Au Coeur du Désert Tauer Perfumes for women and men

I should mention, this Au Coeur du Désert is not a crowd-pleaser. It's far too unique and avant-garde for the average nose. Don't expect a flood of compliments from the secretarial pool or the chaps at the office when wearing it.

No, this is a connoisseur's fragrance, one that will be appreciated only by those with the most refined and adventurous tastes. To everyone else, it may seem strange, perhaps even off-putting at first. But that's the beauty of it - it's not trying to appeal to the masses.

It takes a true individual, someone who isn't afraid to stand out from the crowd, to pull off a scent like this. Someone who understands that the most intriguing and tempting things in life are often the most challenging and misunderstood.

So, you may not receive many compliments, but you can take satisfaction in knowing you're wearing a true work of art, an olfactory experience that separates the extraordinary from the ordinary. And if you do happen to encounter a cognate spirit who recognizes and appreciates it, well, that's worth more than a thousand empty compliments from the unimaginative masses.

Trust me, this is a scent for the bold and the rare.

Excellent juice
It's very similar to L'Air du Desert Marocain (which is also incredible)
But coeur is quite a bit more wearable
So imo it's even better

The Elder in John Wick 4 would smell like this

Btw I am very conscious of avoiding sweat/body odour perfumes, but this is 100% not one of them

Au Coeur du Désert is a spicy-amber scent that bears a striking resemblance to 02 L'Air du Désert Marocain. It feels like the extrait version of 02, but with some differences. ACDD is less dry and more amber-focused, and is more spicebomb than fougère. It is certainly more intense. This scent is perhaps my preference, but both are excellent and it comes down to personal taste. Both scents have distinct styles while being similar in spirit.

ACDD is amber-led from its opening, a sticky, resinous amber that starts off quite sweet. It is complemented beautifully by its spicy top notes, with cumin and peppery coriander evident to my nose. There is a green woody undertone that brings to mind petitgrain, but it is less pronounced here than in the more aromatic 02.

As it develops, I get some jammy rose alongside the amber - a lovely addition. A nice woody accord develops, led by a prominent birch note. Dry and leathery, it rounds out the labdanum perfectly while acting as a dry counterpoint. I get some lavender at this point, adding an aromatic edge. It is much less prominent than in 02 where it leads the fougère accord as a top note.

ACDD becomes increasingly dry and woody as it dries down, with the salty ambergris coming to the fore - adding nuance and complexity to the sweet amber that permeates this scent. Some patchouli adds a chypre-like earthiness, rounded out by dry, grassy vetiver. Remnants of the warm spices linger throughout, making for a rich, satisfying scent that remains on-theme. It fades to a musky-mossy skin scent with a hint of spice. Sillage is strong and longevity is long-lasting. It is unisex, best worn in autumn/winter.

A beautiful spicy-amber scent, ACDD is utterly elegant. It is versatile and wearable, yet perfectly evocative of spice bazaars of the Middle East. It can be summed up as 02 with added rose, sweet amber and intensity. It is also less masculine in my opinion than 02, contributing to it being my preference. Old-world-meets-modern, east-meets-west, this is true olfactory art. A masterpiece, perfected. 5/5.

This is exactly what I was hoping for based on the name. A spice caravan in the desert. Sun baked vegetation, coriander, resins, leather and a light sweetness. Beautiful stuff. I love smelling it yet don’t feel compelled to get a full bottle.

Opens sandy with amber warmth tempered by dry cashmere.

Medium depth is neither too sweet nor too dry. Cumin spice resides in the background. Comforting body radiates dry vetiver and dense cedar wood.

Cozy, while not familiar/generic. Enjoyable and distinct. Impressive performance. Dry down hits a sweet spot as spice picks up. Intoxicatingly easy to like.

Smells like a canvas tent flapping in the desert wind while sweet figs and incense smolder in the background.

1ST TRY:
Opening’s hard to pin down!

Starts vanilla sweet. Wafts of resinous amber adds mystery while wood builds in a musty way that gives welcome edge. Glad it turns more brusque with soil, dry grass, saddle polish, and faint black cherry.

Dry down has floating dry chocolate vetiver that projects well. Sweetness increases to match the spice. Cumin/cardamom dominate, but not enough other spices to read exotic/middle eastern/Moroccan. Maybe not the most unique, but well blended. Sexy cowboy that’s still mature.

This is a real masterpiece and yet I don't know if it is full bottle worthy for me. Where should I start?

It creates the olfactive image of a desert, being within the heart of the desert. Not coconut and sunscreen but (after an initial citrussy five minutes) dry, dusty, and slightly spicey. There is a wooden and resinous base; the wood is crackling dry. I can even smell stones - dry grey hot stones on which a drop of precious water evaporates quickly. I am imagining the Sinai desert. It is an absolutely beautiful fragrance but there is virtually no projection (I read this can often occur with extraits). I wear perfumes mainly for myself and am all for an intimate sillage (and I hate the migraine-triggering "beast mode" stuff used by oversprayers) but if I can barely detect the smell myself after pressing the nose to my wrist, it is not enough to justify buying a full bottle of such a high priced scent. That said, it is really beautiful (thankfully, I cannot detect ambrocenide or other super ambrosomethings) and I'll keep my decant for now. I want to try L'Air du Désert Marocain and Le Maroc Pour Elle next because I am intrigued by the theme and the perfumer.

Notes: Coriander, cumin, patchouli, cedar, amber, resins

A resinous wood with gentle spices. Nothing too sharp or anything. The cumin gives it a distinctly animalic vibe which you're going to either love or hate.

I enjoy this more than l'air du desert morocain. It's more grounded, with more oomph.

I'd say this is unisex but i assume most people would say it's more masculine.

Good for cold weather.

Opening smells like a wunderbaum :D

I wear this two or three times each year during the colder season. It never fails I receive compliments from strangers who typically want me to send a link or write down the name. It’s not for everyone but definitely appeals to noses with a more expansive palate.

Spiced warm leather. Smells like my maternal grandmother's minivan - specifically the kind of weird New England lady with too many cats and a weird obsession with lawn flamingos. Slightly oily, acrid petrol-y note common in Tauer frags. Has a similar niche to Sticky Fingers by Francesca Bianchi imo, but is less boozy-amber-caramel. Still a haughty leather-patchouli. Not powdery to my nose, slightly salty without being aquatic.

Edit - the sweaty cumin and/or patchouli BO note is a bit hard to stomach in enclosed spaces, but probably perfectly fine when not wearing it inside a cleanroom bunny suit. It's a very indolic skank to my nose.

Sweet leather, warm amber, a bit of balsam and cinnamon.
Don`t normally like any balsam notes but here it`s not bad.
It`s a great combination of notes that complement and complete each other.
A sophisticated, well-layered, masculine scent. Something between Ani by Nishane and Amouage Inerlude.
Very interesting.

Ambery, woody, spicy fragrance
Very intense masculine and on the mature side

strong slight sweet/spice bomb with amber and incense/slight herbal note i get , too much for me, i find it unisex , but the dry down gets better very good longevity , if your in the mood for something slightly sweet spice incense and ambery, you will love great for cold weather

Best Amber fragrance in the game! It’s so artistic and beautiful at the same time!

Another beautiful creation by Tauer. Akin to LdDM, it is a dry and dusty, woody scent with a superb blend of spice. This one does seem heavy on the coriander and the wood is especially dry and cedar-like. The patchouli is blended in perfectly as is something that is fresh smelling, maybe vetiver. You have to try this as it's not a safe blind buy but I agree with the many others who say the ingredients seem superb. Nothing synthetic about this.

Smells like an insense shop.

Fizzy ambergris of the best quality, light incense (perhaps a laudanum note), hints of chocolatey patchouli, and beeswax (again, could be labdanum), all dusted in dry spices. Don't let the "desert" in the name fool you, this scent isn't dry on my skin. There's something molten and gold about it that just seems to kinda swirl and pool around the wearer. I agree with the review below that the ambergris does have some animalic nuances, but not in a fecal or bathroom-y way.

I will say, if you're familiar with niche ambers, you may not find this as unique. I find it has similarities to Amber Absolute, Grand Soir, Ambre Sultan, etc--however more complex; it's not an amber soliflore.

This is nice for sure and like EauDeMale before me has stated, this does smell like a middle eastern spice market.
Before reading that comment, I thought also that this smells like those potpourri pouches you find in home goods stores.

Definitely for the colder times for sure so shoot for Fall/Winter and, try it before buying it.

For me, it's a pass.
It's something nice to smell as you walk to a place but, not something I want to smell like.

After many years away from the perfume world, a couple of years ago I decided to explore again the market. I didn't make any search on internet and to be honest I was not aware of all this reviewers on YouTube.
So I can say that the surprise I got from this fragrance was not induced.
I get this amber note together with an animalic feeling that reminds me of some mediterranean bazar smelling of incenses and leather goods. It's very sensual to my nose, nocturnal and mysterious.

Smoke Sauna Ambergris ★★★★☆

I never understood the desert reference in this or L'Air. I'm from the nordics and they both smell exactly like a crispy summer morning on a cottage terrace looking over the archipelago. Cooling incense over a fresh balsamic cedar and birch tar base sprinkled with a dash of oceanic ambergris. In that sense, they remind me of the pastoral air of Lonestar Memories. Raw materials are of exceptional quality, the coriander being a standout, and longevity is formidable. Alas, wearing this feels like wearing a high end wood-themed scent candle - more atmospheric and soothing, less human and handsome. The artistry and Tauer's signature are undeniable but the strong reference to photorealistic nature scenery translated in low wearability for me. Had both version over the years but ended up selling them nearly unused since the similar woody-salty-natural Dior Dune performes better in the "atmospheric perfumes" category while Amouage Fate does a better job at conveying the desert. For those who are comparing, I preferred this as the improved one of the two deserts.

On the contrary, if smelling natural is your thing, this is absolutely as good as it gets. This and L'Air are popular for a good reason.

Soundtrack: Boards of Canada - A Moment of Clarity

Here are the notes:
Top (First Impression): Coriander, cumin, petitgrain
Middle (Heart): Rock rose, jasmine, lavender, birch, geranium
Base (Lingering): Dry cedar woods, vetiver, ambergris, patchouli, labdanum, amber, vetiver

I tested several hundred fragrances. Well all I can say is that this is one of the best fragrance ever created in parfum history. An absolute masterpiece! I love it!

Dried coriander seeds and aromatic milky saffron piles on a wooden counter next to a fresh jasmine garland stall under the sunheated canopy. Also sweet, softly herbal balsam is there. Stays on my skin forever

Even more close to African Leather by Memo Paris then LDDM. it also has that same medicine smell in the start which fades after a bit. Spicy Leather like smell which is very likeable. These are all likeable perfumes for an evolved nose, so if you are just off Lynx this is not for you for another 20+ years. These are not Citrus mixed with Ambroxan type either so keep your distance or you might have a visceral reaction!

I think this, LDDM and AL are fairly interchangeable. I will most likely buy LDDM from Taur for collection because it was a bit fresher leathery take on this DNA!! but this is still fantastic!!

One of the best scents I own, love it!

... where are the notes?

This smells like a slightly sweet planty floral& woods,in a very natural way&smooth~well made,its just slightly on the masculine side for my taste,only thing that prevented me from liking...is the masculine note vibe i smell& get in this,its unique&well blended for what it is&great to sample. Maybe a plant or floral i dislike? Im not sure on the notes for this,its the first time i have sampled anything from this house,smooth and very well blended for what it is🦋

Great use of all. One of best ever fragrance. No one mentioned that the jasmine here has the fondamental role. That spices without the absolute of jasmine sambac Andy used, aren't the same. Every perfumers will feel surely very well this.

On first spray, I was completely overwhelmed by unrecognizable spices. Tried it again a couple weeks later and found that it wasn't as intense, maybe I got used to it?. As a comparison, the slight sweetness that is present in L'Air du Desert Marocain that keeps the almost overwhelming spiciness tethered to something pleasant is gone, replaced by a smokier undertone - perhaps paprika? It's similar in it's warm, spicy, comforting scent, though. I can see it's appeal as art, but I don't see myself ever wearing this. I'd imagine someone else may be able to make it work for them, though.

This gives me Chergui vibes. A cozy unisex fragrance perfect for when you want to conjure up a desert on a cold winter's day. Smells like a warm crackling fire of amber resin and cedar, smoke swirling with the aroma of roasting coriander seeds.

Another beautiful creation by Tauer. To me, this is LDDM, only swap the lavender for leather, thicken the amber. I love both ACCD and LDDM, at the moment I am still smitten with LDDM more though, but that is subject to change. The only problem is my lady doesn't like either of them. (When she got up close and personal with me and smelled the far dry down she said it smelled great!) I will also echo the statement from a reviewer below that it's not as enjoyable to bury your nose in this (nor LDDM). I like it much more in the air, catching wafts occaisionally.

Scent: 4.5/5
Longevity: 5/5
Sillage: 4/5

Bunch of spices, woods and amber in the background, like walking through a middle eastern spice street. Not my thing, I don't wanna smell like this. Strong at first but fades down rather quickly for such heavy combination.

The review below seems to be meant for Tauer's L'Air Des Alpes Suisses, and posted here in error.

It's autumn in the mountains, a few yellow leaves remain on the aspens. I just finished pitching the tent and I'm gathering rocks. While gathering rocks, I luck upon a pine knot, what some may call fatwood, that I will use as kindling. I place the rocks in a circle, pull out my axe and begin to splinter the pine knot into pieces, releasing the beautiful resin scent trapped within the heart. It reminds me of camping trips with my grandfather as a young boy...and how much I miss him. I pause...and live in the memory. I look up through the aspens at the bluest Colorado sky and remember the stories he would tell me about their hunting excursions in the Colorado mountains in the early 1960s, before I was born. As a child back in Oklahoma, it seemed like a magical place. He would be happy to know it is now my home. I take a deep breathe of fresh mountain air, mixed with aromatic pine and continue with my task. I place the splintered kindling into the shape of a tepee, pull out my fire starter and begin to light the fire. Within seconds there is smoke...and the scent of Au Coeur du Désert...

Au Coeur du Désert smells like smoke from a fire built with old heart pine knots.

"In The Heart of the Desert" is on par with its predecessor for the most intriguing fragrance ever. It's denser than L'Air, which is aptly named for its unfathomable ability to convey the vast emptiness of the starry desert sky. Au Coeur is exactly what it's touted to be, more compact and less atmospheric.

The major divergence I pick up on seems to be more patchouli in Au Coeur and a hint of leather, as well as maybe eucalyptus (in the opening) giving it a cooling factor. Same incense and the spice is moved to the background. Enough has been said for the amber, the stuff of legend. Strong projection and really lingers in the air. Lasts on skin for a long time 12+ hours, but does become softer.

The sprayer only gives a small burst. Two sprays to the neck and you'll smell like the Genie full of phenomenal cosmic power. Overdo it and you are Jafar. L'Air is the journey through the desert. Au Coeur is the Cave of Wonders.

I agree with those saying it feels more wearable. L'Air is more atmospheric and personal (IMO). Au Coeur is great for going out with confidence and formal events. But I won't constrain myself to particular settings for wearing this majestic work of art. if you smelled L'Air and thought "no way," then you can probably forget about this one too. On the other hand, I can't argue with those wanting to own both masterpieces. But I only own one, this one.

Rating - 10/10

The follow up to LADDM. At least in this one the spices are more restrained and don't punch you in the face with their potency and pungency. This is more civilized and doesn't have some of that animalic/body odorish notes present in LADDM likely due to the latter's hefty dose of cumin. LADDM was like walking through a spice market in the mid day sun.

Here Au Coeur is like walking through the spice market but at night. There's a weird cooling effect that is calming and peaceful. There's also a good bit of sweetness to counterbalance the dryness but it still feels quite airy. It reminds me of summer nights when the heat finally breaks and the cooling breeze blows in offering relief and serenity. I don't get the desert allusions except for the dryness. But it lacks any sand note which other frags replicate well. I also haven't picked up any spices in any desert I've been too. But maybe you are some traveler of yore carrying spices back to your homeland. If so LADDM evokes this travel during the day, a bit hot and brutalist. Au Coeur is this same journey but at night- more peaceful, serene, cooler.

This one I still potent though and can quickly overwhelm so I recommend going light on the sprays. The beauty of this one is in its slightly restrained nature offering balance and an ethereal almost too perfect for this world type of feel. Let it be that cool refreshing breeze and not some assault on the senses like throwing handfuls of spices in someone's face.

I bought this blind and when i first sprayed it I just sprayed two or three big sprays at my neck and on my clothes as I normally would. I had NO idea what I was dealing with lol. I was intrigued but overwhelmed and decided no. Not for me. That was last December. I kept the bottle thinking - I will wait, my tastes change with my mood so maybe one day it will work on me.

Jump ahead to the first humid-sticky heat wave of a Montreal summer. I thought. Maybe, if I spray once, lightly from a distance in the heat I would like this and YES. This is i how it works for me. The heat warms it up and makes it sweet, woody, spicy and lovely and the one spray is more than enough. If you try this and decide it is not for you - give it another shot in a different season, in a different mood.( this is true of most fragrance). I now love it..

I blind bought this, got it, opened it and I immediately said to myself...that smell again. Because it reminded me on something that I already had in the past. Do me a favor and check this and Oudh 36 (the golden one) by Al Haramain side by side (if you can of course). I might be wrong. I do not own Oud 36 anymore, but I think they are very similar. This is more refined and polished of course while the other one is beast.

this is one of the most beautiful fragrances.
a beautiful spicy woody freshness makes it a must for any serious fragrance lover. pure Alpine art captured in a bottle.

To my nose, this is very close to LDDM. So close that I wouldn't buy a bottle of ACDD. Ideally, you would sample each around the same time and decide which one you lean towards (or both, whatever). LDDM has more 'animalic' to it (not a lot, just more) and ACDD has a sweeter drydown on my skin.

I'm not as poetically high on this as others seem to be, though the 'exoticism' and romanticism of the desert is the draw here. Maleeh al Oud exudes a royalty this doesn't have, but ACDD is rich nonetheless. I don't think everyone can pull these off, definitely sample before you buy.

Unfathomably beautiful fragrance. Something I love about Au Coeur du Désert is that wearing it I have never had to think about whether it's too this or that, whether it fits the occasion, my mood, the weather etc. Me wearing it is the occasion. It's at once both comforting and exciting. This fragrance is constructed so beautifully and blended so expertly that there is not a single note out of place. I could probably pick out most of the notes, but it generally doesn't even cross my mind because it feels so harmonious. What is there to say, it's perfect. Whatever you think you've been looking for, this is probably it.

I consider it one of the best examples of a true unisex. The longevity it has is absolutely setting a standard as well. Here's what I call 'eternal'. I also completely adore L'Air du Desert Marocain and although the two fragrances are named differently LAdDM being an EdT and ACdD and Extrait de Parfum, then to me they are relatively close in nature. Living in a colder climate I can generally get away with wearing ACdD year round and prefer its depth over its lighter cousin. With that said the performance and depth of LAdDM is nothing to be scoffed at. Most EdPs wish they were in its league.

I mean this in the best possible way: This smells like sophisticated Tiger Balm without the menthol. It's a wonderfully comforting, spiced scent that makes you want to get your nose right up close. It radiates, and lingers, and is ever so sensual.

Au Coeur du Désert is the purr of a big cat.

I received this as a sample, and immediately decided to go seeking that full bottle. If you (like me) are a fan of those deep, resinous, woody, and spiced frags, this is a jewel.

1st placed in the news/fragrance review:
I’ve always enjoyed the classic fougères and designer classics like Dior Eau Sauvage, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Guerlain’s and Hermes’. I just now stumbled into the niche world of fragrances (I know, I can’t believe it took this long). I stopped into a local niche store in Spain in November 2021 to sample several designers- MDCI, Mona di Orio, Papillion, Roja etc.
These are all new to me and very nice and I’m happy to find this new world to explore.
BUT, then he asked if I knew Tauer? And went onto let me sample L’Air du Desert. I forgot everything I smelled before this and knew that this was special. It made an instant impact and to be sure, the next day I went back to sample LDDM on my skin. Just wow. Love the opening, heart AND the dry down is so smooth. This automatically went to the top of my all time favorite Perfumes period. It is a very personal perfume for me as it reminds me of my childhood in California. Growing up in the mountains of Socal, I get coniferous notes when I smell LDDM. I know this is a spicy desert perfume, but it’s a nice memory for me.
I enjoy LDDM so much I purchased Au Coeur du Desert the next week, and I actually favor Au Coeur as my new modern signature scent. Thank you Andy. Truly
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I love the extra depth that Au Coeur gives me. It feels a bit more resinous and seems better suited for the winter. LDDM is an all season for me.

Incense + Palo Santo. High quality, lovely projection. I hate the opening, kind of dirty leather smell, but I love the dry down. 100% winter fragance.

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Haven't tried this in awhile; I'm surprised to re-discover an aromatic leathery fougere—it's really unlike my memory of L'Air du Desert Marocain. I will second my review from years ago that this is a much better rendition!

Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful!!
I am a woman and I love this on my skin so much!!

I am actually wearing L’air du Désert Marocain on my other arm, doing a comparison and yes, Au Cœur du Désert is deeper and slightly sweet-er (but not overly sweet at all). My goodness, this is so beautiful! I cannot stop sniffing my arm where I have Au Cœur du Désert. It smells aromatic, a touch leather-y, there is amber and spices and a bit of a smoke-y feeling too, so yummy!! I am transported straight to North Africa when I smell this! This evokes the ever present sunshine, the herbs that grow in that beautiful region of the world where the air is dry and full of spices. I love it and I hope to get a full bottle of this beautiful scent soon!!

Longevity: 8-9 hours on my skin and it evolves into such a wonderful skin scent after that!!

Projection/Sillage: very moderate, almost a little shy actually.

Price: yeah, it’s not cheap, but this is not a cheap scent, au contraire, it is such a beautiful, wonderful, transporting, magical and almost mystical scent! It is worth each and every penny!! I have to have it in my collection!!

This is very stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. It is unlike any fragrance I have ever owned. It can pick you up and take you somewhere else, depending on your mood. The most special thing in my collection. As for the performance of the fragrance, it can stay on the skin for 6-8 hours and its sillage is moderate.

Absolutely and unmistakably a V2 of L'air, but with a smoke and leather quality that brings you closer to the notion of a campfire, a live habitat, human skin, and personhood. The granular gaps left in the top and mid notes of L'air get filled in with layers of dusty, cedar-y animalic notes. What texture remains, though, is identical to L'air to my nose. Cumin, coriander, and aromatics. The dry down of Au Coeur is just slightly less sweet. Where the deep drydown of L'air could suggest femininity or at least a unisex character, Au Coeur is decidedly more rugged as it gets going due to the smokiness. It's smoother and rounder, fuller, and possibly a little muskier, too, and in being "rounder" than its predecessor communicates the mind's eye of a leather-wearing bandit in the desert. I think it's much more romantic, and more traditionally "sexy" than L'air, but I dare say that its added wearability points make it a little less the anomaly; Au Coeur doesn't have quite the monopoly on dry, smoky, unisex-masculine sensuality in the fragrance market that L'air does on diffusively narcotic, arid atmospheres.

All that said, they are both gorgeous and after smelling both, I don't want to be without either and will be getting an FB of Au Coeur when I get the chance. Performance on Au Coeur is generally excellent but not quite as miraculous as I was expecting as the first extrait I've ever tried. I get around three more hours out of this than I get from L'air, which is a solid nine hour wear itself. Sticks very well on clothing, and overall projects more loudly, consistently and confidently than L'air does, which is incredibly satisfying. I love the power behind each and every note that this gifts me with. Do try this if you get a chance!

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This perfume is so unique, can’t compare it to anything. DIVINE, UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL , SEXY, COMPLEX, ROYAL! It was a blind buy and OHHH BOY, no regrets at all!

Sweet amber woody and spicy all mixed in the same beautiful fragrance. That's the most basic way I can describe it but it doesn't smell like anything I've ever smelled before. a rugged type of scent with amazing sweetness laced inside

While LADDM is a dry spicy amber fragrance, ACDD is still a spicy amber, but with an added touch of sweet leather, the vetiver slightly amped up, and the spices slightly toned down. Overall a slightly more easy-to-like, rounder take on LADDM.

Both LADDM and ACDD have soft projection and good longevity on my skin (I don't get any performance improvement compared to LADDM). I love it, but is it worth the price difference in view of the 'just small' differences? I personally don't think so. But to each its own :)

Lost somewhere in the dunes, my cishet male partner whines, "It's too masculine on youuuu". I don't care. I smell great.

Just a heads-up, this has huge presence and longevity. A few dabs from the fiddly 5 ml vial will suffice for moderate projection. Like L'Air du Desert Morocain, it will likely persist on clothes through one or more washes-- yes, even with industrial-smelling detergent, I can still smell either one, and have witnessed two sprays of either scent survive three washings. I prefer the little vials because the scent is so strong. They're priced a little higher per ml but will last eons for someone who likes to wear just enough for a personal scent bubble.

Between LADDM and ACDD, I wear the latter more often. The notes seem woven much closer and smoother, and the tone is a little darker. Put it on, feel like a perfumed seneschal. I would smoke this if I could.

A true masterpiece and my Favorite amber based fragrance in the game hands down.

What is Au Coeur du Desert?
The genie's lamp; The lavish abode of a Persian prince, decorated with the finest gold; A magical pot of sand imbued with the heart of the desert.

What kind of scent is this?
A sandy accord created with the coriander is beautifully masked by a warm amber blanket. Sniff a little too close and you'll pick out the sweetness that has no right working alongside the dry concoction- but somehow Tauer managed it. The closet thing I can describe the sweetness to is a chreme brûlée type, with the dryness mixed with an alluring sweetness.

Similarity to L'air du desert Marocain:
This fragrance adds an amber note that is not really present in L'air. Alongside this comes the aforementioned sweetness. I feel like this is miraculously a big improvement over its older sibling, primarily due to the nice amber covering up the (arguably too present) sandy coriander part of L'air du Desert Marocain (the note similar to the one found in Heritage EDP from the house of Guerlain).

How I recommend to smell this:
I have learnt not to bury my nose in this scent (despite my obvious yearning to do so).
If you smell too closely, the cocophany of scent molecules can be overwhelming- especially the newly added sweetness / amber accord (that was not present in the predecessor). If you let this scent come to you, this accord is balanced out with the magical '' Marocain base, leaving you with a truly inspiring eventual experience.

The downside:
For many, this is too special to be worn regularly. The uniqueness and the magic make it tough to fit in to an everyday scenario. Especially since most people aren't locating a hidden oasis before leading their people by camel to the sacred lands...
In the same way, I feel like this is close to that old saying of 'more of a smell than a fragrance'. I feel this would be perfect to spray on some lost sacred treasure in say, the shooting of a new blockbuster movie, to get the actors into the right mindset (of awe and amazement).
It doesn't have that mass appealing designer smell to it- no musk or even freshness. This isn't a jack of all trades. It is good at one thing: being mystical.

Final thoughts:
This is why niche perfumery exists. This smell is utterly unique to the animal kingdom, and yet it evokes such clear imagery of royalty and mysterious desert monarchy for me, and a lot of others who smell it.
A work of art that deserves its place as one of the top niche unisex fragrances.

Beautiful. It is slightly masculine, but there’s something sweet laced in there. It’s mysterious…very unisex in my opinion. Smokey, leathery, floral?, sweet…I’ve never smelled anything like it and I love it. I agree with the reviews about it being like art. It’s like when you see a painting for the first time that does something to you, you’re not sure if you like it or not though, but you can’t stop looking. The longer you notice the details and the mood of it, the more you fall in love. Strangely comforting.

It smells just like fire wood to me, specifically fat lighter. It reminds me of my dad building fires in our fireplace growing up. I probably wouldn’t wear it out much; it’s a little masculine for me. However, when I wear it, I can’t stop smelling myself. It takes me back to my childhood. I have a sample. I’m not sure if I’d ever commit to a full bottle.

Starts off a little to powdery and old school masculine for me, but dries down to something very rugged and mysterious. Brings to my mind images of a tired outlaws and traders communing around an aromatic fire under the unpolluted stars of the low desert. Not many scents evoke such a raw scene as this one.

Been sampling a decant of this and I'm still undecided but I want to write my impression off a handful of wears as someone fairly new into fragrance:

1) the opening is heavy and likely harsh to many. There's nothing bad smelling in the opening but I think this scent would be abrasive to people unfamiliar with niche perfumery

2) drydown becomes a lot more bearable and appealing to my nose. I'm not experience enough to say what note I'm getting on my skin later on that I'm enjoying but there's a rich spicy feeling in there that's absolutely addicting. I keep taking deep inhales from my wrist while wearing this hours after initial application.

3) longevity seems to be close to expected based on the concentration of the juice. I think I was getting a good 2 hours of projection from a dab on the wrists. Actually it might be a little underperforming for the concentration. Definitely remains strong on the skin 4 hours later.

4) this is NOT a daily / signature for me. I would maybe keep a small decant of this for specific occasions. I don't think I would buy a full bottle despite generally enjoying this because I just don't think I'd have occasion to wear this enough to justify the price point. The only way I could see uaijf this more often is layering something lighter on my chest neck and a dab of this on the wrist for contrast or just creating interesting mixes. If you're the type of person that could pull this off as a signature then props to you but I don't think that's me.

Tl;dr - solid and possibly beautiful scent that I would not recommend buying for most people.

Olfactory art!

I really can't enough of it!

If you're into DUNE, Mad Max, or ever wished Tattoine was a real place - this needs to be on your shelf.
There's just no words to describe this masterpiece properly. Fragrances like this GIVE me life. Feelz?

10/10 A+

I can smell only amber, slightly smoky amber. Amber lovers must try. Very good performance, best for the colder times of the year, not for every day. To my nose, it smells like art, but not a fragrance in the traditional meaning of this word, try a few times before you buy.

This is a fine upgrade from the original L'air du Desert Marocain. The amber has been intensified making it warmer, fuller, deeper, more inviting. The original is similarly full but relatively light and could be worn on a daily basis whereas this is ideal for occasional and formal wear on cold nights. Must be worn with confidence. It lasts an eternity, on my shirt it lasted the whole day and into the next and I layered my next days fragrance over the top and continued to wear it through the morning. If you have a collection of amber wood or spice fragrances then this is a lot of fun to layer with once it reaches the dry-down.

Recently I've been growing accustomed to the idea that just because you love a perfume, it does not mean that it will suit you. Likewise, just because there are rave reviews for this bottle, does not mean you should blind buy it. I can't stand coriander or cumin in a perfume, so for me I'm glad I ordered a sample and it's a hard pass. It took me several mistakes to learn that lesson so if you are planning a blind-buy take my advice and go back to the original L'air du Desert and order a sample. If you've already finished your bottle of the original and want to see what it smells like with the dial turned up a couple of notches then give it a whirl. It's not that radically different if you still have the original.

The only amber I’ll ever need. I adore LDDM, however ACDD takes the cake for me. This is an extrait so the longevity is outstanding. I don’t get that longevity with LDDM but the projection on the 2 are both great. I find ACDD to be almost more creamy and LDDM to be more on the drier side.

Both beautiful, both well loved, I want both.

I never knew I liked amber until I tried ACDD. I was in a bit of a shock when I first sprayed it, to be honest. I thought uh-oh, a bad blind buy, too much! But in the next few minutes the magic began to unfold. This fragrance is rich, majestic, mysterious, comforting. I feel like the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti when I wear this. A masterpiece indeed! It lasts forever, and I smell it on my sweater many days later. A must have for the oriental perfume lovers.

This fragrance made me to open profile here. Bought it from aus liebe zum duft. Original, no doubt. Although I like the smell, performance is TERRIBLE!!! Both in terms of longevity and sillage. When I spray one squirt behind my ears and after 2 hrs I turn my head to smell the trail, it's almost completely gone. Skin scent from the very beginning. When I spray it on my arm, I can feel it after 12 hrs, but it's so washed out, there is no chance that it will survive shower, as some people are talking about. On chlotes it also stays short. Even Pdm's Herod which has miserable performance is beast mode vs this one. Hugely disapointed. Don't blind buy.

Imagine yourself sitting on a sand dune in a chilly desert at night. Cold breeze blow past you while you glazing at the sea of stars against a sea of sand, cuddling with your love one underneath a comfy blanket. This is exactly the feeling i have after trying the ACDD. The amber here is so smooth, warm and really beautiful. Throughout my fragrance journey, i have never encounter anything as smooth as this one before. As one reviewer mentioned before, this one definitely set the bar real high and it will be really difficult for you, after trying this, to have a fragrance which knock you off your foot.

I sampled this side by side with my LDDM, and definitely it outperforms my bottle of LDDM. Yes the smell is 99% the same, but i think the ACDD is smoother. Unlike the LDDM which you have to get past the spicy opening for a bit and wait for the dry down for that extremely beautiful smoothness, the ACDD reaches that smoothness much earlier. Given that its an edp concentration as opposed to an edt, this can be expected. It is also more denser and less airy than the LDDM. It also have better performance, with better sillage and longevity.

I am actually thinking of selling my bottle LDDM and purchase the ACDD instead. The LDDM which comes at 130 dollar for 50ml is a killing price, while its truly amazing, this one at 185 dollar will require more thought for me to pull the trigger. Anyway, im seriously considering it, especially after experiencing something out of this world like this. If you find the price tag too hefty, go for the LDDM and you wont be disappointed.

Now THIS is the heart and soul of beautiful amber. Andy Tauer blows the accord wide open, eliminating the common vanillic elements while enhancing every spice and aromatic. It's as if many amber attar oils were mixed together and boiled off, leaving their essence behind at the bottom of the pan. It's the tiniest bit sweet, but mostly spicy, woody, resinous, dusty, and balsamic.

Compared to L'Air du Desert Marocain, this is a nuclear statement of a perfume, harder to wear but so incredibly good that you don't even care what anyone else thinks. If you're looking for ambers that aren't sweet or vanillic, Tauer's line is a great place to start.

Wow. Very similar to L'Air du Desert Marocain (which seems to fade after a couple hours) but has more depth and longevity. More amber presence. In fact the ambroxan/ambergris takes over and that's all I smell after 30 minutes! Sad! If you are negatively sensitive to synthetic amber notes like me, you'll want to avoid this. Stick with LADDM which is softer and doesn't have the ambroxan.

Gosh. I couldn't stop thinking about L'Air and just moments before purchasing a bottle in person, I came to the Fragrantica family one last time whom suggested I go with Au Coeur instead. A very rewarding Hail Mary move!

This thing is an absolute beast. I couldn't stop raving about the opening notes. Accords come in and out like a deserty-breeze as it's settles into your skin. This version is practically identical to the L'Air except for it's longer lifespan which BTW is never-ending. Sillage 24 hours later on my skin which is utterly insane. The L'Air version had a desert dustiness that I needed in my collection and the Coeur has every ounce of that plus more density that goes the distance. Outside of the sand tones, there truly is a "buzz" of aromas almost reminiscent of a market place - it's kinda baffling how visceral this scent performs. I wouldn't describe this as an Arabic or middle eastern fragrance personally if you were wondering. Faint memories of dry rose can be detected which is an added plus!

This is an absolute masterpiece and I can't imagine my life moving forward without owning a bottle. Both are incredible, but for me, I value longevity and Coeur is the gift that keeps on giving. If you're serious about fragrances - you'll give this one a try ASAP.

Well I thought I loved LADDM and I do but I gotta say I love this more….just bought LADDM and now I’m going to have to buy this too. Both scent are very similar. This just smells a bit richer and more refined. It also seems to have better longevity although both are very long lasting. Both fragrances are def mature IMO, I would say 30+ and tbh I’m not really sure what the intention was as far as what occasion to wear them, but I would seriously wear this anywhere cause the scent is so addicting. Love it!

Only had a 1ml decant of this, but loved it!
I'd love to take you up on that offer @scootrz

Not much more to be said about this gem, but I’ll just echo what everyone is saying…much better performance than LADDM, but both are def worth adding to your collection. This is one of my all time favourite scents. But certainly the best of it’s category. I can’t imagine anyone not loving this. And to be perfectly honest, I wouldn’t want to know anyone that didn’t.

A blind buy that's instantly become my favourite.

In the opening I get a blast of dry toasted coriander seeds among a blend of other warm spices. While this is unlike anything else I've tried so far, that coriander note does remind me of MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver but where the MFK is a refreshing Gin and Tonic on a hot day, this is a warm complex yet comforting blend of spices more suited to a cold autumn or winter day.

As the scent dries down those spices are joined by amber and vanilla. I'm finding the combination quite addictive as I have to keep smelling my wrists throughout the day.

My only word of caution is that, much like the coriander herb, I can imagine this being somewhat divisive.

A powerful herbal blast in the opening sandwiched between fresh spices on top and dry woody undertones. An ambery sweetness quickly makes its presence known and it stays that way through the drydown, getting slowly more syrupy-balsamic over time but never overpowering the other elements of the fragrance. The image evoked in my mind is a vanilla-flavored wind blowing across the twilight desert, picking up bits of sand as it swirls about, enough to feel but not to cause harm. Can wind be flavored? I don't care.

I sampled it based off sheer hype to reach free shipping while buying other Vanilla samples. Does it live up? Honestly, yeah kinda. I was looking for something more gourmandish, which this is not, but it's a beautiful scent nonetheless. Performance is quite strong as well, I get about 3hr of strong projection and 9-11hr longevity as a noticeable skin scent.

Compared to L'Air du Desert Marocain, it's an unmistakable higher concentration flanker. ACDD is like +10% more ambery, -10% less herbal. It's also a touch more moist, as LDDM doesn't really get "syrupy" in its drydown, and has marginally better performance.

If you’re in hesitating between L’air du desert Maroccain, get THIS! Tested them side to side and this is just a fuller, longer lastig, better version, like others said too.

this is my favorite scent of all time! it smells like incense dust, sweet imaginary spices, and dark amber-like saffron. i think this is the best smell i have ever smelled besides armaf’s sillage. if you find somebody that is willing to decant for you or have a way to try this one out in stores i urge you to do so! this is the best thing i have ever smelled!

Where is the Perfume Pyramid, note breakdown on this one? This is my scent of the day but can find that info here.

Simply an incredible scent! It happens that I wonder that it is so good that due to the quality it becomes "watered down" and by that I mean that the bar becomes higher / unattainable! One of the best fall and winter perfumes ever.

I love this scent - but, one spray and 2 days later it is still going strong - It’s like the houseguest you can’t get rid of…I have a 3/4 full bottle of this - whoever wants it can have it - just reimburse me for the cost of FedEx to you. I live in SF, CA - prefer to ship within the continental US.

Coriander incense spicy dry desert where I've collapsed in the sand after a visit to
wooden spice market stalls where I was chased by some shady dudes who stopped chasing me as soon as I hit the first dune, flowers in my hair herbs and spices in my pockets. I will bathe in this frag before dying on my sword, smooth warm amber in my pocket. I win eff you.

Thumbs up. Yeah.

One of the best spice blends I’ve sampled. More sophisticated and complex than incense Avignon with great projection I love the scent so much I purchased two bottles. It’s a masterpiece for me as it elicits an emotional response when I spray it, so much more layered and powerful compared to amouage and marly yet so affordable as a niche - if you can sample it!!

This is L'air du Desert Marocain fortified and magnified. Literally, as this is an extrait. The richness of the scent is a spice veil that you wear in your journey across the smoldering sands. It's dry and it's opulent.

If I could only choose one, between this and LdDM, I'd have to go with Au Coeur du Désert. They're similar. They're both exceptional. But Au Coeur du Désert just has more of everything that makes them both artworks.

Performance is off the charts. Easily a 10 out of 10 for me.

So much better then the toilette. First, it's the length of wear. This lasts and lasts on me, the toilette only held for an hour. Second, and this may be a downside for some, this has so much more depth and weight of that makes sense. This is a true dry amber and I looooooovvvvveeee amber notes. This is just awesome and it will not turn off anyone. Weirdly I like to wear it after I shower the most. Makes me calm and I love smelling like this before bed. Spring the extra money for the extrait it's worth it

If you wanted 02 L'Air at night, this is it. It takes the airiness out of 02 L'Air, takes out much of the arid dryness that I think photogenically is associated with the desert and introduces a much deeper, more intense, more physical and within your grasp... array of notes. I don't know how else to describe it but 02 L'Air is like grasping at the hot air and ACdD is like grasping in the earth for ambers. It's I think just as interesting as the original but I don't think I like it more. I enjoy it immensely but I keep returning to 02 L'Air way more frequently. 8/10

Stunning and utterly unique. This is pretty linear to my nose, but wow—what a line! The only discernible transition is between the juicy/citrusy opening and the endless, smoldering, sunset-hued drydown. ACCD is easily my favorite of all the Tauers, in terms of 1) capturing the image of an entire space, and 2) really showing off the uniqueness and immaculate quality of his ingredients. I get a wide array of rich synesthetic associations from this one, none of which constitute a recognizable perfumery note. Somehow, I detect both a "chewy" sensation (like dates or other dried fruits) and also a "raspy" sensation (like sand or dust). Warm, lush, dry, and absolutely eternal: it lasts for hours and hours on skin and weeks on clothing (but does not project very far—it's an intense skin scent).

I will be saving my pennies for a full bottle of this and wearing it for special occasions.

This fragrance is so beloved, yet I have to admit its special appeal escapes me. It's widely known as a concentrated version (in EdP form) of the EdT of Tauer's "L'air du desert marocain," and there are some strong similarities in the ingredients. But whereas LDDM is so clearly one-of-a-kind--it is so dry that the particles of the spices in the notes seem to hang in the air--, this just seemed to me like a very nicely done but fairly ordinary spice fragrance, with strong patchouli, and with the individual spices not as clearly discernible as they are in LDDM.

It smells quite good, but though its longevity is extraordinary (it stayed with me for hours and hours), it also stayed pretty much close to the skin the entire time, even after I applied the entire sample from LuckyScent. I would say LDDM is worth its considerable price tag because of its startling unusualness; but this to me just seems unnecessarily expensive for what you're getting--although the ingredients seem to be of the highest quality.

This is a really powerful, yet hard to discern fragrance. If that makes sense. It's powdery, with spice and incense worked into the base. The kind of fragrance you can smell four times in a row and notice something different each time. Layered.

Heavy amber, incense and spice, topped off with a hint of ambergris. The main thing that my nose smells is unsweetened amber and resins. The incense is church-like and quaint. The spices - I'm standing in a spice market. Lovely. Although, it doesn't smell as unique or smooth. Reminding me of an unsweetened Material, Ivory Route or the likes of African Leather

نسخه اصلاح نژاد شده 02
غلیظتر نه اما درست تر و میکس دلچسبتر و ترکیب جذابتر بله
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Scent & Quality: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10
Sillage: 8/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 8/10
Affordability: 3/10
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Overall: 7.4/10

So many people want to know which would be the one to choose between L'Air du Desert Marocain & Au Coeur du Désert and I feel like I have tested a few in the family of ambers to help out. Look no further and I will say get ACDD. It's the same as LDDM but deeper and intense. Now if you don't want the fragrance as intense and to be more brighter with the citruses almost airy I would say get LDDM. ACDD has the same citrus and spices as LDDM..it's just an extrait version and it packs a punch. When my bottles are both gone I will be leaning to only buy ACDD for now on. Tauer was truly smart to not change the fragrance but just intensify it. I want to add that Jovoy Ambre Premier would sit right in the middle of these two fragrances as there is a striking similarity with the two with LDDM being lighter and brighter and Jovoy AP being in the middle with it being denser with citrus and spices but with an added medicinal vanilla that's lovely and ACDD being the most intense version but close to Jovoy Ambre Premier that you would have to decide whether you need both or just want to collect more amber fragrances. Au Coeur du Desert and Jovoy's Ambre Premier share this beautiful sophisticated amber and both have spices and citrus with a leather vibe blended in but Jovoy goes more into the vanilla on the base where as ACDD stays the same all the way through with the citrus spices, leather and amber.

Jovoy has the spices and citruses all the same as ACDD but it just transforms more into the vanilla over time and could be closer also to Coromandel in some ways since that is also in the same family. If you have none of these fragrances I would say Au Coeur is the deepest one to get and because of the spices and amber it also reminds me of L de Lolita Lempicka with the citrus and spices..L de Lolita has a niche vibe and why it's so loved. But if you have Ambre Premier and you love these type of amber spicy fragrances yes adding ACDD to your collection would be a plus because it's the same but deeper and darker with the spices..you would do well to own both but it depends on you whether you want your base to go into more of the vanilla or to stay in the deeper spices as ACDD. I got a whole bunch of sample's from Luckyscent from Jovoy's to Tauers and they are all in the same fragrance families with these ambers, patchouli's and spices with leather. If you love ambers you have to try Jovoy fragrances and Tauers they are just quality fragrances that remind me of Chanel's Coromandel and how well blended they are and also use top notch ingredients. Oh I love them both equally. I may have to get Au Coeur..it's so stunning. It's like it takes my favorite L de Lolita and enhances it to be sweeter, spicier and more resinous. It does feel like being in the hot desert in Morocco. Well done Tauer!

Update: LDDM has a sweeter almost vanilla touch over ACDD where ACDD is spicier and richer..LDDM is more aromatic. I may have to own both they are both so good. For my budget I may have to get LDDM first and then ACDD.
I bought both and still stand by buying ACDD. It's the same scent but stronger.

Having and wearing L'Air Desert du Marocain from time to time for a few years now today I received a bottle of Au Coeur du Desert that I recently bought.

There's no doubt clear resemblance and similarity between these two. Au Coeur is sweeter, more balsamic and more resinous. It's like a "sirupy" version of L'Air Desert. While L'Air is a vision of a smell while shopping on a local bazaar where literally you can see all those spices and local cuisine specialities, to me Au Coeur is a walk through the sand desert while eating "local" sweets. Much more condensed resins and condensed spices (especially coriander, maybe cumin also). Last but not least two components that build the scent as a whole: amber and cedar. The latter one is sharper than the one presented in L'Air, like a fresh cut wood. The amber is the cause of why I called Au Coeur du Desert resinous. In fact, it is resinous to the bone.

Do I like it? I loved it from the first sniff, from the first spray. However, I think one of the two is enough. For now - I can't decide which one I would choose.

Hi guys, this is literally impressive, blind bought it but oh men...very potent juice, top notch quality ingredients imho, defo should at least sample this, kudos Mr Tauer!

Smelling this directly from the atomizer makes you wiff. Its pungent, like opening a cupboard full of fresh spices. The smell hits you, and it hits strong.

Spraying this is another story. Applied this gives a wonderfull spice aroma. Its smells awesome. A scent that makes you want to sniff and then sniff some more.

As a scent it's awesome. I keep spraying it on my hand to smell it. As a perfume, just like L'air du desert Marocain, its debatable. People around me find it 'interesting', but not necessarily attractive or inviting. Still, this is definetly more wearable compared to L'air du desert Marocain.

That moment when you think "well, my search might just be over ". That feeling of serenity when a scent suits you, agrees with your skin, soothes you, when you love all stages equally and the performance is just right. No words. I'm the kind that smells Notre Dame more than the desert. I'm not the least bit Christian but the beauty of cathedrals has little to do with the beliefs that build them. Although, the humbling feeling of greatness I feel while visiting those places is striking. And they happen to carry a scent that's is so charged with History and hopes of peace. I must say that feeling of peace is instant while wearing this extrait. Like the funny review below, "a walking incense stick" I get it and I love it.
I haven't been able to expand my collection since buying this one. Because the barre has been set so very high.

Oh my - hello! So now I am a wandering oriental incense stick (one of the nice ones) - a tad sweet. I smell special. Love me.

I am dead serious. This is GREAT, but even though the hype is real, it doesn't mean it is for everyone. Sample first.

My boyfriend: Oh, it smells good in here.
Me: Yes, it's me...

Nuff said. Good bye.

This is a pleasant soft spicy scent which reminds me of a more office friendly version of Miksado by Jeroboam. But I remain unmoved.

I have never written a review for any of my perfume collection, but today I received my blind buy of Au Coeur Du Desert, and was compelled to. It wont be a long review, just my thoughts.

I wasn’t sure what this would smell like as many of the reviews I have read say different things, but most say it’s spicey. Well I think this stuff is incredible, slight spice, slight fizz and slight sweetness, and that just the opening. After around 15 mins there is a creaminess with a light woody background. The fizz and spice are still present but more subdued.
This is how I want to smell to be taken seriously and yet interesting at the same time. It smell clean and expensive.
I was always amazed by how many people like this but now I know why! If you thinking about buying this, stop thinking and buy it.

I LOVE THIS!

Tauer 02 with resinous notes dialed up noticeably. More masculine obviously, but 02 is still perfectly unisex. Since 02 is my favorite fragrance I have a bit of a conundrum. I want to own both but is it really warranted...

My great aunt used to own a yarn shop and for some reason the opening of this off of my skin brings me back to when I was a little kid roaming around her shop! It’s just a fleeting memory, but it’s there!

I’m not quite sure what I’m smelling but this is flipping fantastic! I don’t own anything like this which makes me super happy. The longevity and projection are excellent.

This isn’t an office fragrance or even a date fragrance. This is more suited for special occasions during the fall/winter. If you do wear it out of the house, you will get noticed. I’ve had a few people ask me what I’m wearing. It’s never “you smell good”.....it’s always “what are you wearing? You smell interesting”.

Go easy with the sprays. It can be cloying if you over spray. This is a masterpiece in my opinion. Buy a decant and try it. It’s not for everyone.

Cheers!

Dry, airy amber leather. L'Air du Désert Marocain + resinous leather. Still transparent and highly wearable. Tauer really captures the dry desert air in this perfume.

The older brother of LDDM. I prefer ACDD but both are Masterpieces!!

Sharp, spicy, and very warm—almost hot. The sharpness (which is largely absent from L’Air Du Desert Marocain) seems to be mainly down to its prominent citrusy rose top note, the rose aspect of which stays prominent for the first hour or so, and fades slowly, while the citrus aspect is quickly subsumed.

Au Coeur Du Desert is denser, sharper, and less dry than LADDM. For the first two minutes of each, I find Au Coeur Du Desert a bit too sharp—with an almost liquid sour note—and prefer LADDM. However, beyond the two minute mark, LADDM becomes too dry and airy for my liking. Meanwhile, that brief sourness of ACDD has already begun to subside nicely into the rosy spices and resins that surround it. From then on, I prefer ACDD. It has a heavier, more intense scent, and the longevity is considerably better (which is important for people like me, whose dry skin can never get a grip on dry fragrances).

Au Coeur surprised me today. I first tested in the crisp, dry, sparkling warm sunlight of autumn in the Northeastern US, and it was gorgeous. Sniffing options for today, I discovered “oh! This spicy little gem might work!” And wow! It really does work on a miserably dreary, cloudy, cold, rainy, gray day. A real treat and comforting surprise, bringing a refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous (and noxious sweet) “holiday spice” that permeates this season here.

First time I got my nose on this I thought it was fairly green, and almost bitter. After wearing through my sample my nose began interpreting it as dry instead of bitter; and that's when I fell in love. Went out and bought a 50ml, with zero regrets.
I recommend anyone who is deeply interested in fragrances to sample this beauty. You may not like it, but odds are you'll fall in love either at first sight, or like me, on the third or fourth date.

Every once in awhile you sample a perfume that you instantly know is something special. Yes, Au Coeur du Desert is undoubtedly a masterpiece. A dry, spicy desert air scent with a little incense and resin. Spectacular longevity. Nothing more to say because the best scents don’t need a long review.

Au Coeur du Desert is the warmest, most comforting scent I've ever come across. It js almost impossible not to feel happy while wearing this.

Tauer has been a bit hit or miss to my nose, but this is extraordinary. It stands up against the finest in classical perfumery.

As for the comparisons to L'air du Desert Marocain, I can only say that I find ACDD vastly more wearable. It is denser, warmer, more compacted.

A true masterpiece.

So I'm not sure what I thought I'd tried before but this being released in 2016 seems like some Mandela effect shit! (google it!)

I could've sworn this existed well previous, but anyway, I like it, smells like a modded version of L'air du desert Marocain.

I couldn't tell you how it's different? But it is if you are super familiar with previous work you can feel the micro adjusted accords, maybe this is a slightly cleaner leather and creamier sandalwood even?

Either...
The people love it, give them more of it. fine.
Stale & creatively bereft and churning our the same old shit/playing about with formula variations on the customers time? Maybe?

How I feel is that L'air and Tauer's style is so unique I feel can dine out on that, pretty much for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned. It's unfair to say that because he is innovating and trying stuff outside of this, his obvious, both commercial and artistic comfort zone.

I have L'air du desert Marocain and as such this is obsolete to me personally as I prefer that to this.

Objectively, this is monumentally superb, strong and all the other great things about these fragrances.
Bit of an odd review but hopefully a truthful and helpful one.

It is unique, complex, high quality, great performance fragrance. I actually tried L’Air du Desert Marocain first and loved the opening but then it smells weaker after the dry down, though still nice. Then I tried this one and found I love this one so much more. They smell very similar and share the same DNA but this one is much richer especially starting from the mid stage. Performance also much better because this one is Extrait Parfum and the L’Air du Desert Marocain is Eau de Toilette Intense. So I decided to get a full bottle of this instead of the other. Perfumes by Andy Tauer just smell so different and cannot be found out there. You won’t be disappointed and won’t be able to find a similar one anywhere else if you can find one that you love from the line. They all smell unique and edgy so do not blind buy but definitely worth check out their samples.

A masterpiece of perfumery.
Nothing more to say!

Lots of incense plus dry spices. Arabic bazar or indian shop.
Not unique or something extra, I've smelled that type of fragrances a lot and always find it hard to wear in European climate as they sound quite "foreign".

This one is really really good! To my nose, l'air du desert marocain smelled also good, but a bit too sweet and "fluffy". Au coeur du desert seems to fix - at least partly - those issues. It is still a little too sweet, but the fluffiness is toned down and flanked by more pronounced balsamic and woody touches. The end result, despite being very similar to L'air du desert, is more evocative, more assertive.. and even somewhat more refined.

I didn't like it at first. I found it too sharp and dry; severe; bitter. But as it begins to make nice with my skin, it evolves into the loveliest warm balsamic; still it is dry but humid weather complements it beautifully. It's 90° out and I'm comfortable in this fragrance. I thought at first I would categorize it as an autumn fragrance, but it's near mid-July in the Southern USA and it's holding up just fine. I love it.

10/10- Dry arid savoury breeze- Evening signature and for dates.

Tauer Au Coeur du desert forms a unique savoury accord for its scent, not gourmand. I'd categorise it as Balsamic Chypre.

In terms of notes, my nose gets Cumin, Labdanum, Ambergris, Patchouli, and Opoponax. The composition definitely has more fresh spices in it which I smelt on my mother's skin. On me, the scent smells waxy/aldehydic, balsamic with tons of ambergris backbone. The balsamic profile has a slight tinge of sweetness which makes it incredibly mass appealing(not including people who only love sweet pimp fragrances).

This for a humble connoisseur who whispers prominence and class.

ACDD is vaguely similar to Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero. If Laudano Nero is chic butch, ACDD is the chic aristocrat.

Note: I sniffed this alongside Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Mortal Skin which is another attention-grabbing balsamic complexity. Instantly, ACDD made the Mortal Skin smell basic and juvenile.

Not a fan at all. I'm happy I only got a sample of this, because it smells like fresh gasoline, freshly pumped into a Ford Taurus... um I don't want to smell like that. I like some masculine scents on me, but this goes above and beyond my liking.

During winter three years ago, I had coffee with my father at a local coffee shop every Saturday morning. I had just received a sample of Au Coeur du Desert and was in love with it: it was softer than the original, richer, more elegant. The in-your-face spices and dry cedar wood had been tempered by jasmine, ambergris, labdanum and vanilla: it was the difference between an edgy rock band just starting out and a symphony orchestra. I had found my winter signature.

I wore Au Coeur du Desert to those Saturday morning coffee meetings with Dad. He had been complaining of back pain for the past few months. I thought it was just him getting old. What I didn’t know was that his doctors had failed to diagnose that he had prostate cancer which had metastasised to the spine. He passed away in hospital less than a month after our last Saturday morning coffee.

My father was never interested in perfumes, but I wear it for myself and to remember him. Au Coeur du Desert will always have a special place in my heart. I will never be without it. Thank you, Mr Tauer.

This perfume is amazingly composed. Yes it is strong and loud, but also so very well crafted. On me (female) the first note I get is cumin, then coriander with a base of rose and ambergris with a leather note. This fragrance smells like a very elegant yet sexy man. Who know what he wants and is not into mainstream scents that are dime a dozen. As a female I will be wearing this with a rose attar to bring forward the rose note and soften the masculine side.

It’s definately different..

On my skin the first 20-30mins are unusual... I’m sorry if this sound a bit crazy but it smells exactly like a heavy duty truck and car wash I use to wash my work Ute!.. A real sweet chemical bomb. And yes, i definately have a genuine bottle.

Then it settles on my skin and that intro dissipates and I’m left with this unbelievably amazing Smokey cedar/incensy scent with other notes dancing around it...

And it lasts all day and into the night and on clothes for days..

A true masterpiece with excellent performance.

It surprises me to see how many people noticed exactly what I see in this fragrance while others have completely different experiences. I smell no leather, patchouli, or spices here. AU Coeur du Desert, to my nose, smells like a beautifully smooth, semi-sweet incense with smoky and woody undertones. A true masterpiece. I do see a similarity with the dry down of Ambra Aurea. The two are actually really close: the only difference is that Ambra Aurea goes more in the direction of Amber, while this one goes in the direction of Incense. Beautiful.

Arid, dry, warm, spicy. Au Coeur du Desert (not unlike L’ADDM) is one of the most evocative scents I have smelled — it is one of those scents that is a true masterpiece of a composition, more evocative and atmospheric than a list of notes. On my skin, projection is soft and feels closer to the skin, but the scent lingers for a while.

Not to wear but I love the smell and the environment it creates, it sends you to another world.
It's truly unique, potent and artistic smell.
This is what I would say art in perfumery is like, although as I mentioned not wearable for myself.

Very well done fragrance high quality. I get mostly thick incense and sweet spices with some woody and smokey notes. This is a heavy dry sweet scent. The wafts I catch hours after spraying are the best parts of this fragrance much better than smelling it directly imo. Obviously very strong do not overspray. Something comes off close to being pungent (in a good way) but I could see how it wouldn't be for everyone. I have a full bottle and I find myself wearing this around the house every once in a blue because it smells really good and I hate to neglect it. Too strong for warm weather for me I think best in cooler weather outside at night.

The first thing you notice is this massive cardamom, coriander, cumin + leather explosion. The aftermath is serenity, with deep and long lasting scents of warm spices and leather. The modus operandi is very similar to African Leather by Memo Paris which is also a spice-leather dominant fragrance.

I absolutely love this, and I love l'air. I was obsessed with this perfume for a good while and constantly sniffing my wrist.

The one thing holding me back from purchasing a bottle is that I wish the drydown was a tad more unisex. I get a lot of vetiver from both formulas that remains til the end and is much too masculine for me. I'll continue to wear it occasionally, but not as often as I'd like.

A Stunning, Gorgeous and Mesmerizing masterpiece by Andy Tauer. A work of an art.

An improvement on an existing creation especially a successful release is really a tough job , After so many years of ruling niche perfume scene with LDDM Andy tauer come with ACDD.. You will be still be getting that desert ...spice markets .. the smokiness .. but everything much more refined and classy , it’s like from a young , energetic brash kid transformed to a grownup young man who all the previous traits but much more matured and refined ...

There’s nothing I like and appreciate more than someone who knows fragrance, and who can give you educated and expert advice. This beautiful scent is now one of my new obsessions because I stumbled across a niche fragrance boutique in Dublin. A beautiful young lady from Macedonia owns a store behind Grafton Street. From this treasure trove she selected au couer du desert for me. I told her I was always looking for the next outstanding fragrance. We sprayed this on my forearm and she requested that I stand outside of the boutique in the cold, fresh air to smell it on my skin. What can I say? I’m in love! This, to me, is a creamy, warm, enveloping tonka, chocolate, slightly boozy delicious, sexy scent. I understand the ‘desert’ aspect in the title - I guess it’s exotic - but not so exotic that you can not access this for every day, any season wear. If you like ‘intoxicated’ by Killian - you will also like this. THIS, however, is much more sensual - softer - more hypnotic. I love the signed card from Andy Tauer in the box, and the fact that you can’t just buy this anywhere. Here’s to real perfume experts!

Still forming my opinion on this one. Agree with the poster below. It's atmospheric and mysterious. I fell in love with the intrigue it created. And ordered a bottle. So I can figure it out. So far, a powerful, instinctive love after initially passing on it. My nose appears to have developed. I missed it the first time.

I really like my samples of it's progenitor too. But this one resonated more. A benefit of being unfashionably late to the Andy Tauer Party. I like his aesthetic so much, I want to smell everything he makes. In due course.

This is mysterious. I don't get sweetness at all....it's smoke, woods, sitting by the fire, incense and more I cannot define. It knocked me over - the first whiff and I want it. It doesn't strike me as a feminine fragrance, but no matter, it's wonderful. My sample was pricey.....I am thinking I'll have to get just a small decant...it's so different from all my other perfumes. I am truly addicted now.

This stuff is just amazing. It’s a bit sweet, but has some masculine vibe. Unisex but lean towards masculine. It is just an amazing smell, itLs hard to describe.
IMO, top 10 perfumes on the market.

There is a synthetic note in here that lasts forever, but makes me feel sick.

Wearing this incredibile scent is a pleasure for my soul and all my senses. Rarely have I fallen so hard for a perfume upon my first application. I need a bottle to quench this unexplainable desire. ACDD encapsulates all the reasons I love fragrances so much. It is simply majestic. Perfect

Reminds me of Chypre Palatin in ways, aerial, sweet, ambery, almost like very good hair product, very modern and clever. It's ambition is unfortunately it's inflexibility, and I would tire of this sort of structure after a few wearings. But, obviously very admired by enthusiasts and likely more so by non-hobby enthusiasts who just want to smell nice about town. Impressive despite personal tastes.

Love-love-lovely, and despite all the comparissons to L'Air du Désert Marocain, OCDD stands proudly on its own. It is a mild, balsamic oriental, woody and spicy and aglow on skin. It has the Tauer signature all over it: the exotic amber base with coriander, cumin, patchouli, vanilla and ambergris, the sweetness, the exotic warmth, the strength…..though it is not as overwhelming as some of his other fragrances. Less of a punch in the face so to say.

Together with Incense Extreme, I find this the most wearable of the Tauer fragrances, as it softly speaks its beauty rather then shouting it. It purrs quietly on my skin, so people will just have to lean in to catch another whiff of it.....longevity is impressive!!

Like most modern fragrances, it would benefit from less sweetness.

Can a Master-piece be improved?...

I think here the key is when are you trying this for the first time. If you are already in love with LDDM, this is not going to overcome the "Original" (a place in your heart cannot be exchanged so easily), even with the extra concentration, that in terms of performance is also not going to change the game... LDDM is already an excellent performer.

In the other hand, if you are approaching both (LDDM and ADDM) at the same time, you have chances to like the second better.

The spices in the ADDM are more shuttle, and it feels dryer. In LDDM you are closer to the bazaar's city, with the desert in the horizon. With ADDM you are now in the dessert, and what you have in the horizon is the city. This is my number nº1 option for casual summer evenings. (terrace's restaurant only)

Both are great, both smell very good and both do perform fantastically. So if you look at the price-tag, and if do you care about owning the original... you know what to go for.

Uniqueness: low (LDDM's fault)

Scent: 9/10

Performance: high

Would I buy it: Yes (but NOT if you already love LDDM)

mfinz8 - My thoughts are exactly opposite of yours! Everyone around me loves it. This is what makes the fragrance community great, lots of opinions.

There are two ways to review this scent.

The first, is to note it is unwearable.

The second, is to note it is very well made.

The second is irrelevant really if you buy scents to wear and not just to dissect and analyse.

You're not going to smell good if you wear this, people aren't very likely to like it. That said, if you really don't care what other people think and you like it, fair enough. Don't expect any good reactions though, and expect a good few nose turns and people thinking "christ, what the hell is he wearing" because it can be unpleasant for them if they are in your vicinity.

ACDD is the flanker of LADDM in extrait de parfum concentration (with a twist).
Probably an attempt to moneytize on the commercial success of its older brother, by offering a new frag to the fans of LADDM. Worth a 50% higher price tag? I'll let you judge, but imho it's not.

In terms of scent it's in the same range as the masterpiece LADDM, and Tauer tried to recreate a second masterpiece. But imo, the twist added to this one missed the goal by slightly unbalancing the perfection of the original (that I prefer). Most of the times, sequels are never better compared to the originals, and this one is no exception. Still, a great fragrance.

Fall/Winter evenings, 25+

Just received my Luckyscent package in the mail. One sniff.. whole life has lead up to this point. Goodnight ladies and gentlemen. I'm dead!

LDDM is a masterpiece. ACDD is a wearable masterpiece! :D

This is just way too sweet for me, and that cuminy note makes me imagine BO with sweet old spice. I’m not getting anything that reminds me of a desert. Or is that supposed to be dessert? This perfume reminds me of more of Tom Ford’s Plum Japonais, sweet and spicy.
According to lucky scent notes are: coriander, cumin, patchouli, cedar, ambergris, and resin.

Definitely less sweet than LDDM. Au Coeur du Desert has a very similar vibe. It's dry, lots of incense and a bit leathery. Invokes the sense of being in the desert for sure. Unisex. -

I dug out my sample on this hot dry summer day dabbed a bit on my wrists, then promptly bought a bottle from Luckyscent and requested all tauer samples 🤣 I enjoyed my sample of LADDM, but couldn’t quite figure out how I could actually wear such an atmospheric fragrance- as if the perfume didn’t belong on me, but rather around me. This perfume is rich, smokey, woodsy incense but has a softer sweetness to it that suits a personal fragrance better imo, and I cannot get enough. It reminds me of summer travels to Europe and visiting gorgeous old cathedrals- the scent of centuries of incense and candle wax hanging in the heavy warm air. It also reminds me of the American Southwest- the colorful arid and alien landscapes of New Mexico, Utah and Arizona. In short, even though this is quite a heavy fragrance, it is absolutely summer vacation in a bottle for me.

I am an absolute lover of L'air du Desert Marocain which has been my signature scent since I discovered it. Au Coeur du Desert is a twin masterpiece - powerful and imaginary. Great memories, photographed pictures and feelings related to this perfume. Along with L'air du Desert Marocain it has been and will always be special for me.

Honestly this is not my type if scent. After reading loaes of reviews where people says how good this perfume is and watchibg lot of vídeos in YouTube where lot of tuber said that this was their favourite perfume. I was thinking of buying It but decides yo buy a 5ml sample before and.. what a good decisión! I must admit rhat the perfume has a very good quality, very good sillage, incredible longevity (perhaps the most longlasting perfume ive tried) but i dont feel It as a beautiful scent. For me It is too dry, too Deep, too dark... It is a mix between a whole night by a firebone and the smell of a pines forest. But i wait something sweeter and smoother. The opening is nicer to me but the dry down is too weird. It is q pity but i need yo find a new perfume to Dream with...

Scent: 7
Longevity: 10
Sillage: 9
Quality/price: 6
Versatility: 4
Global: 7

Have any of you ever smelt a perfume so beautiful, so well crafted, so perfect in every way that you felt tearful?

That is how this scent affected me the first time I smelt it!

Rock rose, cistus, cumin, pettigrain....blended so skilfully by the genius Andy tauer.

I am eeking out my sample but I think I may need an fb of this.

Very similar to LDDM, almost a twin. If LDDM was the seductive, slightly sleepier night time twin, ACDD is the noontime blazing hot, leaping up and down on the hot sand, heat haze burning your eyes twin. I love it.

Masculine sophistication! A very nice fragrance with Patchouli having a prominent seat and beautiful dry spices making this a well-crafted perfume. Reminds me a little of MFK's APOM and Lumiere Noir (both on the softer side with APOM in the beginning and a light Lumiere Noir at the dry down.

ADDM is a beautiful and artistic scent, but not that wearable; ACDD is gorgeous, comforting, sensual, and much more wearable.

My true love!

(So much that I´m now tying to recreate the review that just now disappeared after pressing "Submit".)

I wish I could keep this and L´Air du Desert Marocain to my self. I wish no one ells in the world knew about it and used it. But if that was the case; it would be discontinued. No matter how many flacons I bought. And that would break my heart into little fragrant pieces.


I prefer the opening of L´Air, but the final stages and the performance of A Coeur.
I sometimes find the sand aspect in this one a tad moist and dark but still somehow strangely dry at the same time (the sand in L´Air is dry and light all the way through). A Couer has less of the vanilla-esque final stage I find in L´Air and I don´t miss it.

The dry downs are really similar and hard to tell apart on my skin: Incense, smoke, sand and coriander. Warm and and a bit dusty. This one might be a bit heavier on the smoke on my skin.

I´v noticed that some people find this sweeter and some find it less sweet than L´Air. On me; less. But I really think you have to try it out by yourself to find out how it will behave.

In conclusion; this is a a true love of mine! It feels utterly like "me". If I had to choose between A Couer and L´Air I would choose this one. But luckily I don´t have to!

After testing this for two months now I am happy to say I have the same feeling regarding Idole edt and edp... There is an "improvement" in those aspects that made the edt unique and rougher so being more difficult for some people, I guess some people find this easier to wear. In my case I find both edt masterpieces and their edp just ok, too one dimensional and lacking edginess.

This smells great, no doubt about that, but I definitely prefer L'air du desert marocain.

WOW!

I just wrote a review on L'Air Du Desert Marocain...

Well - another yep - the hype is spot on...

This is just that little stronger with some of the key notes.

I felt this is similar and yet the opposite to LADDM in that it is the same desert - different time - for me this is like mid morning where the sun has had time to warm up the once cool surface a bit and you can just feel the cool sand and rock and dew whilst the temperature is beginning to climb where as LADDM is dusk where the cool night is settling around you and you feel the warm sand around your feet whilst a cold breeze blows.

Someone here summed it up "Beige sand dunes replace the dark brown ones"

Worthy of sitting next to each other on the top shelf though for some it may be hard to justify both - simply this is warmer than LADDM.

This is also very remarkably like Memo's Tigers Nest which is warmer and smoother again which now makes me realise its not as original as I thought. This in contrast is a little dirtier, deeper darker and dusty... this rules!

L'Air du Desert Marocain has been my signature scent for the last three years. It's perfection. It was the scent that made me believe that my collection is complete after I've gotten it on my shelf.

But, like so often when you spend every single day with the same person - or the same perfume - you start to get use to it. After some years your most loved person, or perfume, becomes something you kind of take for granted and you don't notice all those details anymore you once were madly in love with. The love is still there, no doubt about it, but it's just so hard to really see or smell or feel something that's always present. I guess that happened to me with L'Air du Desert Marocain.

When I ordered a sample of Au Coeur du Désert and sprayed it on my skin for the first time the feeling was exactly the same as it was that fall when I discovered L'Air du Desert Marocain. I felt like I was again on a first date with my long-term partner! Love at first sniff, but amplified, because I already know this one and she knows me too and I already know how good we are together. Such a nostalgic and beautiful feeling - Falling in love with someone you already love from the bottom of your heart.

Everything I have loved about L'Air du Desert Marocain is in Au Coeur du Desert, but in such a way that I felt like experiencing it for the first time. I have no idea how Tauer made that happen... he used some kind of magic, I guess?

I am unable to analyze this scent. I just want to lose myself in it and enjoy.

if you don`t have enough money to organoleptic explore North Africa, Sahara Desert & Maghreb.. just buy this perfume extract - it`s truly & supernatural journey to Marocco or Tunisia

Another masterpiece following in the footsteps of L'air du Desert Marocain. It’s not as intense as Marocain, therefore more accessible to greater range of people.

L'air du Desert Marocain is in my top 5 fragrances, this one takes its place next to it.

Spices, styrax, woods and incense with a little sweetness, I think it’s vanilla (or a floral that adds some sugar). I’m not that familiar with LDDM, so I can’t compare but this is really beautiful. It’s the best incense dominant scent I’ve ever smelled.

Watchaka- I am so glad, I am not the only one who thinks there is camphor in this composition! :) It pretty much had the same effect on me. Quite medicinal.... And I agree, it is a longevity monster, i could smell it on my arm the next day.

Louanna, No you are not crazy. There definitely is something like camphor. It was so strong that, after smelling this, I was drinking juice, but I thought I was drinking Vicks Vapor rub. It has been 50 minutes since trying a tiny bit on my knee, but my sinuses and airways are all minty and clear. I have a weird aftertaste in my mouth, as if I used mouthwash. It is probably just a mild "allergic" reaction that it has on me personally, but I am really surprised others have not experienced this. Ebba Miss Marissa Oil had a similar effect on me, but it was experienced only where I sprayed it, which was on my arm (the area felt minty and stung a bit).
Oh, but as far as this fragrance is concerned, it is of high quality and has insane longevity. I strongly recommend this for men who want something spicy.

I absolutely love this perfume. Has anybody detected camphor is this composition? Or it's just my imagination? :D

I recently reviewed LDDM as an iconic masterpiece that created problems for the wearer: a fragrance to admire but difficult to wear. Andy Tauer, being the genius he is, solved the problem by revisiting his flagship fragrance and creating ACDD, a dryer, more versatile scent.

I found this to be as good as the original, with even better performance, more fresh and citrusy in the opening with a less "busy" dry down. Amazing.

My favourite Tauer creation. Dark and smokey and spicy and just amazing. This is a masterpiece. I get the comparisons with LDDM but this is different. It has its own heart. I usually get annoyed with perfumes that have the word desert in their titles as they usually smell nothing like it. But this is fabulous. When I think of the desert I think of mystery, silence, vast distances, searing heat, dust, big skies... I spent two years in the Middle East and loved going into the desert. It was like a meditation after the madness of the cities. This perfume has captured that solitary stillness. The huge, unfathomable space... One of the best perfumes ever made.

العبقري أندي تاور.. جمع شتات الصحراء في هذه الزجاجه
العطران متشابهان قطعا.. لكن اللافت من وجهة نظري ان النسخه الجديده اختصرت القديمه.. قربت الرائحه وجعلتها اكثر وضوحا وبروزا
كنت في اطراف الصحراء فأصبحت في قلبها
9/10

Ok i test this fragrance during 1 month
And i want to tall you something this is one of the best extract perfume that i have ever seen
Wow totally masterpiece whenever i test i got compliment this is too creamy and dry Aslo
Woodsy and ambery i love it
Its dark and perfect for some cold season like winter and autumn but i wear it in spring too and i love it :)
There os some vibe that similar woth air du desert marocain but also lots of things are different and this is something like more smooth ، creamy and woodsy and lots of spices
Wow i love it
You should test it and see by yourself , you will see the quality of every note
But to me this is something masterpiece and very high quality and luxury
Wow i love it thank you for making this perfume Dr.Tauer

My rates : ( i give 10 out of 10 because this fragrance deserves it and love the way project and longevity is super amazing)

Scent : 10/10
Performances : 10/10
Longevity : 10/10
Projection : 10/10
Unique: 10/10
Value of money : 10/10
Overall : 10/10
Thumbs up

I can not wait to see autumn and wear this gem :)

How can a reputable fragrance website NOT list any of the basic notes ?

Very similar to L'air du désert marocain, but lighter and more wearable I'd say.

It last longs, projects well.

Not my type of scent but it does smell pleasant and mature.

7/10

I can see why other people like this, but I prefer L'air du Desert Marocain. ACdD is more feminine and floral in a way, it's true. It still has the sultry smoky vibe. It performs just as well. But there's something about the floral that simply doesn't suit me.

Definitely try this alongside LdDM though, because other people feel the exact opposite.

Edit: September. Wow does this bloom in cold weather! One spray fills the room with a sweet-smoky floral that I haven't smelled anywhere else. There's a tiny bit of cinnamon in there. Some incense too? Something that reminds me of Incense Flash anyways. Mmmn. The dry down one hour later is the powdery incense floral that I got before.

This was at the top of my "to try" list for the longest time. I finally broke down and ordered from the Tauer site. After all the great reviews, I was surprised by how little difference there is between this and the original LADM. There are loads of reformulations out there that are more different to the originals than this one is. Honestly, if I didn't know it was a new fragrance I would have just assumed it was LADM smelling a bit strange because of the weather.
But since I knew it was a different fragrance and was trying to pinpoint the change, this is what I got.
I would say this version has less of the uncompromising austerity of the original. It's a bit rounder, maybe more rose-y, definitely less dry. Myself, a passionate lover of dry fragrances, I prefer the original.
If you love the original, it's not necessary to try this one. Enjoy what you already have!

★★★★★

L'Air Du Desert Marocain is the first I tried and immediately rolled my eyes up and inhaled the whole experience. It was an instant love. Au Coeur Du Desert might be very similar but it has a completely different character.

Au Coeur Du Desert is deeper, denser, less playful & definitely signature worthy. It's a refined & elegant blend that persists on skin for the whole day (on clothes for days). It's also present but never offensive in terms of projection, which makes it perfect to adjust with the number of sprays for any occasion.

I love it so much that I am planning to use it alongside my current signature, which is Hermes Rocabar (another masterpiece)

I won't play the note guessing game here, this to me smells like an air full of dusty burnt wood and resins. A warm sweetness covered with a soft but dark woody blanket thats sprinkled with golden sand. An aroma that transports you into a mysterious region that is familiar yet unknown. It's not just about the desert, let it get more personal than that, because the craftsmanship behind it has that kind of power.

Art is when your creation can trigger unique personal imagery to any individual, art is rare in today's perfumery.

That being said, I'm not saying that this is superior to LADDM, but it has a different character with a similar blend and this character suits my personality best.

With releases like this I feel like there is still hope...

A more summery version of "L'air du desert marocain", probably with more accentuated citrus notes. Same great longevity, same beautiful fragrance, but does not add anything original.

Great scent.Almost identical to L'air Du Desert Marocain.
In case you own this , my opinion is you should not buy L'air du Desert Marocain or vice versa.

I absolutely love this! It's the LADDM that I never even dared to dream of. Everything I love about the original, made more intense. If you like that astringent, dry, woodiness of the original, that is mostly what this fragrance contains. Truly the heart, for it seems to lack the citrus and even the spices of the original, and the ambered drydown is not as pronounced. Contrary to some other folks, I get more sweetness from the original version, which gets noticeably sweeter on me as it dries down. I don’t get sweetness nor much amber here. This version is all about woods.

It projects very well for many hours. Fairly beastly I'd say. I love all the Tauer fragrances I own, but this one immediately became my favorite.

I guess you probably don’t need both versions...unless you’re a die-hard LADDM fan...and, well, many of us are.

Blind bought from eBay with the L'Air du Desert Marocain. A worthy purchase on both!

Update: Surprisingly I found "Ambe Absolutely br Fort an Manle" very similar to ACDD.

So I bought a decant of this fragrance, and I must say it's like the name rings.
You feel like the warmth and mystery of a desert. It's an inbetween of 'dark' and 'light', you got a gloomy feeling wandering around as the typical Middle Eastern Jesus.

Yea let's call it that, Jesus' perfume.

First it overwhelms you passionately as a Tauerus, some people might pass away by its passion.
After 10-15 minutes it kinda settles and the well I don't know the notes, but there's still a faint whiff of a oozy smell around it.
Its second settlement is more of a innocent one, and then most people will like it: you will have a chocolate-ish vibe on your wrist (if you sprayed it there) and there's where all magic begins.


8,5/10

Update:-after wearing some more time I came to conclude that the inkish note with combination of some spices is one which is responsible for its mysterious take off. It is real head turner on behalf of its uniqueness and pushes the other into deep respect for you.

I don't think it is a fragrance as a whole, it is part fragrance and part wormhole. As a fragrance part, it has smooth, refined and serious character, well blended which renders dryness and bit alien feel. If the fragrances had the colors, it would have really blue color as of its bottle. And the feel of this blue color is actually responsible to construct the wormhole which immediately transports me many hundred year back to the Bazaar of old Baghdad, where the business of herbal medicine, spices and natural food is at its peak. I also met Ali baba Umro Ayar and sinbaad and then whiffed their bags full of mysterious stuff through this wormhole. really the wormhole part is so mesmerizing just to die for. For me it is 8/10 overall and 10/10 for its uniqueness.

Magnificent? Yes. Necessary? Maybe. Au Coeur du Desert plays like a reunion between an artist and his magnum opus. I can imagine it was really fun for Andy Tauer to go back and revisit the scent that put him on the map many years ago. Nevertheless, it never feels like a cash grab or attempt to make a more user friendly L’Air Du Desert Marocain. It’s as genuine as you’d expect from a guy who includes hand written notes with his bottles. This time around the petitgrain citrus smell is much bigger in the opening, therefore Au Coeur is brighter, almost to the point of being juicy. The heady, sweat like cumin in the original has been tamed, and I'm finding more florals and more vanilla. Basically LADDM with a few tweaks. Beige sand dunes replace the dark brown ones but it's still the gorgeous breath of Shai Hulud that blew so many people away. I was one of those who loved LADDM but found it so otherworldly and hard to wear. This one however, I could see myself spending a few nights with.

Absolutely stunning, this is good stuff.

if you like Interlude, you are gonna love this one 10/10

Earthy like the desert, unique more than anything I have smelled in this category. Nice longevity and projection. More of a casual fragrance. Well done and I like metal box and the personal message from the perfumer, Andy Tauer.

The first thing I noticed when smelling Au coeur du desert is the clashing top notes. I mean this in a good way, because it is actually quite pleasant and interesting. It gives me the impression of a rough texture with sharp edges.
I got reminded of l'air du desert Marocain (also from Tauer) and Al Andalus by Moresque.

The sharp edges dissapear after having applied this on skin and ACDD immediately becomes soft and powdery. a little bit feminin, even. The amber predominates, accompanied by pepper and myrrh. I got a bit reminded of Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum (the first one, which also contains a lot of myrrh).

The downside is that I sometimes get a whiff of a chemical supporting note, something in the basenotes that doesn't smell great. It's not very noticeable, though.

Overall a very nice fragrance.

8/10

Keeping in stead with Tauervilles Stories elsewhere, the most recognizable note here, after two hours or so, is rose. It reminds me of a woman's perfume, Chloe. Le Maroc pour Elle includes rose and though L'Air du Desert Marocain does not, this reiteration shows that at the heart of this fragrance is a rose whose skin-like texture is particularly present and well developed. It's how Chloe worn by someone else lingered in my mind. I agree with others that this is a more wearable scent than LDDM. The intimacy that this scent carries is challenging.

Well , I'll start by copying a pyramid I saw online due to the official brand doesn´t declare any .

Citrus , Jasmine , Spices .
Geranium , Leather .
Patchouli , Ambergris , Vetiver , Cedar , Labdanum , Vanilla , Oakmoss .

To be honest , speak about price tag is always polemic . There are people who consider this rude and envious , anothers believe that any good can and should be judged independently of its acquisition cost. I understand the latters but the truth is that it´s difficult not to include the price in the equation of something when we are evaluating it. Obviously, it sounds strongly to try to make the golden eggs´s hen which LADDM is profitable , in an era where any brand without history charge similar prices . It´s difficult for me justify prices like this for a simple smell , even more in the industrial production and IFRA context .

All this negativism is probably influenced because really, it's not my favourit perfume style .

I have to say that it has a marvelous performance , outdoor I didn´t feel it too much ( I only had 2 sprays ) but when I returned home I started to feel it very strong . It passes from 12 hours easily .

The scent seems to me the typical classified as masculine traditionally , more than its predecessor and thus they commented to me, like masculine fragrance .

Andy himself says that he toned down the spices in this creation and it´s true , I don´t notice at all so much coriander that bothered me before. The notes I perceive rather as a set , mixed together , I don´t highlight anything especially ; at the beginning it's fresher , then it goes through a stage where it reminds me a lot of classic perfumes like Bogart , Esencia De Loewe ... Please , before anyone gets excited , I'm not saying they are clones but they share that mature , green , mossy , leathery , patchouli tone . Probably yes , this lasts longer , doesn´t have aggressive edges , is more balsamic etc but for me it goes in the direction that I commented for many hours .

The final drywdown moves away from the previously-mentioned perfumes , I suppose due to the appearance of the touch of ambergris, labdanum ... Here I feel it less green and more balsamic .

It´s doesn´t made in a old-fashioned way , the ingredients are from nowadays and with the same feeling that other niches transmit ... with the reminiscence I mean rather the inspiration .

And nothing more to say hehe , those who fall in love with the odour , obviously will buy it if you can afford or if you´re able to find cheaper by other places , but , for me it´s totally unjustifiable .

The initial hit is a bit wow what was that.


After settling down, this is like bathing in Incense lit sunlight.



Andy

A request , could you do an Incense laced with licorice.

Fragristers: Any pointers to fragrances with these notes ?

With thanks.

George

I've never been to a desert, but people say that the sand on Fuerteventura blows all the way from Sahara. And this is it, wet (red) sand and a sky full of stars and you sit down and drink a zesty and sweet-spizy Tea.
Well, this fragrance moves me, and thats rare.


Smell 9/10 (it's unique)
Long. 6/10 (5h then skin to 10h)
Sillage 7/10 (within arms reach)

Very similar to LDDM which I am already in love with. I bought this as a replacement to LDDM instead of buying a second bottle of it. If you have one, you don’t really need the other is what I’m trying to say. Although ACDD is a softer more refined version of the original. Almost as though Tauer took a slight edge off of LDDM. This one is a hint sweeter as well. Love them both.

Andy Tauer rose to prominence within niche perfumery on the back of his masterful L'Air du Desert Marocain, so it's little surprise he's chosen to revisit his greatest hit a decade later. Like a band playing their most acclaimed album in its entirety, Au Coeur du Desert is both instantly familiar and subtly different to the original rendition.

I find Au Coeur sweeter, drier, woodier and smokier than LDDM. I detect a hint of the smoked leather of Lonestar Memories or Lonesome Rider, with a decent hit of incense, cedar and dry spice. It's brighter and more legible than LDDM, and also easier to wear; LDDM is more ragged around the edges, as well as more unabashedly animalic, with its sweaty coriander note.

Overall, Au Coeur isn't so much an improvement on LDDM as it is a tweaking of the original formula to highlight different facets. Ultimately, both are phenomenal scents, and whichever you prefer comes down to personal choice. I can see the appeal of Au Coeur's more straightforward smokey incense accord, but personally I'm more draw to the raw, rough-hewn richness of LDDM. Or better yet, why not layer the two?

This stuff is fantastic! Great use of woods and spices. I do get some nice citruses blended into the spice, definitely not a citrus in any way.

I love Andy as a person and a perfumer. This guy is so laid back and down to earth. He appreciates nature and blends it into master pieces that will forever be at the top of the fragrance world. His creations are always remarkable.

LDDM 2.0 It's a better composition, smoother and more coherent (not to say LDDM isn't amazing). Dry Tauerade(tm), a little tart, but also sweet. Powerful, but soft and gentle like most Tauers. Everything he makes gives this feeling of joy and comfort I love it

Questo e' colui che spostava il vento secco nel deserto marocchino...
Apertura bomba arrabbiata di agrumi con coriandolo e lavanda in prima linea.
Sentori di pelle spessa come imbevuta nel lucido da scarpe.
da bruciare le narici.
tra un'ora dovrei uscire per un appuntamento.
Chiamo e dico che ritardo...

Finalmente si alza un po di aria dal deserto...
posso uscire.

Sorry Andy...

My first Tauer sample, and this beauty has totally captivated me...for hours. Now I want to reapply and experience it all again...truly addictive. It will be my next full bottle purchase. A masterpiece!

I had high hopes for this scent but I was really disappointed.
I have been in the desert of Morocco and I had already an imagination how this could smell like. Powdery, with a drop of rose oil. But what is this?
A sickening sweet mixture of herbs and sweets. Very cloying. Any Bvlgari Man in Black smells better than this, because MIB is also about spice and sweets. It's not worth the hype.

The master strikes again. This is a bit like LDDM with more smoke/incense and leather. In the top, it reminded me of LDDM and Lonesome Rider Mixed together. Lasting, deep, delicious.

Absolutely beautiful! Styrax, incense and animalic ambergris notes lasting all day on my skin. The more I wear it, the more in love. Masterpiece!

a wonderful scent with heavy duty performance, original and tridimensional, another special outing from this incredible Artist!

Clay. Red clay - this is how I would describe this scent if I have to describe it by the image (or memory?) it evokes.
It is indeed 90% similar to Desert Marocain, which I love despite of it occasionally giving whiffs of weird (urine-like to my nose) scent.
Au Coeur du Désert doesn't have even hint of it, and is little less sweet, making it, in my opinion, better option for men. It definitely now is my favorite in Tauer line, and probably makes it in my top 10.
It is very safe buy. I can hardly imagine anyone disliking it. Definitely full bottle worthy too. As soon as I'm done with my 3rd tester vial, I'm buying full bottle. And the only reason I haven't bought full bottle yet is because I need to test if I would be allergic to some if its ingredients (I had to give away 4 of 5 my fave Serge Lutens perfumes because of bad allergies they gave me).
I also think it is very versatile scent, that could be used all year long and on different occasions and various type of outfits.
Scent 10/10
Originality 9/10
Longevity 9/10
Projection 8/10
Sillage 8/10
Versatility 9/10
Bang for $ 8/10

The common "desert" name of course suggests that Tauer Au Coeur du Desert is similar to L'Air du Desert Marocain, and it's largely a safe bet that if you like one, you'd like the other, and vice versa.

I find ACDD a bit drier, a bit stronger (which makes sense, due to the increased concentration), and less sweet and a bit less inviting. Artistic and challenging, but less wearable, ACDD involves the same dry amber accord that dominates LDDM but applies more spices and woods, just not the exact same coriander accord that factors in so strongly into LDDM.

Performance seems fine--equal to if not better than LDDM--so it should definitely be tried by fans of LDDM, and most would benefit from trying it out if they could anyway as it's an interesting composition even though, like LDDM, it's not quite for me.

6 out of 10

I like what Andy Tauer did with this one. The opening is definitely a bit different than L' Air du Desert Marocain... I get a real nice dose of citrus in the opening - perhaps this is the more fruity-orange end of the spectrum with what petitgrain can smell like. I like that natural, earthy citrus smell mixed with the familiar top notes of LADDM.

After the top notes recede a bit, that's where this scent becomes really interesting to my nose. Normally the terms "softening the edges" are like nails on a chalkboard to me when it comes to perfumery. Usually it means the scent is being dumbed down for mainstream consumption (hi Sycomore EDP!). But this is Tauer we're talking about! You still get the magic of LADDM, but the amber, florals, and coriander are refined a bit more so I could see myself wearing a small spray of this in the office and feeling great about. This could never happen with my truest love of the Tauer line - Lonestar Memories... a scent to be appreciated by the wearer and the wearer only, in my honest opinion.

Once the base notes start to appear, my true appreciation for this scent kicks into full gear. The amber is just perfect. I honestly don't know that i've smelled a better amber, although it is not typically a scent category I seek out often.

Two big thumbs up for this release. Fans of LADDM should try it with an open mind, but those of you who found LADDM to be more of an artistic expression and not wearable, please try this!

I received a sample of this in the mail from Switzerland. It's wayyy better than LADDM to my nose. I will be ordering a full bottle and adding to my collection for my winter evenings! It's definitely ambery and sweet with some spices. 10/10 and I'm not a huge fan his fragrances but this one works VERY well! I'm also a fan of Orange Star.

The scent is mysterious. I think that the top of lavender is weaker than LDDM.It is similar to LDDM, but scents more creamy. it is slightly sweet and bright like flowers or honey. It is probably not the scent to choose the season. And it fits quietly in my life.

I like this. To me it is a little brother to L'air du Desert. I get the Amber and or Ambergris with the Patchouli along with some woody probably cedar notes. This is airy and thin in comparison to L'air du Desert. When I first put this on it faintly reminded me of Loretta. Maybe it is the way Andy handles the Patch but most of his fragrances do have a certain sameness. If someone gives me a bottle of this I will certainly enjoy and wear but I prefer the L'air du Desert.