Tau Onyrico 2015

Tau was the surprising hit among the Onyrico samples that Franfan provided us. I tried it twice - fortunately, because during the first time I mainly focused on the heart, and this heart is not what makes Tau special for me. With Tau, the top and the base are standout elements in completely different ways.

Upon spraying, I immediately found myself in a damp coniferous forest. Deep green, refreshing, and a little earthy: very natural and not at all what the name suggested; I had feared a synthetic-looking bluish-green aquatic.

Much too quickly, after 1-2 minutes, the pine forest floor indeed gives way to a distinctly synthetic fragrance blend. At least it’s nothing aquatic, but rather a clear, clean, almost sunscreen-like leather.

Well, and that could have been it, but Tau fortunately turns out to be a wonderfully old-fashioned constructed fragrance. After about six hours, nothing of all that preceded is perceptible anymore: no forest, no creamed leather, and above all, no clean freshness. Tau has transformed into a fine labdanum monster: deep, warm, dark, and quite animalistic. At this stage, I still find it somewhat presentable.

For now, Tau still feels like three different, not clearly connected fragrances. This might be due to the short acquaintance period, or maybe not, but I definitely want to deepen this acquaintance when the opportunity arises.