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 scent
Vibe Check
This is a fragrance for close, deliberate spaces where smoke, fabric and polished surfaces matter more than volume. It suits a wearer who wants a composed, slightly enigmatic presence: warm, dry tobacco and spice that read as tailored rather than boozy or sweet.
When and where to wear suggestions
Best in cool weather, when its tobacco, cinnamon and benzoin can unfold without feeling dense. Apply lightly to start; two to four sprays are enough for a smooth, noticeable trail. On skin it stays warm and resinous, while in air the incense and spice create a drier, more architectural effect.
Who It’s For
For those who like tobacco scents with structure, spice and a refined resinous base rather than syrupy sweetness. It will appeal to fans of smoky, woody compositions with an elegant, graphic feel and a distinctly androgynous edge.
Release Year
2013
The Nose
Anne-Cecile Douveghan. A perfumer associated with a polished, modern niche style, she works here with a clear sense of structure: a dry, architectural tobacco accord lifted by spice and softened by resin and musk. Tabac Rouge shows her ability to keep a composition stylized and legible while still giving it warmth and texture. Her role in the fragrance is to shape tobacco into something more graphic than rustic, balancing incense, ginger and cinnamon against a smooth, almost lacquered base. The result feels composed rather than heavy, with a distinctly tailored androgynous finish.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume contributed the artistic direction that framed Tabac Rouge within Phaedon’s 2013 relaunch, shaping the house’s refined, culturally referential identity and the fragrance’s Art Deco concept. Anne-Cecile Douveghan built the composition itself around tobacco, spice and resin.
Phaedon Paris’s Story
Phaedon Paris treats perfumery as a form of cultural travel, drawing on ancient civilizations, Mediterranean and Asian references, and a baroque, collector-like sense of imagery. The house favors distinctive compositions with a strong visual and historical atmosphere rather than generic crowd-pleasing polish.
Tabac Rouge’s Concept
Tabac Rouge was launched as part of Phaedon Paris’s 2013 relaunch, when the house introduced a new set of high-concentration eaux de parfum under Pierre Guillaume’s artistic direction. Its concept is explicitly Art Deco, inspired by a skyscraper silhouette and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, with tobacco smoke, incense and warm spice evoked in a stylized, androgynous register.
Extra Info
Tabac Rouge was released in 2013 as part of Phaedon Paris’s relaunch. It comes in a high-concentration Eau de Parfum format, and its name, imagery and composition all lean into an Art Deco mood rather than a literal tobacco theme.
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 scent
Vibe Check
This is a fragrance for close, deliberate spaces where smoke, fabric and polished surfaces matter more than volume. It suits a wearer who wants a composed, slightly enigmatic presence: warm, dry tobacco and spice that read as tailored rather than boozy or sweet.
When and where to wear suggestions
Best in cool weather, when its tobacco, cinnamon and benzoin can unfold without feeling dense. Apply lightly to start; two to four sprays are enough for a smooth, noticeable trail. On skin it stays warm and resinous, while in air the incense and spice create a drier, more architectural effect.
Who It’s For
For those who like tobacco scents with structure, spice and a refined resinous base rather than syrupy sweetness. It will appeal to fans of smoky, woody compositions with an elegant, graphic feel and a distinctly androgynous edge.
Release Year
2013
The Nose
Anne-Cecile Douveghan. A perfumer associated with a polished, modern niche style, she works here with a clear sense of structure: a dry, architectural tobacco accord lifted by spice and softened by resin and musk. Tabac Rouge shows her ability to keep a composition stylized and legible while still giving it warmth and texture. Her role in the fragrance is to shape tobacco into something more graphic than rustic, balancing incense, ginger and cinnamon against a smooth, almost lacquered base. The result feels composed rather than heavy, with a distinctly tailored androgynous finish.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume contributed the artistic direction that framed Tabac Rouge within Phaedon’s 2013 relaunch, shaping the house’s refined, culturally referential identity and the fragrance’s Art Deco concept. Anne-Cecile Douveghan built the composition itself around tobacco, spice and resin.
Phaedon Paris’s Story
Phaedon Paris treats perfumery as a form of cultural travel, drawing on ancient civilizations, Mediterranean and Asian references, and a baroque, collector-like sense of imagery. The house favors distinctive compositions with a strong visual and historical atmosphere rather than generic crowd-pleasing polish.
Tabac Rouge’s Concept
Tabac Rouge was launched as part of Phaedon Paris’s 2013 relaunch, when the house introduced a new set of high-concentration eaux de parfum under Pierre Guillaume’s artistic direction. Its concept is explicitly Art Deco, inspired by a skyscraper silhouette and the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, with tobacco smoke, incense and warm spice evoked in a stylized, androgynous register.
Extra Info
Tabac Rouge was released in 2013 as part of Phaedon Paris’s relaunch. It comes in a high-concentration Eau de Parfum format, and its name, imagery and composition all lean into an Art Deco mood rather than a literal tobacco theme.