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PHI Une Rose de Kandahar
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PHI Une Rose de Kandahar by Tauer Perfumes is a floral fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2013, the nose behind this composition is Andy Tauer. The top notes are almond, myrtle, cinnamon and bergamot; the heart notes are rose, tobacco leaf and geranium; and the base notes are ambergris, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean, musk and vetiver.
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A brutal perfume by Andy Tauer. It speaks of an Afghan rose, the Narganhar variety, which is incredibly rare and of insane quality. It’s not available year-round, depending on the harvest (they say it’s 100% natural). It’s unisex, but it suits men better: a dark oriental rose with a smoky touch that blends with unusual notes like a fruit at the start, followed by very strong tobacco, cinnamon, vetiver, patchouli, tonka bean, and ambergris. Be warned, it’s complex and perhaps not for everyone. It has dark earthy notes that aren’t my style, but everything is well-blended, neither heavy nor noisy. Huge quality and otherworldly originality. The trail is moderate and the longevity good. A unique experience, although unfortunately it doesn’t fit in everyone’s budget 🙁
I love it. The opening is a bit rough. You can detect the apricot, cinnamon, and almond combining with a smoky, darkened rose and ambergris. The dry-down is spectacular. Finally, it sweetens slightly with vanilla and tonka bean. Versatile, but I don’t see it for hot summer days. For autumn, winter, and spring. For day and night. Long-lasting longevity. Moderate trail.
Absolutely love it. The opening is a little harsh, with apricot, cinnamon and almond blending into a smoky, tobacco-darkened rose, softened by ambergris. The dry-down is spectacular, sweetened slightly by vanilla and tonka bean. It’s versatile, though not for hot summer days; perfect for autumn, winter and spring, day and night. Long-lasting longevity with a moderate trail.
An incredible perfume with high-quality essences. It features a special rose that grows in the mountains of Afghanistan, with dry climate, extreme temperatures, and stony soil. The rose bush blooms for a short time, which is why the essence is hard to obtain, highly prized, and expensive. The scent is bittersweet and different. It’s unisex: on a man it has a spicy oriental aura, on a woman, it’s floral. It’s very versatile and when it dries down (a masterpiece), fruity, spicy, and a sweet woody patchouli notes emerge, which are very addictive. It can be worn all year round, but I like it in autumn for its romantic and melancholic character. It’s dense, the rose giving it an incisive touch. Then in the middle and final phases, it leaves a soft spicy and woody aroma. The fixation is excellent, the trail is heavy, and it’s for special occasions. Using it daily would be a waste. Andy Tauer is a genius.
Incredible perfume. Composed of high-quality essences, it features a special rose that grows in the mountains of Afghanistan, in dry climate, extreme temperatures, and rocky terrain. The rose bush blooms in a short time. That is why the essence is difficult to obtain, highly appreciated, and expensive. Its scent is sour-sweet and different. It is unisex; on a man, it has a spiced oriental aura, and on a woman, it is floral. It is very versatile, and in its dry-down (a masterpiece), fruity, spiced notes appear, along with a sweet woody patchouli that is very addictive. It is wearable all year round, but I like it in autumn because it has a romantic and melancholic character. It is dense, and the rose gives it an incisive and sharp touch. Then, in the middle and final phases, it leaves a soft spiced and woody aroma. Longevity is excellent, the trail is heavy, and it is for special occasions. Daily use would be a waste. Andy Tauer is a genius.
PHI – Une Rose de Kandahar: Due to its rare rose oil from Afghanistan, this perfume is not always available. You have to catch it when you can. The opening is powdery, like Mennen talcum powder, with a strong dry tobacco that blends well with the rose oil and a hint of cinnamon; the first twenty minutes can be a bit overwhelming if you sniff it too closely. Afterwards, gradually, it becomes less dry and more wearable. In the first twenty minutes, the tobacco and cinnamon dominate, but then the apricot skin scent opens up and fuses with the rose petal oil. It’s not a common rose; it’s difficult to describe: smoky, mature, cheerful, semi-sweet, and mineral. It creates an oriental style but also a fresh one, a madness in every sense. Around the hour, some tonka bean, musk, and sandalwood join in (and they mention patchouli, ambergris, and vanilla), but on my skin, I only notice what I said before. The best part is the dry-down: the sandalwood opens up more but is always dominated by the rose, a pleasant scent that evokes good memories and nostalgia, fitting perfectly with autumn afternoons. In summary, PHI UNE ROSE DE KANDAHAR is a very original and creative rose perfume; although it is complex, it evolves and improves significantly after thirty minutes until its end. Curiously, the nose gets used to it quickly, and although you may not perceive it, it is present. Moderate projection with 2 sprays at 1-1.5m for 4-5 hours. Between 8 and 10 on the skin, not right up against the skin; you have to sniff it. Recommended for climates below 18°C, preferably in autumn and winter. It has all the Tauer DNA, and I relate it indirectly to Heart of the Desert perhaps due to the base alcohol. Rating 8.75/10.
Another masterpiece by Mr Tauer, where he presents a unique and spectacularly crafted rose, turning it into a wonderful, original, and very masculine fragrance by blending it with tobacco, vetiver, and so on. Moderate trail and excellent longevity. Highly recommended, provided you can afford it.
Just a brief comment @allan27880: It makes no sense to compare a rose essential oil with a perfume made of three hundred ingredients. Obviously, they smell different. As you rightly say, in a perfume, absolutes are always blended with chemicals. As J.C. Ellena explained in an interview I read, the smell of a rose absolute differs greatly from the smell of ‘real’ roses, and although it may seem strange, to achieve a realistic and quality rose scent, it is essential to blend that absolute with chemicals. Note: I clarify that I don’t use ‘aroma’ because, according to a professional, in perfumery that term is used for food or similar things; here they use ‘scent’ or ‘fragrance’. Personally, I disagree slightly with brands like House of Sillage or Frederic Malle. From the former, I tried a few and they didn’t convey special quality. From Malle, in their old bottles, I wouldn’t compare quality, but since they reformulated (coinciding with the Estée Lauder acquisition), as with Lys Mediterranee, I see them below Tauer (of the ones I know, of course). I fully share your comment about the excessive hype and campaigns, which applies to Tauer, Dior, Chanel, Roja Dove… everything. What I don’t enter into is whether one likes it or not, because it’s subjective. If you think it’s poorly made, don’t be afraid to say so.
@Allan27880, according to that logic, no perfume would be natural. I insist: there isn’t any. Those components listed on the box are only part of the story. The label doesn’t show the full composition, but a part that ALL perfumes carry, and let’s not forget that a 100% natural perfume doesn’t exist. It must contain a lot of chemical molecules, such as solvents, preservatives, boosters, etc. Six percent?? Do you mean six percent of the total volume?? I believe that in the best-case scenario, absolutes in any perfume are in a much lower percentage.
I’m wearing this wonder by D. Andy again today, which I bought a year and a half ago. Of all Tauer’s scents, this is the most special, though not necessarily the best. Fruity, amber, almond, warm, and spiced roses. All at once. Very aromatic, luminous, original, complex, intense, and it lasts more than eight hours. Top quality. At first, I was daunted by the price, which is higher than the rest of Tauer’s range, but the story captivated me. Changing fields of drugs for rose-strewn rocks convinced me. And although the story adds or subtracts nothing, this voluptuous rose scent is captivating in itself. Thank you, Tauer, for filling the world with more beauty.
I bought this perfume with high expectations. I already own their two flagships, Le Coeur and L’Air du Désert Marocain, which have excellent projection and longevity. This one is different: a bland scent, lacking force, not quite convincing me. Perhaps I should give it more time to see its performance and how it reacts in the environment. It’s not a perfume that changes the paradigm; I find several of Diptyque’s more interesting, especially Oud Palao. Always with respect to their creators, but I prefer their two best-known fragrances. Sorry, but I can’t get on board with this. Scent 5/10, Trail 4/10, Projection 4.5/10, Longevity 3/10.
I bought this with great enthusiasm because I already own their two best, Heart of the Desert and Air of the Desert, which have excellent projection and last a long time. This one is different; it smells a bit hollow and lacks force. It doesn’t convince me. Perhaps it will take time to see how it evolves and how it sits on others. It’s not a perfume that will change your life; I prefer other Diptyque scents, such as Oud Palao. With respect to the creators, I prefer their two famous ones, and forgive me if it doesn’t catch my fire. Scent 5/10, Trail 4/10, Projection 4.5/10, Longevity 3/10.
I can’t pick out any clear notes from PHI Une Rose de Kandahar, except for some green almonds with a touch of dry tobacco. It’s blended and balanced superbly. To me, it smells like a very fine, old-fashioned toiletry soap. I didn’t like it at all. I wasn’t expecting it to smell like this given the notes. It smells entirely masculine, very British. It has good longevity and a moderate trail.
Smells like that White Musk from The Body Shop, even if it isn’t. It’s a very soft and simple scent, yet it has character and isn’t boring at all. It brings me such peace; I always want to put it back on. There are days when nothing else is enough.
I’m not much of a rose scent fan. At first, this one didn’t suit me either, but I must admit it’s growing on me. It smells much better as it develops than when it first starts.
A complete disappointment; it barely lasted an hour on my skin. One of the worst I’ve tried from Tauer. I own ‘Air du Desert’ and ‘Air des Alpes Suisses’, which I must recommend; they are masterpieces.
I already enjoy ‘L’Air du Desert Marocain’, which I consider one of the best in my collection, but recently a local perfumerie started stocking Tauer and I couldn’t resist. I’d been wanting to try it for ages, but it was out of stock in many online shops, as it’s not always available. I liked the perfume a lot and, with the excellent reviews, decided to buy it… A gross mistake. I don’t know what version the reviewers smelled, but on my skin it doesn’t last even an hour and the projection is non-existent, staying right next to the skin. In the shop, they told me other customers had already said the same, but they couldn’t warn me because they didn’t know the perfume and I was the first to buy it. Do I like the scent? Yes. Would I buy it again? Obviously not. Sometimes I don’t look for a projection bomb, but something personal to enjoy without expecting compliments, and I have many of those, but given the cost, I feel it offers very little.
Personally, I like it. Seeing the reviews about the reformulation, I didn’t expect much, except curiosity. Pity I didn’t know the previous versions; they say they were more potent and harder to get, and I can attest to that. But I finally managed to get my bottle this year and I think it was a success. It’s an Andy Tauer-style rose that doesn’t leave me indifferent. As I’m still testing it, I won’t give a definite opinion. If you like it, now is a good time to get one. I don’t know how many units will remain, but surely there won’t be any more in the coming years. I can’t see the Taliban in Kandahar planting roses when they could make more fruitful and opiate plantations. Perhaps Tauer’s next one will be a Bulgarian rose. Who knows?
What an elegant and distinguished rose that lasts most of the time; on my skin, it easily makes it past six hours. That base tobacco makes it very pleasant. I don’t know what I like more, the heart notes or the dry-down. It’s a perfume bomb, but I must say it seems very expensive; although the ingredient quality is very good, there are houses that offer better value for less. 9.5 out of 10, pity about the price.
Special aroma: floral, aromatic, and slightly powdery. The almond welcomes you, flanked by a spicy and sweet incense note (very typical of Tauer) that keeps the rose firmly in the spotlight. Everything has been said about the origin of this rose, but if you’re used to rose water (facial or body toner), know that this is identical, the rose in maximum expression. The difference is the performance: here it doesn’t evaporate in minutes like the toner. The dry-down softens the florals, hinting at vanilla, musk, and a warm rose in the finale, like offerings at some procession. I liked it. Completely unisex. Enjoy.
A rose so delicate and sensual at the same time. I imagine great poets from over a century ago using this scent in luxurious modernist salons. With body heat, it explodes and is simply beautiful, intoxicating, and leaves everyone indifferent. Excellent quality of ingredients. Long-lasting with high-to-medium projection for the first two hours.
Such a delicate yet substantial rose. I can imagine great poets from over a century ago wearing this in luxurious salons. With body heat it explodes into something intoxicating, leaving no one indifferent. Excellent quality of ingredients, with long-lasting performance and high-to-medium projection for the first two hours.
A special scent: floral, aromatic and slightly powdery. Almond welcomes you, flanked by a spiced, sweet incense note (very typical of Tauer) to put the rose centre stage. As has been said about the origin and production, I won’t repeat myself; just note that if you’re used to rose water (as a toner), know that this is identical, the rose in its absolute expression. But the difference lies in performance: here it doesn’t evaporate in minutes like the toner, undoubtedly. The dry-down tempers the florals, hinting at vanilla, musk and a warm rose at the end, like floral offerings in a procession. I liked it. Completely unisex. Enjoy.
A grey amber and rose fragrance with warm, spicy nuances. The longevity of the new version is zero. No one believes the Kandahar rose is of such high quality. Tauer usually produces exquisite aromas that are later reformulated into absolute rubbish to sell in mass. The best are the unknown scents and the original formulas of the famous ones. It’s a full-on snake charmer.
An exquisite fragrance. The first Andy I bought was Au Coeur du Désert, but I received decants of Phi and Une Rose de Kandahar as gifts. It wasn’t love at first sight, but with Andy that always happens to me (I’ve already tried more than seven). It brings me peace, tranquility, and purity; it reminds me of my mother and my daughter, making me feel pure, sincere, delicate yet masculine. It’s exquisite. As I always say: commercial perfumes tell me what I like and what I don’t, but Andy’s fragrances transport me, elevate me, and make me truly enjoy myself. Some, like L’Air Des Alpes Suisses, smell like plasticine (I’m from Chile) and I haven’t liked them at all. In summary: I totally recommend Phi, but the usual advice stands: try before you buy, as tastes vary. It’s not a Beast Mode, although I haven’t socialised with it yet, but for personal enjoyment it’s precious. A hug.
An exquisite fragrance. I bought my first Andy, ‘Au Coeur du Désert’, and they sent me several decants, including ‘Phi, Une Rose de Kandahar’. It wasn’t love at first sight, but that happens with all his perfumes (I’ve tried more than seven). It inspires calm, peace, and purity; it reminds me of my mother and my daughter. I feel pure, sincere, delicate, and masculine all at once. It’s exquisite. While commercial perfumes only help me discern the rich from the not-so-rich, Andy’s make me imagine places, transport me, and truly enjoy. Mind you, some like ‘L’Air Des Alpes Suisses’ smell like plasticine (I’m from Chile) and I hate them. In short: I recommend Phi wholeheartedly, but test before buying as tastes vary. It’s not a beast mode, but for personal enjoyment, it’s precious. A hug.
It’s a floral dream, so well-blended and refined that it’s hard to distinguish the individual notes. You can tell it has that elegant floral profile with Tauer’s signature sparkle, and that oriental backbone makes it an incredible niche scent. What a pity it’s not available all year round…