Heraud by Tauer Perfumes

It’s not a complicated fragrance, rather pleasant and designed to please, but different. Basically, it smells of sweet, powdery, and creamy cocoa. It feels a little too sweet to me; I don’t know why, but it takes me to a sweetness like Bianco Latte. I like the cocoa note a lot, but here it’s treated towards a sweeter, more chocolatey point, a very sugared chocolate, not bitter. If you like very sweet gourmands and the cocoa note, give it a look. I like it quite a bit, but it feels too sweet; I’ll try it more to see if my opinion changes, but for now, I doubt it will make it into my collection.

Heraud deceives. With notes of dates, vanilla, and cocoa, one imagines something soft and typical, but the reality shakes you from the very first second. I bought it blind and it was a shock: the dry, earthy date is unexpectedly potent. Then come the vanilla, cocoa, and dry woods, with a powdery and smoky texture. It doesn’t seek to please everyone: it is dark, elegant, and radical. The doubly distilled cocoa from Ivory Coast is overdosed and noticeable. It is round, enveloping, and of impressive quality. A gourmand with character, not the typical sweet and easy kind. It is one of the most potent I have tried: it lasts all day, clothes absorb it, and it is stable. There is no direct comparison; perhaps the vanilla faintly recalls Dior Bois Talisman from afar, but Heraud is in another category. Ideal for collectors seeking soul and presence. The bottle follows the house’s line with a beautiful sticker. If you are going to pay, pay for something like this. It has become my favourite, surpassing even Tom Ford’s Ombre Leather. It is not easy to classify; it is simply Heraud.

It’s an extremely sweet fragrance to my taste. Too much chocolate, cocoa butter, and a powdery note. To my liking, it’s difficult to wear. For this, there are better chocolatey fragrances, such as Iris Cartagena.

What a strange thing. I don’t know what to feel, nor if I like it. To me, it smells simply of cocoa butter, full stop. From start to finish. I’m sure others detect other notes, but my nose doesn’t. Perhaps a hint of vanilla, especially as it dries down. It’s such an unusual scent that it leaves me knocked out and impressed. It’s well worth smelling, then the question of buying… well, no, because it’s very expensive and I don’t know if I can see myself wearing this around the world. In summary: unisex, I suppose cocoa has no gender. No versatility at all; I don’t know when to use it, which I think is its greatest flaw. Scent: 8, I’ve changed the number about 17 times, but I like it, I can’t give it less. Longevity: 8. Sillage: 7. Price: 225 euros/50ml.

I recommend this perfume. Although at this price there could be more mainstream options, this does not resemble any other sweet or gourmand. You can sense the perfumer’s search for exclusivity, found in this doubly distilled cocoa from Ivory Coast. On my skin, it lasts 4 to 5 hours with good projection for the first two hours. It is an excellent olfactory experience for an enthusiast. Those who see a perfume as a work of art will find an excellent interpretation here.

Powdery sweet cocoa, with the appearance of freshly carved wood. As it dries down, the floral oriental emerges and results in a jewel.

This perfume is not a cloying gourmand, but rather an amber floral base with a layer of cocoa. The dates are almost imperceptible to me. The projection on skin is moderate, but the longevity is eternal. The opening balances the cocoa well with floral notes reminiscent of Golestan, without the citrus part, and over time the cocoa loses strength, transforming into something more floral and balsamic (with the incense and resins typical of Tauer). Compared to his other perfumes, the price is high, but it is justified by the rarity of the cocoa and the quality. Completely unisex, I consider it versatile and ideal for cool climates or night outings.