Tauer Perfumes will launch PHI — Une Rose de Kandahar later this month. PHI joins the Collectibles series, which also includes Zeta.
Phi is a luxurious scent, inspired by a natural extract of roses produced in Afghanistan's rose region, Nangarhar. This rose oil is extremely rare and of highest quality. Inspired by these roses, growing in a dry and rough land, Phi is a rare gem, complementing contrasting lines, rich in natural raw materials that add depth and authenticity. Due to the limited amount of the rose oil, une rose de Kandahar is not guaranteed to be available all the time.
HEAD NOTES: Phi starts with a rich fruity line of apricot. An all natural apricot extract with its surprising richness enchants and blends into a cinnamon line and hints of bitter almond, softened by bergamot essential oil.
HEART NOTES: These spices lead over to voluptuous roses in the fragrance heart: Extremely rare rose essential oil with its unique scent of spices, plums and flower petals blends into rose absolute from Bulgaria and hints of Bourbon geranium. The rose petals melt on the skin into a dark tobacco fond, built around an amazing absolute of dried tobacco leaves.
BODY NOTES: The animalic, leathery and woody tobacco opens the ground for a generously dosed layer of patchouli in the base of Phi. Here, woody and gourmand notes melt into hints of animalic lines. Vetiver, vanilla and tonka add richness and brilliance. A generous dose of exclusive musk and amber gris round the body of the fragrance and encircle the roses.
Tauer Perfumes PHI — Une Rose de Kandahar will be available in 15 ml (sold in sets of three) and 50 ml ($142) Eau de Parfum, and will be exclusive to the Tauer website until 2014. It can be pre-ordered there now, and samples are also sold.
(via press release)
Update: see a review of Tauer Perfumes PHI — Une Rose de Kandahar.
Of course, will have to try this as soon as it makes it to Our Lady! Not sure how I feel about an almond note–not a single “nutty” scent in my wardrobe, but roses, apricot, leather, and probably that distinct Tauer complexity–gotta give it a fair try!
It doesn’t sound like the almond is heavy, but I haven’t tried it yet either.
I have a sample that arrived yesterday. I’m going to try it out for church tomorrow (I’m Quaker, so church is essentially an hour of silence, is is verrrrry good for contemplating new perfumes!). I’m really curious to see how fruity/nutty it is, and also how the tobacco comes through. I think Andy said this is his first scent using tobacco absolute, which seems surprising somehow.
Oh good, do come back and comment when you try it out!
Thoughts on initial wear… really lovely. Reminiscent of Une Rose Chypree, only not as spicy… URC is a perfume I admire, but struggle to wear at times – almost like a flavorful rose stuff chock full of spices. This is not as spicy. I was was curious how the cinnamon would be but the rose/apricot/almond/cinnamon at the top is really, really beautiful. The tobacco at the end is VERY smooth and somewhat dry. The most intriguing thing is how the fruity top kind of morphs into a middle section that’s almost green.
Thank you so much! Hope my sample will get here soon, sounds lovely.
I’ve been trying out a sample for a few days and I have to say it is absolutely divine! I immediately ordered a full bottle.This is a very unique apricot rose scent.I’ve never smelled another rose like it and I have dozens of rose perfumes in my collection(including all of Tauer’s).The apricot absolute is very apparent on the first spritz.The bergamot adds some brightness but the inclusion of bitter almond is a stroke of genius.Combined with the apricot absolute it adds an oily and aromatic fattiness to the opening.Soon the rose notes make their entrance.The Bulgarian rose absolute is quite apparent and is melded seamlessly to the Rose de Kandahar which has a spicy fruity like nuance.The Bourbon Geranium adds a slight mentholated green note while the element of the oily fattiness persists.This is an absolutely gorgeous and unique rose fond.As the heart notes melt into the base the absolute of tobacco leaves appears and it is the finest quality blonde tobacco that I detect.Here I get a faint resemblance to Hermes Ambre Narguile with the spices and blonde tobacco but with the rose notes added(and without the stonking woody amber).The patchouli is there but never intrusive and the tonka,vetiver,musk,amber and vanilla finally appear with the ghost of the fruity rose persisting in the background.In the far drydown I detect a delicious fruity amber on my skin and just a whisper of the “Tauerade”.Une Rose de Kandahar has good sillage and great longevity(which is never a problem with the Tauers).All in all a spectacular fruity spicy rose with an interesting oily fattiness and a golden ambery drydown.A must try and an absolute must try for rose lovers.
Thanks for the detailed review!
I received my sample yesterday (as allways with a handwritten card by Andy, which I think is so very nice) and I am going to try it today. When I spritzed just a tiny bit yesterday I could smell his “”signature ” or Tauerade as some of you say, immediately. I have a bottle of a Rose Chypree, also fond of lonestar Memories. But the comment of RVB is certainly helpfull fto (try) and recognize all the different ingredients. Thank you!
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