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Cendres de Thé Phaedon 2011

7.1 / 10 74 Ratings

A perfume by Phaedon for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Fresh

Citrus

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Smoky notes

Cardamom

Heart Notes

Tea

Camphor wood Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Myrrh

Cedar

Musk

Perfumer

Pierre Guillaume

Ratings

Scent

7.174 Ratings

Longevity

5.962 Ratings

Sillage

5.562 Ratings

Bottle

7.059 Ratings

Value for money

5.610 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 11/16/2025.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/17/2015

1Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

DorothyGrace
107 Reviews

DorothyGrace

A Mad Dream

What I smell here so reminds me of Angeliques Sous La Pluie that I wonder if I am smelling the same chemical. Although I haven't tried a sample of Iso E Super I wonder if what I smell in this and in ASLP is Iso E Super.

Cendres de The smells vague, artificial, musky, kind of like cedarwood, campourous, a touch bright like lemon, maybe a bit rosey, but it is all so ethereal, not really any of those things, very soft but strangely very present giving a feeling of being hungover that it feels less like a perfume and more like some mad dream.

After an hour there was hardly any scent left on my skin but occasionally during my testing it suddenly radiated very strongly for perhaps 10 minutes or so before retreating back into its corner.

It makes me feel a bit faint so definitely not for me.

10/28/2012

6Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

PBullFriend
310 Reviews

PBullFriend

Helpful Review 3

Not enough "there" there

This is a lovely, quietly spicy scent evoking clean cedar and lightly spiced tea. A room that smelled like this would be beautifully tranquil. Unfortunately, it hardly projects at all even when first applied. After three hours, a beautiful but faint cedar is all that's left. While this isn't at ultra-niche prices (currently $125 USD for 100 ml at Luckyscent), it is still expensive enough that I'd like to smell it at a distance of more than 10 cm and for a time longer than 3 hours. Because of its weakness, I would rather wear another contemplative woody scent with some power to it, like Comme des Garcons Wonderwood.

07/03/2015

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 24

Original Oriental

Cendres means ash, as the online translator informs me. Ash from tea? The smoky note of the fragrance - more on that later - is partly well described by the word ash. It is definitely not musty tobacco ash, but rather that of wood. I don’t know what ash from tea smells like. Given my two childishly eager imitators, I better stay away from corresponding experiments.

The start initially offers a briefly sweet citrus note. Neroli perhaps, but before I can clarify this, it fades away. A moment of anxiety. Such things can quickly turn unpleasant for me. But no, the true beginning is tea. Flavored. Floral, without being flowery. Fragrant-bright, similar to jasmine tea. An aldehydic-soapy tone underscores the airy opening. Bergamot? Maybe. Probably. If so, the comparatively dull components were carefully distilled out and used. Incredibly, it is still not fuzzy. The fragrance feels clean, certainly not barbershop-like in any way.

The freshness of the progression must come from camphor wood, which apparently is not named by chance. The camphor scent is fortunately not reminiscent of rheumatism medicine, but rather minty fresh, lasting for hours, until the afternoon. However, there is something else… It takes a while for the suspicion to emerge that myrrh is already peeking around the corner. Gently and cautiously. A wonderful interplay between summery and wintry aspects, between oriental and Western habits emerges.

Together with the camphor impression, the myrrh along with its companions (see above) creates a sour-smoky aura. Fortunately, it remains subtle, rather than, as I experienced with Robert Piguet's Casbah and Aesop's Mystra, practically ruining the fragrance for me. Instead, it creates a truly contemplative mood, reminiscent of my beloved hinoki.

By midday, the myrrh note becomes the main character. Soft and creamy myrrh. Tea-scented. Nevertheless, it is somewhat bitter and still slightly sour. The latter sounds more unpleasant than it would be appropriate. Meanwhile, the camphor note maintains the clean impression.

Now, the rose is missing. Well, the rose. It seems to me that it is almost always present subliminally, without ever becoming tangible as a protagonist. This fragrance is certainly not a rose scent, but without the rose, it would be a completely different fragrance. Much cooler and more distant. One of the more austere varieties is used, hardly any fruit and no fizz in it.

Until the evening, the fragrance remains present in its calm, subtly smoky manner. With a very manageable sillage, it lasts easily ten hours. Great for fans of mild, bright smoky fragrances who can handle an original opening. A special summer oriental!

I thank Ergreifend for the sample.

Statements

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Ergoproxy

5 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

Unconventional, yet wearable. Smells to me like a freshly polished piece of furniture. Sweet resinous, creamy, woody, and a hint of rose. Lovely!

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Yatagan

9 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Wonderful tea note with a woody and herbaceous (myrrh?) base. A scent that is definitely intriguing, yet simple enough.

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Heikeso

2 months ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Dry, fresh resinous wood caresses bitter, steaming herbal tea. Floral notes add a touch of brightness.

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Mörderbiene

6 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Myrrh-like smoky rose. Distinctive and special, without losing wearability. Something new and quite pleasing.

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CharlAmbre

13 days ago

8Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Fine roasted cardamom in dark creamy warmth, lots of softly glowing, completely smoke-free, resinous wood: perfect for feeling good and sipping tea.

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Flioline

4 years ago

5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Tea from the tea egg
Mildly soapy clean smooth on the saucer
Step aside, Jasmine!
From those that have never smelled like tea...

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Paloma58

1 year ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Rich, serious, smoky on the skin. Smoked tea? Rauchbier from Bamberg! More of a masculine impression, very interesting with character*

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DasCroe

3 months ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Transition from pharmacist scent (overdose of camphor) to tea time by the fireplace (slightly smoky/woody, East Frisian tea); needs a bit of time to grow on you.

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