Giorgio Valenti
Rose Noire
Woody · Powdery · Earthy.
parfumbible.comRose · Sweet · Fruity.
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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Collection: Collectibles
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
PHI Une Rose de Kandahar by Tauer Perfumes has a listed rose, sweet, fruity profile, with notes of Almond, Apricot, Cinnamon, Bergamot, Rose.
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.
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.69 / 5
628 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.52 / 4
758 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.95 / 5
330 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
1,610Own it
471Previously owned
1,687Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Hiram Green
Arbolé Arbolé
Woody · Vanilla · Patchouli.
Tauerville
Vanilla Flash
Vanilla · Tobacco · Rose.
Tauer Perfumes
Vanilla Absolue
Amber · Vanilla · Balsamic.
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Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Lost CherryBoth list Cinnamon and Patchouli. Explore PHI Une Rose de Kandahar’s rose direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Tobacco VanilleBoth list Tobacco Leaf and Tonka Bean. Explore PHI Une Rose de Kandahar’s rose direction alongside Tobacco Vanille’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does PHI Une Rose de Kandahar smell like?
PHI Une Rose de Kandahar by Tauer Perfumes has a listed rose, sweet, fruity profile, with notes of Almond, Apricot, Cinnamon, Bergamot, Rose.
Who created it?
The listed perfumer is Andy Tauer.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.69 out of 5, from 628 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define PHI Une Rose de Kandahar?
Its listed notes include almond, apricot, cinnamon, bergamot, rose, tobacco leaf, geranium, ambergris, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean, musk, vetiver. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
PHI Une Rose de Kandahar
Tauer Perfumes
Leading accords
rose
sweet
fruity
warm spicy
almond
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Almond · Apricot · Cinnamon · Bergamot · Rose · Tobacco Leaf
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