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tolik-ru – :
There’s only one place in Melbourne where I could get this, and at that time they only had the tester, I wanted to buy this but they didn’t have it at that time, and I needed to wait for a couple of days to get this wonderful fragrance.
It was love at the first sniff, I initially thought that this was Lonesome Memories, and I was a bit baffled that the notes seemed different… #DUH
But yeah, I like this one better, with Iris and Leather performing side by side throughout the duration of this perfume. The leather that I imagine is a rough leather, cowboy-esque leather that’s a bit dirty, but ultimately creates an exquisite scent standing side by side with Iris.
The longevity is good, but the sillage is moderate. But don’t blind buy this, my sister doesn’t like it, so it’s not for everyone.
dutkin – :
A beautiful iris and floral leather composition, quite stunning. It reminds me in some ways of Modoc by Xerjoff. Iris scents are not my thing but if you like iris and gentle leather and floral notes, all balanced so well, then this is a gem.
vetalsw – :
Pure magic and awesomeness ! Andy Tauer is a genius !
In the Andy Tauer line, I have tried his other creations LAdDM and ACdD and loved both of them. Truly unique in the classy niche perfumes world. In my view “Lonesome Rider” is underrated and deserves a much higher rating.
This is such a unique blend and a masterful composition. The explosion of Incense + Sandalwood + Ambergis is a heavenly experience and opens up new worlds and new perspectives.
I see a dark, deep, dense tropical forest. Druids are gathered around a large roaring fire that burns incense sticks, sandalwood logs and ambergis. Tall wisps of dense smoke leaping into the night air creating glowing sparks. The forest floor is carpeted with iris plants, wild rose bushes and vetiver grass. The smoke gently wafts through the carpet of flowers and the green grass to produce a deeply intoxicating and spiritual mood that is jubilant, serene and joyful…I catch glimpses of the infinite…
Pretty good longevity and moderate sillage, and can be worn anytime. A modern masterpiece !
For fans of mysore sandalwood , you don’t want to miss this one.
Дайвер – :
Wow absolutely deserve to be in my collection
Oh man its really nice
No im testing it again its like many iris here very nice combination of iris and leathers its sweet but nit that sweet we hate it
Actually i love it in the openning i me its little animalic or incense for about 3 minuets and it is going to dry down and it starts with lots of very fresh very very clean and nice iris
Really loveble just imagine you have bunch or iris on the table whil you enter your room and you have leather gloves and bag too but also there is another smell its coming too it carris lots spices not that peppery or mint but definitely lots of spice very nice balances here very nice
After a while maybe 2 hour (less) you smell roses to ots really nice perfume i love very high quality
I got very nice projection in 4 hours and then its going to dry down and long losting about 10 or 11 hours.
To me is:
Scent: 10/10
Projection: 8/10
Long lasting: 8/10
Value: 7.5/10
Balance : 10/10
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سلام به همگي فرصتي شد اين تكه جواهر رو بدست بيارم و تست كنم
ابتدا بگم كه اين يك عطر تلخ نيست اما كاملا يوني و مردانه و زنانه هست
واقعا يكي از بهترين عطر هايي هست كه انتظارش را داشتم
وقتي كه اولين اسپري اين عطر رو روي گردنتون اسپري ميكنيد يه بوي حيواني عميق مثل اينسنس و بوي خيلي عميقي كه شايد كمي براي بعضي از دوستان زننده باشه (دقت كننين بوي بدي نيست اما يه بوي خيلي خيلي تند و عميق ) كه البته زمان حدود ٢ الي ٣ دقيقه بيشتر دوام نمي اورد و ديگر جاي خودش را به پشت زمينه عطر ميده و اينجاست كه عطر خودشو نشان ميده
يه بوي خيلي تازه و تر تميز و فوق العاده با كيفيت از زنبق كه با بوي چرمي كه در شماره ٣ همين كار وجود داره به خوبي بالانس شده
وااااي خداي من چطوري اينو توصيف كنم يه بوي خيلي خيلي خوب مثل گل زنبق هم بوي ليمو و هم بوي گل و هم بوي چرم و هم شيريني و هم تلخي كيفيت بسيار بالا
اين بو زياد تغييري نميده به خودش و شما را تا ٣ الي ٤ ساعت همراهي ميكنه
و كم كم محو ميشه اما هنوز تمام نشده حالا يه بوي خيلي خيلي ملايم از گل رز مياد چه خوبه اين بو
فقط دوست داري بوش كني
كم كم يه بوي ديگه هم حضةر داره كه قوي تر ميشخ يه بوي سبز اما خشك مثل چوب اين بو را همراهي ميكنه تا انتها و تمام ميشه
به نظر من كيفيت كار خيلي خوبه
شايد پخش بو و يا تعريف زياد ازش نگيريد اما عطر خوبيه كه دوست داري همش بوش كني
اميدوارم نظر من به شما كمكي كرده باشه
امتياز ها در بالا وجود داره
پيروز باشين همگي
vil.stat – :
I, absolutely, LOVE this fragrance!
Just received Lonesome Rider and it is very nice! A spicy somewhat boozy gourmand fragrance with a sweetly dark feel; I don’t detect just sweets nor just dark, however the combination; Lonesome Rider has this woodsy yet soft edge about it that’s almost powdery, but is really rosy. Perhaps from the Incense and Sandalwood combination. Might I add, I detect the Rose and Leather playing tug-of-war; blended together, they are done in the most masterful way!!
(There is a rubbery aspect that I detect initially hidden underneath it all but it is not off-putting, however just an observation worth noting…this is probably due to the leather, vetiver, and pepper).
This comes in 1.7oz and you don’t need much to project or to leave a scent trail (silage). (This fragrance puts you in the mindset/genre of Phaedon Dzhari, gourmand, sweetly dark, spicy; also, a Jubilation XXV spicy, sweetly berry touch.)
In the end, my final analysis: in the dry-down you get a spicy, woodsy, semi-sweetly fragrance that is both MESMERIZING, and utterly AMAZING!!
Projection: 9
Longevity: 9
Silage: 8.5
Performance: 9
Overall: 9
risovaka_2 – :
I thought that Lonesome Rider will have similarities to Lonestar Memories, as it is kind of a reinterpretation of it (as Au Coeur Du Desert is to LDDM). However, this one opened up quite fruity to my nose with a heavy dose of iris and a pinch of that leather that Lonestar Memories had. But the leather is the only connection, this is an entirely different fragrance. It is more effervescent, light and more wearable. This is the new-age cowboy, less rugged than his predecessor and more friendly. Yet due to these characteristics, it does not project as much and lasts a little while shorter, which is around 8 hours. I think that is more than sufficient. I recommend trying both, as they are quite different. Personally, I think Lonestar Memories is the winner. It is more daring, masculine, and better value for money.
Kniaz.V – :
I purchased this directly from Andy Tauer’s site, and he included a hand signed thank you note with my purchase. What a delightful, unpretentious, and personal touch that, while quite unnecessary, is absolutely endearing. I also purchased his mag and a 5 ml sample of the new oud fragrance, which has not yet arrived, but I cannot wait to try!
So, Lonesome Rider is, to me, the epitome of a certain time in the American West. A time when Billy the Kid roamed about Lincoln County, terrorizing citizens and the law alike. This perfume smells of leather, of violence, of suffering, and, yes, loneliness–or perhaps isolation is a better choice. Yes, I think it is. This perfume evokes a sense of isolation yet paradoxically also of vast open space where lizards scuttle over rocks and crows circle ominously above. It is unique and captivating–definitely a unisex scent leaning more towards the masculine (which I love).
The longevity and sillage are excellent. Highly recommend.
Евген890 – :
Wonderful, but as with Desert Marocain the South-African heat spoils the fragrance, at least for me. I have two 3/4 bottles of lonesome rider and desert marocain. $150 for both, mesaage me if interested.
glafira0712 – :
A very interesting fragrance combining typical notes for a rather atypical fragrance. It’s a great experience to smell, but I find it very difficult to find the right occasion for this.
The opening is a sharp, overpowering iris which atop the leather, vetiver and smoky notes creates a very authentic feel. To me personally, it smells quite medicinal and piercing. However, the leather is very nicely done–rough and tanned, like a leather satchel.. The smoke is executed just as intended, fiery and with a burnt quality. Since Tauer fragrances are all about experiences.. I’ll explain what I envision..
A woody cabinet, left outside on a vegetal field, burning away–with its contents inside. Perhaps clothes, some flowers, a bitter citrus, some medicine.. This sounds horrible, but it’s actually quite satisfying.. Perhaps it’s our Lonesome Rider watching in tranquility as he’s burning away his old possessions to feel free of the burden.
After about 10 hours, he has slowly made his way out of the field..
Excellent longevity at 10 hours, strong projection for 4 hours. The main notes I smell are leather, orris root, iris, dusty woods and citrus.
I really enjoy sniffing this, but can never feel “right” to wear it.
Nordimilm – :
Lonesome Rider is essentially an elegant, artistic leather and rose scent. It takes definite cues from Andy Tauer’s earlier Lonestar Memories, but on the whole is far more refined and wearable. The leather in Lonestar Memories is rough around the edges, saddle-worn, and infused with the smoke of a thousand campfires; by contrast, the leather in Lonesome Rider is smoother, almost suede-like, and much less intensely smoky. It’s also a lot sweeter, thanks to a prominent rose note with a decent hint of incense. I can really see myself wearing Lonesome Rider, while its barbecue-smoked older brother is only wearable to me as an academic exercise. Another hit from Tauer.
kirilloo – :
Mysore sandalwood, frankincense, dry rose petals, vetiver & pepper are pulverized and the powdered mixture is sprinkled upon burning coal.
The aroma from the fumes attained as described above is the opening. Your cotton shirt & leather jacket catches the aroma of the fumes and that is the dry down of this fragrance.
This is the fragrance that captures middle eastern vibe perfectly.
Projection: 8.5/10
Longevity: 10 hours
9/10
tio323 – :
The immediate top note is interesting but a bit messy (makes me think about some of Gorilla Perfume’s more confusing scents). Very soon Lonesome Rider takes the shape of a bright, soft rose on a slightly powdery, woody leather base. If you like rose but is reluctant to wear some of the more intense rose fragrances, Lonesome Rider might be something for you.
I agree with a number of reviewers who expected something else from the marketing. To me this scent is not associated with a “Lonesome rider”, my association is more to a gardener in the sunshine or maybe someone taking a Sunday-ride in the vicinity of their well kept stable with all brand new clothing and equipment.
When I feel like wearing a rose scent with the signature of Andy Tauer I will most likely turn to Incense Rose. And for a lonesome rider feel I would choose Lone Star Memories.
Deroxskhzl – :
Lonesome Rider is sort of a yin/yang type of scent. You get the smoky leather+vetiver combo contrasting with strong citrus notes that are pleasant and not sour. I smell a powdery iris too, which is a really nice play on this classic vetiver/citrus pairing. Has a lot in common with both Lonsome Rider (which has no citrus and more incense) and Incense Flash (which has more smoky leather and incense and no citrus nor vetiver). Lonestar Memories is my love between these three.
Lonesome Rider is my least favorite of the ones mentioned, but that is probably because the vetiver/citrus combo does not suit my personal preferences. But this is certainly a Tauer perfume, and I feel that with this perfume what you see is what you get. There is nothing jarring about it and no weirdness about it. If you are into that combo of citrus & vetiver, I think this is one of the nicest out there.
lyalyuk – :
The rider in Lonestar Memories has matured into a gentleman cowboy in a white shirt and clean new boots. The rough edges of the former are now polished into a mossy chypre along the same lines as Xerjoff’s Reckless and Clive Christian’s X (without the cinnamon), wth a tart citrus top and smoky, earthy vetiver, leather, just a dash of incense and orris root as the foundation.
This is a great year-round, safe scent from Andy Tauer, office friendly, mild, mature and it sits close to the skin. There is no Tauerade in this one, and it is unlike any of Andy’s previous offerings — not unique or challenging, but a significant shift in style. 9/10.
skvosh – :
It starts out very smokey, like how your shirt smells after you’ve sat around a fire pit. Then I started to smell something a little sweeter, a new car smell. If you rolled the windows down on a brand new car with leather seats and sat inside downwind from a bonfire, this is what it would smell like. That is an oversimplification, but you get the general idea. The drydown is my favorite part – a beautiful, somewhat sweet powderyness. I like it, but as a woman I don’t know when I’d where this. I’d like to smell it on a man though. Like a hot Marlboro Man type. Update: After wearing this all day I think it would also suit a pretty boy motorcycle type like Jax on Sons of Anarchy, smokey leather jacket until the drydown.
kukochkin – :
That one is a cowboy stuff. The american cowboy, the 18th century cowboy era. I smell a cowboy tobacco, cowboy hat, his dirty jeans, his gun, his leather, the dessert around him, some hay and the bar he is heading too. This is quite different that Tauer’s collection and i can’t smell his stamp in this one, it is quite different.
Very leathery, very tobaccoish. it does resembles the Cowboy era.
evgenii_bull – :
I like most of andys frags, he really takes an artistic approach to his stuff and for niche, he makes his stuff affordable. This appears to be a love or hate it type of scent. I have a sample on the way and will do a review once I get it both on here and YouTube. Fingers are crossed!!
Vlad5005 – :
First off, I do not have a “good nose”, I cannot smell individual notes like others and I really have to inhale deeply to get a general idea about the scent I’m wearing.
What usually concerns me is if a UNISEX scent leans a little too much to the feminine side, this does not.
When rose and iris show up on the list of ingredients I have to wonder. This is a good one, can’t tell you much about the evolution but I’m just happy with the drydown, it is good.
Don’t know about being worth a full bottle purchase but trying out a sample/vial is encouraged.
rctyz254 – :
Unfortunately, on my skin this is very rubbery smelling. The incense and rose do not mix well for me. You will want to test this one before buying.
usisha – :
An interesting exploration into a Western vibe (after Lonestar Memories), Tauer Lonesome Rider is, for me, primarily a mix of suede, powder, and woods, and that is respect, is cold-weather leaning. The iris is powerful and blends well with the leather in creating a mixed leather/iris experience.
In contrast to the green and incense aspects of Lonestar Memories, I get a dry, old book-smelling aspect with Lonesome Rider. It’s not smoky, but slightly dirty and spicy, likely due to the vetiver and pepper, respectively.
Lonesome Rider walks the unisex line, as the powder brings it from a masculine-leaning fragrance to something that most adults could wear. It certainly doesn’t strike me as something that a young person could or would have any interest in pulling off.
Performance is very good, as expected with a Tauer EDP. Overall, I’d regard this as interesting artistry but not something I would buy or find consistently pleasant.
6 out of 10
xeba69 – :
This scent is unusual in that it rotates between the odors of tea and a hard-worn leather jacket that has been bathed in wood smoke. The taste of lapsang souchong tea is the closest match that occurs to me. I used to drink lapsang souchong from time to time, wondering if I would ever grow to really like it. The same goes for this perfume. But I will try, since I bought a full bottle.
ggggggwfwfw – :
At first I couldn’t stop sniffing my wrist. Smoky leather opening with truly beautiful powdery iris and rose notes. After an hour or so the scent got less smoky and much more floral and feminine than what I expected. Also the citrus notes in this were more notable than I expected.
I think Andy Tauer is an amazing artist and I appreciate this perfume, but it was very different than what I expected based on the name and the marketing. I don’t know if I’m able to wear it myself, because I have difficulties with rose notes. I find the smell of rose to be quite overpowering and in Lonesome Rider it is definitely one of the central elements.
Lonesome Rider is extremely long lasting and rather complex perfume like Tauer’s creations usually are. Actually I think that the best part of his fragrances is not actually wearing them, but the way they linger on my clothes and sheets for days after I wore them. Sometimes, out of nowhere, I’m able to get those slight but completely mesmerizing and comforting whiffs that take me to an other mental state.
7/10
iri919 – :
I ordered this from America without testing as I love Tauer fragrances and couldn’t test it yet in the u.k. It’s not my favourite of the range but I don’t dislike it. I think I expected more orris and maybe a smoky element? I didn’t get the “bacon” smell that some people have noted, I got zest that settled to a suede with the mildest hint of powder. It’s quite nice but I would never have said it was a Tauer if I had not known, it’s not one I will rush to replace when finished unlike his Incense rose or Gardenia but will use it and enjoy it all the same, just not quite as much as I had expected that I would do.
andyman – :
Could have been a really great fragrance, but there’s an extremely off-putting bacon note that just cuts through everything.
cristalino7 – :
I bought my bottle of Lonesome Rider scent unsmelled because Andy Tauer can do no wrong, in my opinion. When I sprayed it on I couldn’t believe how much I disliked it. Four days later, on reading the posts listed here, I decided I must have missed something. I shall now return to my bottle and reevaluate.
Rysl1980 – :
This was simply too heavily incense for me. I think my skin amps incense and my nose did not enjoy it. It started with a discordant dual note of leather and citrus, a bitter citrus. The leather eventually dominated but the first 20 min was unpleasant. Then it was leather and incense, mostly incense. After 9 hours, it’s much sweeter, but the majority of my day I was bathed in a fragrance that was too strong, not in harmony with my skin or itself. Sillage was bold, good longevity.
mpw976speagoessenda – :
Really love this stuff, shame I can’t get hold of a bottle her in the UK.
This opens with a smoky, rubbery kind of note which is not particularly pleasant but this soon goes away and settles on an amazing leather and iris combination. I love leather but it’s often spoiled in fragrance by other notes such as oud, but this is just perfect. It’s not too heavy but it has that unique quality that satisfies those looking for something more interesting. I’ve not really smelt anything similar before as I’ve not tried too many niche leather or iris fragrances. One that I first thought of when smelling this is Dior Cuir Cannage, because of that smoky leather iris combo, but soon realised this is different, and a lot better IMO.
Projection is huge when you first spray this but it dies down very fast to an average projection which is perfect for this kind of scent. The longevity seems to be good, 8 hours or more, but definitely not beastly.
gaz78 – :
Scent – leather, iris & rose.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 8hrs consistently.
tweek0412 – :
Andy Tauer is a folk hero of fragrance. And for good reason. His creations are at worst admirable and at best transcendent. Lonesome Rider falls on the admirable end of the spectrum, but explores a bit of interesting territory whose wilderness may yet entice.
I get a prominent orris root with a bite of what I imagine a charred grapefruit peel would smell like. This citrus accord slides into a soapy (yet still smoky) floral that I find slightly off-putting. My nose has a hard time pulling a leather from the smoky and rooty notes
To me this is a cousin to Dior Homme Parfum, with a smoky citrus replacing the pillow of floral iris. I would recommend it for DHP fans, I think this one is for them.
All in all it didn’t immediately grab me and wrap its tendrils around my brain like LADDM, Lonestar or PHI, and that’s OK. I am very open to learning to appreciate it more.
At least it’s not boring. The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
arthur-voc – :
Opens with a warm powdery leather, like the smell of a nice pair of new leather shoes. 🙂 I also get a fruity note in the beginning that I think smells like apricots, but that’s not listed, so I know I’m imagining things. A little bit of spice that smells like cardamon pops up in the first few minutes giving this a really warm, comforting smell. Within the first hour the vetiver pops up and during the drydown this becomes a nearly purely vetiver scent on me, which I’m not a fan of. Lasts about 7 hours before it’s purely a skinscent on me. Skews slightly more masculine than feminine to me.
Alexvostok – :
My sample of this arrive the other day. I was excited to get to try this one. I LOVE Desert Marocain and Lonestar Memories. Upon initial spray I thought.. Hmmm… a very feminine scent. The floral is very dominant. But I know that Tauer is known for a different slant on fragrances, so I hung in there with it and wore it throughout the day. I am sad to say that it did not get much better on my skin. At the end of the full day wearing, I still get a very floral / feminine vibe from this one with an undertone of leather and wood. So this one is a pass for me.
On the plus side it has great longevity and good projection on my skin. So if you are into floral heavy / feminine scents, this might work for you.
superman48 – :
Got my samples a few days ago and have had three full wearing a now. I like it. It seems to lean a bit more to the feminine side too me. It seems to get quite floral at the dry down. I love Andy tauer and most everything he’s ever made. This is no different. I do feel this is a much tamer Tauer. This is quite accessible to the average fragrance wearer. It’s not at all abstract and can easily be appreciated by all. Don’t let the name fool you, there are not many similarities to my favorite Tauer frag with a similar name, Lonestar Memories.
Overall, I give it a respectable 7.5 out of 10.
P.s. Like all Tauers, it lasts forever!!
Magat – :
This is a lovely dance between light and dark. Opens bright, with a dry, mildly metallic orris, sharp cloves and a citrus that rides the line between bergamot and grapefruit, to my nose. To keep the whole thing from being so airy that is disappears, light animalics anchor the top tier and provide a bit of dirty contrast to all of the sunniness.
The middle section eases into a cozier mode, with roses and a sun warmed leather buffing off the sharper edges of the top notes, varying on the opening theme of bright eyed freshness.
The drydown is more structured, and less overtly cheerful, with a stout sandalwood and the ghost of the earlier spice lending a more down to earth character to the last leg of this particular journey.
If “Lonestar Memories” is the scent of a lifelong cowboy who will feel far more at home riding alone in the prairies and pineywoods than in any of the towns he passes along the way, “Lonesome Rider” is the homesteader who is a bit solitary and sad for all they left behind, but still hopeful that a better and brighter life lies just beyond the next ridge.
Surprisingly gentle and pretty, without losing the character that makes Tauer unique, this is definitely full bottle worthy for me.
Sillage is a pleasant but not overpowering arm’s length, and like all Tauer fragrances I’ve yet tried, lasted a solid buy not cloying 11 hours on my skin.
This is definitely a more approachable option for those who might find the “Tauerade” common characteristics to be a touch overwhelming, and would be easier for a lady to wear that many other of the line’s bolder unisex fragrances, given the balance between the notes used.