TAUER PERFUMES · 2016
Au Coeur du Désert Extrait
Longevity
7–12 hmost of 28 people
Projection
Strongabout 9 in 10 of 300+ people
Season
Cooler months8 in 10 season mentions
amber-forward
cozy
sensual
spiced amber smoke over dry patchouli resin
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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What the community says
Dry and warm, made for cooler months, with real staying power and a big trail
Scendira's summary of 400+ people on perfume review sites and Reddit. Updated 25 Oct 2026
Sample first: many who bought it unsmelled say to try it before a full bottle.
How long it lasts300+ people
7–12 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 7–12 hours. From 28 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (10 h).
Long-lasting for most people
In words
Almost everyone who describes Au Coeur du Désert says it lasts a long time.
How far it projects300+ people
Projects strongly for most people
about 9 in 10 say it projects strongly
In words
Ask people how far Au Coeur du Désert carries, and about 9 in 10 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it29 mentions
8 in 10
season mentions are cooler
8 in 10 cooler2 in 10 other seasons
From 29 mentions of a season.
Cooler months
How it smells, in their words175 people
dry82
How many of the 175 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
TAUER PERFUMES Au Coeur du Désert: what 400+ people say about it.
In short: Dry and warm, made for cooler months, with real staying power and a big trail.
Worn by everyone.
Most people get 7–12 hours of wear (28 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 10 hours).
Long-lasting for most people (300+ people): Almost everyone who describes Au Coeur du Désert says it lasts a long time.
Projects strongly for most people (300+ people): Ask people how far Au Coeur du Désert carries, and about 9 in 10 say it projects strongly.
Of the 29 mentions of a season, about 8 in 10 are about cooler weather.
People wear it most for: cooler months.
82 of the 175 people who describe how it smells call it dry, the word used most.
Worth knowing if you like quieter scents: most people say it projects strongly.
Sample first: many who bought it unsmelled say to try it before a full bottle.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 400+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
TAUER PERFUMES Au Coeur du Désert smells like spiced amber smoke over dry patchouli resin. It opens with spices and citrus notes, moves into amber and settles on balsamic notes, ambergris and woody notes. It reads unisex.
This extrait de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. A good pick for date nights and nights out. Released in 2016.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room. Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something amber forward and cozy for date nights.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike oriental fragrances.
Around $203.
Explore more: More from TAUER PERFUMES · Warm & Amber perfumes · Amber perfumes · Ambergris perfumes
Concentration
Extrait
Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
Tauer Perfumes is the Zurich niche house of independent perfumer Andy Tauer, known for natural-ingredient-forward compositions and dry, spiced, resinous signatures that read very differently to mainstream niche. The 17 live pieces on Scendira average .10 and are overwhelmingly unisex (16 of 17), skewing Woody (6) with Fresh (4) and Warm & Amber (3). Prices span $19.01-$300 (average $189). Standout live pieces: Patch Absolue ($193.88,.62, warm spiced patchouli with resinous amber and creamy sandalwood), Au Coeur du Désert ($202.63,.48, spiced amber smoke over dry patchouli resin), L'Air du Desert Marocain ($144.58,.38, spiced desert air with smoky woods and resin warmth), PHI Une Rose de Kandahar ($300,.27, powdery rose tea with fruity sweet spice) and Rose Absolue ($19.01,.26, spiced berries and citrus wrapped in warm resinous rose). Best read as the independent-perfumer niche entry, dry, spiced, deeply narrative.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like spiced amber smoke over dry patchouli resin. It opens with spices and citrus notes, moves into amber and settles on balsamic notes, ambergris and woody notes.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
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