Phtaloblue

17 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• CarlosT

  November 8, 2021

  

  This is my first review here, though I’ve been browsing the site for over a year. I have to say, it’s a challenging scent—not for beginners or people who aren’t willing to take risks. Fennel dominates the opening and lasts quite a while. Then in the heart, the herbal notes with marine touches vie for the spotlight. By the dry down, the marine notes really shine. A few sprays are enough; I wouldn’t recommend it for work, enclosed spaces, or nighttime. Scent: 8.5/10 Longevity: 9/10 Uniqueness: 10/10 Overall: 9.1/10

• J. O. S. F

  May 11, 2022

  

  It arrived a couple of weeks ago, and honestly, in this heat of the tropics where it’s always warm, it’s a beast. The smell is distinct and has character. The trail is medium but very pleasant. It withstands everything: you wear it in the morning, step out into the strong sun, it rains, you go to the beach, pool, work, or the gym, and it stays. Thanks, Andy; if you’re looking for something different for extreme heat, it’s a top pick. But be careful, don’t buy niche blind—it’s unique, and I recommend it.

• J. O. S. F

  May 28, 2022

  

  It arrived a few weeks ago, and its performance here in the tropics is impressive, where it’s summer all year round 🏝. The scent is unique and peculiar. The trail is moderate but very pleasant. It lasts through everything: you wear it in the morning, go out into the heat, and it’s still there. Sun, extreme heat, rain, beach, pool, work, or gym—it keeps projecting. Thanks, Andy!!!👍🏼 If you’re looking for something different for extreme heat, it’s an excellent choice. But never buy niche blind. It’s truly unique, and I recommend it.

• Memoquique

  August 10, 2022

  

  I think the negative reviews come from people looking for something similar to Desert Heart. This fragrance is super natural and fresh, marine-style, but with beastly performance and projection. Just a heads-up: AT isn’t for everyone; if you’re diving into their perfumes, you need a trained nose and be willing to smell something very natural and unconventional.

• Memoquique

  August 11, 2022

  

  I think the ones leaving negative reviews expected something similar to Desert Heart. This one is super natural and fresh, marine-style, but unlike those, it has beastly performance and projection. Just a heads-up: AT isn’t for everyone; if you’re going to explore their fragrances, you need a trained nose and be ready to smell something very natural and unconventional.

• Perfu_Manu

  November 15, 2022

  

  I feel like saying I don’t like it. A scent that smells very synthetic to me. It’s supposed to smell like water, sea, and/or summer, but it transmits an artificial smell to me, like the chlorine smell of a pool or the chemical smell of a very potent fabric softener? And who wants to smell like that? I certainly don’t. I’ve tried it several times, but there’s no way.

• Juanpasiones

  January 29, 2023

  

  Phtaloblue smells like that Mexican bar soap called Nordiko, the green Acqua with white streaks and a soapy, cool, blue scent. It’s very masculine, like a freshly shaved and bathed man. It gives off a vintage cologne vibe, soapy after-shave, and herbal. I love it because it has strong projection and good longevity. Super clean, bright, and totally for daytime. How curious to find these similarities as I get to know niche perfumes. Soap bubbles with Nordiko!

• Max_R

  February 1, 2023

  

  Wow! Phtaloblue is a delight and what a bomb with beast mode projection, plus it lasts forever! The aroma is unique, nothing like anything I’ve smelled before, and that even though my favorites are aquatic/marine perfumes, of which I have several. A sweet marine aroma, compliment generator. It’s not declared in the notes, but several people have told me (and I agree) that it smells like watermelon, a sweet watermelon, or a sweet watermelon flavor, of course, mixed with aquatic notes. In addition, with very good projection and eternal longevity on clothes. As an anecdote, once I used it on a t-shirt that I subsequently threw in the dirty clothes basket. Two weeks later, I was in a hurry because I had to deposit an envelope at the post office and grabbed the first thing that crossed my path, which was that t-shirt. The aroma was very present, and even the girl attending asked what perfume I was wearing! That is, two weeks and the t-shirt mixed among dirty clothes, and yet it smelled of the mentioned perfume and even projected!. And besides, this is the perfume I call ‘zombie’, because, I don’t know if it happens to anyone else, but on my skin, some perfumes, mostly marine, after several hours of applying them, and when they apparently aren’t there upon contact with water or sweating, the aroma returns and I can perceive them well again. I know it may sound strange, but that’s how it happens to me, and this Phtaloblue is one of those that have that effect on my skin. Anyway, for me it’s a 10/10. By far the one I like most and the easiest to use of the Tauer. Buy blind, if what someone likes are marine/aquatic aromas.

• davidmerinom12

  February 9, 2023

  

  Phtaloblue is exactly that, a blue color, but in my opinion, it would be a sky blue, a sunny day, despite the freshness of the wind running through the forest. A freshwater lake, full of green, at 20°, and a gentle breeze while strolling by the shore thinking about your inner ‘self’. Longevity 6-7h on skin with good attitude, on clothes it reaches 12h. Worth experiencing.

• Juanpasiones

  February 17, 2023

  

  Phtaloblue smells like the bar soap from a brand in Mexico called Nordiko. A green Acqua soap with white veins with a characteristic soapy, cold, blue smell. Very fresh-shaven and bathed man. It has a vintage cologne feel, a soapy-herbal after shave. I love it because it has power in projection and good longevity. Super clean, luminous, totally for day. How curious to find these similarities while getting to know niche perfumes. Nordiko soap bubbles! 😃😊

• Victortor

  June 13, 2023

  

  Phtaloblue leaves me a bit undecided, of course, I wouldn’t buy it, as it doesn’t enchant me. Still, it has awakened in me certain sensations, totally contrasting. The first tasting was total rejection. A sharp and woody scent, I didn’t like it a bit. But today, that I’ve already applied it habitually, I find a soapy and blue aroma, very pleasant. If something throws me back, it would be the opening, which I feel like highly concentrated soap, and that during the dry-down, I detect it in the background. All in all, a different aroma, which I understand people like, plus good performance.

• Victortor

  June 13, 2023

  

  Phtaloblue leaves me a bit undecided; honestly, I wouldn’t buy it because it doesn’t win me over, but it has definitely awakened opposite feelings in me. The first time was total rejection, a sharp, woody scent I didn’t like at all. But now that I use it regularly, I find the soapy, blue aroma very pleasant. The only thing that holds me back is the opening, which feels like super-concentrated soap, and I notice that lingering in the dry down. Overall, it’s a different scent that I understand others enjoy, plus it has great performance.

• MK13

  November 7, 2023

  

  This is, and I’m surprised no one comments on it, a perfume with tonka bean as the main ingredient. Probably the fragrance where I’ve smelled this characteristic note most clearly in a natural way, and I say this because I like it so much that I have tonka bean in my kitchen, use it recurrently, and I know what I’m talking about when I say this smells like this. This fragrance is completely based on tonka bean (spiced, sweet, and peppery aroma) with that special touch of salty aquatic and herbal notes mixed by master Tauer. Said that, anyone who thinks this smells synthetic, who tries to get a few tonka beans, crush them, smell them, and then comment on how it goes. In personal taste, it’s a fantastic perfume; it evokes a great sense of cleanliness and modernity, I think it’s a sexy and attractive perfume and very different from everything on the market. It’s versatile. You can use it at night, during the day, on dates, sport, casual, elegant… Long-lasting, it remains subtly near you.

• vladidelmundo

  January 2, 2024

  

  Fennel, algae, white flowers, and a marine base. It’s not that I’m a lover of blue fragrances; rather, they awaken indifference in me. This is no exception; it’s a good fragrance with quality but lacks the magic you can find in fragrances like L’Air des Alpes Suisses, which have a certain originality and are fresh compositions but with a voluptuous and rounded structure. But if you like marine fragrances, algae, or are looking for a blue fragrance with a bit of personality, here you have a quality option.

• Darwinter

  February 18, 2024

  

  Something is going on with this composition that I can’t distinguish any of the declared notes except for Tonka Bean, which is constant from start to finish, and slightly lavender. I suppose the ‘aquatic’ fennel is what gives that sensation of smelling a pond or a pool, but definitely not the sea. There are other fragrances that achieve that better. If it has some Fougère traits, regarding that detergent or fabric softener touch, especially in the opening, but nothing of lemon or bergamot, nothing ‘fresh’. It’s rather a dark scent, a dark blue, one could say, slightly sweet due to the Tonka Bean, but without a doubt very unique and mysterious, inviting to imagine very abstract and deep things. Woods also play an important role in that natural pond sensation. I feel it’s very masculine, but unlike many, I think it’s for NIGHT, without being a cloying sweet, of course. It’s love at second sniff, although it doesn’t dislike at first. Longevity on my skin is at least 5 hours, projecting well for the first 2 and then to a personal bubble, so it’s not a beast as they say, although on clothes it lasts around 2 or more days, launching isolated bursts every now and then. It’s a scent different from other blue perfumes, but not strange or incomprehensible altogether (if it manages to convey the ‘blue’). Very mature or for someone who wants to project mystery and aquatic evocations and above all, cleanliness. Nothing to do with any of Tauer’s other works, except for L’Air des Alpes Suisses, especially thanks to the Tonka Bean. Sampling with a decant is mandatory!

• regis_wiggin

  May 9, 2024

  

  I think this is one of those controversial perfumes. It can happen that it creates more indifference in you than anything else. But I have the intuition that, broadly speaking, it either likes or dislikes, without middle ground. And I imagine it’s due to this note that more people describe in previous reviews, which gives it a fairly synthetic character. Aquatic, slightly green and aromatic. But above all, clean. I’d say that’s where the controversy originates. Because it’s a clean scent that feels synthetic, and its opening is somewhat strident and very noticeable. Even overwhelming for some. It might remind you of a concentrated laundry detergent or some household cleaning product. But it’s as if you’re smelling it straight from the bottle, not after taking clothes out of the dryer or mopping the floor. I’ve even read that someone reminded them of the smell of a pool where you can tell the chlorine, and I understand that reference. If it has this point, it’s not literal but could suggest these sensations to you. Even though as it dries, this note softens until it becomes more discreet, it will still be perceived until the end. But that’s where the magic lies. And it’s precisely this note that makes this perfume different from any other. For this reason, this fragrance will be controversial. In the end, it’s more comfortable to create something that, although it has its personal touch, doesn’t stray too far from what’s already known, because we ensure that, although it might not be very original, it will please more people. Or at least it won’t disgust many. And in these cases, I suppose a creator would prefer public indifference over disappointment. It’s understandable and in no way reproachable. But it’s for this reason that creations like this deserve to be highlighted and applauded. Because they are brave and risky. Because thanks to these initiatives, perfumery has gifted us so many plot twists. And looking back, the unexpected success of some perfumes has unleashed a wave of countless similar inspired perfumes. For all this, it’s important to objectively value perfumes like this and beyond whether you like it or not, be able to say: Here is a good perfume. And to make it even clearer. And in case this argument makes you doubt my supposed objectivity, because you’ve taken for granted that ALL this review is precisely because I like this perfume. NO! I don’t like this perfume, and after three attempts, I can say with total certainty that I will never use it again, but… HERE IS A GOOD PERFUME!

• Clos2

  May 13, 2024

  

  Well, Andrés (who isn’t an expert in perfumes) really nailed this Chilean with double curls, and on top of that, the guy scored a goal. You can tell it features Calone mixed with enchanting citrus notes, then geranium rises a bit later, but mostly it’s tonka bean. The thread tying it all together is that marine accord that lasts throughout the perfume’s entire life, ending with tonka bean. Nothing like that horrible, commercial tonka bean; this is a whole other story. Plus, Andrés (Andy to friends) could charge way more for his perfumes but gives you a great price, considering where he lives, with more than decent longevity. That said, it vanishes like a soap bubble in the heat. Also, I don’t know how he manages to make a summer perfume, in my opinion, have a certain elegance. (If you buy it on his website, he includes a sample case).