a woman. Lovely!