Inspired by an Art Deco skyscraper and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, Tabac Rouge is a striking androgynous fragrance, conjuring up curling tendrils of incense and tobacco smoke. Turkish tobacco absolute is warmed by ginger and cinnamon, with a luxuriant hint of honey. Tabac Rouge dries down to a lush base of Siam benzoin and musk.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its tobacco smoke and warm spice can move with the body rather than announce themselves from across the room. It suits a composed, slightly enigmatic presence: tailored, intimate, and a little dangerous without becoming loud.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, where the cinnamon, ginger and tobacco can bloom without turning sharp. Apply lightly to pulse points or chest; the scent has enough concentration to project, but it wears best when allowed to stay close and reveal its honeyed benzoin drydown gradually.
Who it’s for
For those who like tobacco fragrances with polish rather than heft: spicy, smoky, slightly sweet, and distinctly architectural. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy androgynous compositions, warm resins, and a sensual but restrained style.
Release year
2013
The nose
Anne-Cecile Douveghan. A niche perfumer associated with precise, atmospheric compositions, she is credited here with shaping Tabac Rouge’s stylized tobacco accord into something balanced rather than heavy, letting spice, smoke and sweetness stay in tension. Her work on this fragrance shows a controlled hand: the tobacco feels tailored, the incense effect is airy rather than churchy, and the drydown is polished by benzoin and musk. The result is a composition that reads as elegant and architectural rather than rustic.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume provided the artistic direction and creative framework for the 2013 relaunch of Phaedon Paris, shaping the house’s refined identity and the Art Deco-inspired brief behind Tabac Rouge. Anne-Cecile Douveghan translated that vision into the finished formula.
Phaedon Paris’s story
Phaedon Paris is a house built around travel, ancient cultures and a cultivated sense of visual storytelling. Its fragrances lean into a baroque-naturalist aesthetic, pairing historical references with polished niche perfumery and a distinctly French sense of composition.
Tabac Rouge’s concept
Tabac Rouge was created for Phaedon Paris’s 2013 relaunch, when the house introduced a new set of high-concentration eaux de parfum under Pierre Guillaume’s artistic direction. The fragrance draws on Art Deco imagery and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, using tobacco, incense and spice to evoke a sleek, smoke-lined modernity.
Extra info
Tabac Rouge was part of Phaedon Paris’s 2013 high-concentration relaunch. The fragrance is often described as Art Deco in style, and its bottle was issued in a 100 ml Eau de Parfum format.
Inspired by an Art Deco skyscraper and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, Tabac Rouge is a striking androgynous fragrance, conjuring up curling tendrils of incense and tobacco smoke. Turkish tobacco absolute is warmed by ginger and cinnamon, with a luxuriant hint of honey. Tabac Rouge dries down to a lush base of Siam benzoin and musk.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its tobacco smoke and warm spice can move with the body rather than announce themselves from across the room. It suits a composed, slightly enigmatic presence: tailored, intimate, and a little dangerous without becoming loud.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, where the cinnamon, ginger and tobacco can bloom without turning sharp. Apply lightly to pulse points or chest; the scent has enough concentration to project, but it wears best when allowed to stay close and reveal its honeyed benzoin drydown gradually.
Who it’s for
For those who like tobacco fragrances with polish rather than heft: spicy, smoky, slightly sweet, and distinctly architectural. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy androgynous compositions, warm resins, and a sensual but restrained style.
Release year
2013
The nose
Anne-Cecile Douveghan. A niche perfumer associated with precise, atmospheric compositions, she is credited here with shaping Tabac Rouge’s stylized tobacco accord into something balanced rather than heavy, letting spice, smoke and sweetness stay in tension. Her work on this fragrance shows a controlled hand: the tobacco feels tailored, the incense effect is airy rather than churchy, and the drydown is polished by benzoin and musk. The result is a composition that reads as elegant and architectural rather than rustic.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume provided the artistic direction and creative framework for the 2013 relaunch of Phaedon Paris, shaping the house’s refined identity and the Art Deco-inspired brief behind Tabac Rouge. Anne-Cecile Douveghan translated that vision into the finished formula.
Phaedon Paris’s story
Phaedon Paris is a house built around travel, ancient cultures and a cultivated sense of visual storytelling. Its fragrances lean into a baroque-naturalist aesthetic, pairing historical references with polished niche perfumery and a distinctly French sense of composition.
Tabac Rouge’s concept
Tabac Rouge was created for Phaedon Paris’s 2013 relaunch, when the house introduced a new set of high-concentration eaux de parfum under Pierre Guillaume’s artistic direction. The fragrance draws on Art Deco imagery and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, using tobacco, incense and spice to evoke a sleek, smoke-lined modernity.
Extra info
Tabac Rouge was part of Phaedon Paris’s 2013 high-concentration relaunch. The fragrance is often described as Art Deco in style, and its bottle was issued in a 100 ml Eau de Parfum format.