Rouge Avignon takes its name from Avignon, the city of popes. A gothic composition inspired by the carmine red of the papal stole. Opulent, rich and heavy, it has a spicy floral opening with notes of rose, raspberry and ylang-ylang. That salvo is followed by a gourmand accord of cocoa bean and black truffle resting on a gilded base of sandalwood, vetiver, musk and amber. Warming and a touch smoky, Rouge Avignon is an intoxicating composition, and a provocative alternative to dull caramel florals.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close rooms and low light, where its rose, cocoa and smoky woods can unfold without feeling loud. It suits a polished, self-possessed presence: intimate, slightly dramatic, and more magnetic than expansive.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, Rouge Avignon wears with moderate projection and strong longevity. One or two sprays are enough to let the rose-and-gourmand heart bloom on skin; in warmth it becomes richer and more sensual, while cold weather keeps the smoky woods and amber more defined.
Who it’s for
For lovers of dark rose perfumes, gourmand florals and woody amber compositions with a sensual edge. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys sweetness tempered by smoke, truffle, and a more gothic, textured take on floral perfume.
Release year
2013
The nose
Pierre Guillaume is a French perfumer known for a distinctive, highly personal style that often balances texture, contrast and a slightly subversive gourmand edge. As the founder of Parfumerie Générale and a key creative force behind Phaedon’s 2013 relaunch, he has built a reputation for fragrances that feel architectural yet sensual, with unusual materials handled in a polished, modern way. In Rouge Avignon, Guillaume channels that signature contrast beautifully: rose is made darker and more tactile by raspberry, cocoa bean, black truffle and smoky woods, then anchored in sandalwood and amber. The result fits his talent for turning a clear concept into something richly atmospheric without losing wearability.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume shaped the fragrance as perfumer and also guided the house’s creative direction at Phaedon Paris, translating the brand’s gothic, travel-inflected aesthetic into a dense rose-gourmand composition.
Phaedon Paris’s story
Phaedon Paris is a niche house shaped by classical references, travel and a taste for concise, sensory compositions. Its identity draws on antiquity and philosophy, while Pierre Guillaume’s 2013 involvement added a more opulent, narrative-driven dimension, giving the brand a sharper Gothic and luxurious register without losing its intellectual core.
Rouge Avignon’s concept
Rouge Avignon is inspired by Avignon, the city of popes, and by the carmine red of the papal stole. The fragrance builds that image into a Gothic composition: a spicy rose opening gives way to cocoa bean, black truffle and smoky woods, then settles into a warm, resinous base that suggests the shadowed grandeur of the papal palace.
Extra info
The name refers to Avignon, the city of popes, and the fragrance’s imagery is tied to the papal stole and palace. It is part of Phaedon’s 2013 high-concentration eau de parfum collection and is often noted for its unusual use of black truffle alongside rose and cocoa.
Rouge Avignon takes its name from Avignon, the city of popes. A gothic composition inspired by the carmine red of the papal stole. Opulent, rich and heavy, it has a spicy floral opening with notes of rose, raspberry and ylang-ylang. That salvo is followed by a gourmand accord of cocoa bean and black truffle resting on a gilded base of sandalwood, vetiver, musk and amber. Warming and a touch smoky, Rouge Avignon is an intoxicating composition, and a provocative alternative to dull caramel florals.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close rooms and low light, where its rose, cocoa and smoky woods can unfold without feeling loud. It suits a polished, self-possessed presence: intimate, slightly dramatic, and more magnetic than expansive.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, Rouge Avignon wears with moderate projection and strong longevity. One or two sprays are enough to let the rose-and-gourmand heart bloom on skin; in warmth it becomes richer and more sensual, while cold weather keeps the smoky woods and amber more defined.
Who it’s for
For lovers of dark rose perfumes, gourmand florals and woody amber compositions with a sensual edge. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys sweetness tempered by smoke, truffle, and a more gothic, textured take on floral perfume.
Release year
2013
The nose
Pierre Guillaume is a French perfumer known for a distinctive, highly personal style that often balances texture, contrast and a slightly subversive gourmand edge. As the founder of Parfumerie Générale and a key creative force behind Phaedon’s 2013 relaunch, he has built a reputation for fragrances that feel architectural yet sensual, with unusual materials handled in a polished, modern way. In Rouge Avignon, Guillaume channels that signature contrast beautifully: rose is made darker and more tactile by raspberry, cocoa bean, black truffle and smoky woods, then anchored in sandalwood and amber. The result fits his talent for turning a clear concept into something richly atmospheric without losing wearability.
Collaborators
Pierre Guillaume shaped the fragrance as perfumer and also guided the house’s creative direction at Phaedon Paris, translating the brand’s gothic, travel-inflected aesthetic into a dense rose-gourmand composition.
Phaedon Paris’s story
Phaedon Paris is a niche house shaped by classical references, travel and a taste for concise, sensory compositions. Its identity draws on antiquity and philosophy, while Pierre Guillaume’s 2013 involvement added a more opulent, narrative-driven dimension, giving the brand a sharper Gothic and luxurious register without losing its intellectual core.
Rouge Avignon’s concept
Rouge Avignon is inspired by Avignon, the city of popes, and by the carmine red of the papal stole. The fragrance builds that image into a Gothic composition: a spicy rose opening gives way to cocoa bean, black truffle and smoky woods, then settles into a warm, resinous base that suggests the shadowed grandeur of the papal palace.
Extra info
The name refers to Avignon, the city of popes, and the fragrance’s imagery is tied to the papal stole and palace. It is part of Phaedon’s 2013 high-concentration eau de parfum collection and is often noted for its unusual use of black truffle alongside rose and cocoa.