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Au Coeur du Désert

Concentration not recorded

Amber · Woody · Balsamic.

4.48 / 5Rating · 2,579 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originSwitzerland ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Tauer Perfumes — About us · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history describes the house’s beginnings as Andy Tauer’s one-person operation in 2005 and its two decades of perfumery from Zurich, Switzerland.

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Year2016
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerAndy Tauer
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Au Coeur du Désert by Tauer Perfumes has a listed amber, woody, balsamic profile, with notes of Resins, Coriander, Cedar, Ambergris, Patchouli.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

Resins ↗Coriander ↗Cedar ↗Ambergris ↗Patchouli ↗Cumin ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

4.11 / 5

1,451 votes

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category average, not hours

1
41
2
49
3
180
4
627
5
554

Projection

2.82 / 4

1,663 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
100
2
444
3
770
4
349

Value perception

2.88 / 5

992 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
88
2
242
3
437
4
149
5
76

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

3,573Own it
763Previously owned
4,332Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
39
2
124
3
126
4
566
5
1,724

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Black Opium bottleBlack OpiumYves Saint LaurentTauer Perfumes Au Coeur du Désert bottleAu Coeur du DésertTauer Perfumes

Both list Cedar and Patchouli. Explore Au Coeur du Désert’s amber direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Baccarat Rouge 540 bottleBaccarat Rouge 540Maison Francis KurkdjianTauer Perfumes Au Coeur du Désert bottleAu Coeur du DésertTauer Perfumes

Both list Ambergris and Cedar. Explore Au Coeur du Désert’s amber direction alongside Baccarat Rouge 540’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Au Coeur du Désert smell like?

Au Coeur du Désert by Tauer Perfumes has a listed amber, woody, balsamic profile, with notes of Resins, Coriander, Cedar, Ambergris, Patchouli.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Andy Tauer.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 4.11 out of 5, from 1,451 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Au Coeur du Désert?

Its listed notes include resins, coriander, cedar, ambergris, patchouli, cumin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Au Coeur du Désert

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Tauer Perfumes Au Coeur du Désert bottle
Leading accords
amber
woody
balsamic
aromatic
patchouli
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Resins · Coriander · Cedar · Ambergris · Patchouli · Cumin

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