Rouge Avignon by Phaedon

Today I’m sampling Rouge Avignon by Phaedon. With dominant notes of rose, raspberry, black truffle, hinoki wood and cocoa bean. In the opening I get a thick and heavy rose, very reminiscent of Rose D’Arabie by Armani Prive to my nose. With it is a raspberry note that comes across as warm and sweet. An hour on and the scent has settled down into a creamy gentle rose with the woods coming through, which now reminds me of PHI by Andy Tauer. Rose is a note that can go either way with me, sometimes works well and other times too feminine for me to feel comfortable wearing. This one starts a little too feminine for me, but I’m really enjoying it in the dry down. It’s a warm day here in the UK, so not ideal testing weather. However if I get a chance, I’ll test again in the cooler months