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DCCLIII per La Donna Carlo Colucci

7.6 / 10 44 Ratings

A popular perfume by Carlo Colucci for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Fruity

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Rose

Amber

Cinnamon

Clove

Patchouli blossom

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Raspberry

Ratings

Scent

7.644 Ratings

Longevity

8.238 Ratings

Sillage

7.640 Ratings

Bottle

7.541 Ratings

Value for money

8.313 Ratings

Submitted by Louis1 · last update on 09/05/2025.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/20/2018

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

pudelbonzo
2405 Reviews

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pudelbonzo

Top Review 25

Donna Wetter

I went into the store just for myself - and I had no intention of searching for anything.

Then my friend held a noble white and gold box in front of my nose.
With the awareness of my yawningly empty Christmas budget, I actually wanted to stay abstinent.

But the fair price was tempting - and the attractive outfit of Carlo.
The Colucci brand was unknown to me until then.
A gap in my knowledge - as I discovered with the first spray.

A full and soft white and gold cloud surrounds me with sweet cinnamon and spiciness - making me pause in admiration.
Donna Wetter!
The ripe raspberry embraces the creamy sandalwood - and a velvety bouquet of roses is elegantly included.
Pure feminine elegance.
A fragrance for special occasions - but also adaptable, and wearable during the day.
Extravagant - but not arrogant.

A high-quality scent, expressive - and surprisingly affordable.
A delightful combination.

For me, a lucky find.

05/20/2021

8.5Scent

Notausgang
9 Reviews

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Notausgang

Top Review 20

Unknowingly Sniffing the Roses

In front of me on the table lies a small sample vial, containing one or two milliliters of clear, unremarkable liquid. The only label is the number "4," written on the plastic with a felt-tip pen. I know nothing about it - neither the manufacturer nor the bottle, not the price range or the notes that await me, all the information that is communicated to us through sight and sound, while with fragrances, someone else plays the main role - the nose. Well, and the brain. And both get a proper workout from this sample here.
So I try to approach this unknown scent systematically, my notebook and a pen always within reach.

Tester Sniffing

At the spray head of the vial, I smell… not much. The scent seems not particularly potent, even though it has been sprayed several times.
“Fruity-oriental” I write hesitantly, “rather weak.”

Paper Test

Before it can be sprayed on my skin, I subject the scent to a test on a paper strip. Here, a greater radiance is revealed than what emanated from the spray head itself. The star of this perfume shows itself for the first time: Rose!
I note: “Rose. Perles de Lalique? spicy: peppery - woody - a little fresh. minimal plastic (aldehyde?) note. quite gentle.”

Wear Test

The rose immediately fills the room when sprayed on the skin. It is neither heavy nor old-fashioned, but fruity, transparent, dew-fresh. Hence my association with "Perles de Lalique | Lalique," a fragrance that made this bloom accessible to me for the first time through a light, almost futuristic treatment of the rose. I am completely enchanted by this elegant, feminine, slightly sweet, and ethereal rose that I perceive in “Number 4.”
I reach for the pen: “delightfully fruity/jammy rose. spicy, a pinch of pepper. fresh! not aquatic, but dew-fresh.”
As the scent develops, the rose retreats somewhat, but remains ever-present. Beneath it, I perceive a delicate base, “possibly ISO-E? woody-transparent. Rose - Rose - Rose. green aspects. resin?” My partner also senses fruity notes and keeps bringing my wrist to his nose, saying, “I really like this! You’re keeping it, right?”

Pearl Comparison

In many aspects, the unknown scent reminded me of Perles de Lalique: the fresh rose, the woody base, where PdL did not skimp on ISO-E. In direct comparison, with each scent sprayed on a wrist, PdL is noticeably more acidic and has more intense woody notes.
I can hardly believe it when I admit to myself that I like “4” even better - it is rounder and more delicate. After repeated wear, I can also perceive the woody notes here when I sniff directly on my skin. “Patch? Vetiver? Cashmeran?” I lean towards the latter, as a certain resinous quality shows itself, but it never comes to the forefront. No, in the foreground stands someone else - her. The rose.

Elegant. Ethereal. Sweet and delicate and soft. Fresh. Beautiful.

Many thanks to dear First for this exciting challenge of a blind review! From a selection of 4 unlabeled fragrances, I was allowed to choose one to write a review about. And it turned out to be "DCCLIII per La Donna | Carlo Colucci," which immediately displaced Perles de Lalique from my wish list.

12/20/2018

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Annarosa
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Annarosa

Top Review 13

Big Brother of the Sweet "Epic Woman"

A little backstory. (You don't have to read this ;) )

"Colucci DCCLIII per la Donna" led everyone by the nose. "What a Greek goddess," "Who is that lovely young woman?" could be heard here and there in the fine society on a balmy summer evening, as a charming unknown woman appeared in a radiant white Greek robe with gold embroidery on the magnificent terrace overlooking the sea. However, this "goddess" did not stay long at the party; she took a grand stroll, beamed a radiant smile around her, but hardly exchanged a few words with the guests... Then she turned the corner to the washroom and... disappeared.
When "the goddess" turned the corner and thought she was alone, she ripped off her robe and wig, washed the makeup off her face, and transformed into a grinning young man. His sweet, young sister was already waiting for him impatiently. The night before, the siblings had made a provocative bet: Colucci, who looked very similar to his sister, Epic, was to dress as a woman and briefly present himself to society without a soul recognizing him as a man that evening. "Epic" was also at the party, watching the events unfold with great amusement. The society had indeed taken the bait. No one recognized the charming goddess as a young man. Colucci won the bet.
And Epic Woman extended her hand to him sisterly...

Price-performance ratio is top:
The bottle
The bottle is a dream, looks very noble and high-quality: radiant white, heavy, adorned with golden Greek ornaments, a golden cap (made of plastic, but still high-quality), and a white ribbon around the neck of the bottle. Very feminine (and therefore deceptive!!!). Simply a real eye-catcher!

Longevity and sillage
The fragrance is very concentrated; you need little of it, and it lasts all day on the skin. Nevertheless, it seems to project moderately, so the sillage wouldn’t overwhelm anyone, unless one had the idea of bathing in it :)

The scent
The scent is very similar to that of my beloved "Epic Woman" by Amouage, but it is not a clone; it just goes in the same direction. Epic Woman is a soft-warm spicy fragrance, appearing a little sweeter, softer, "more natural," and better blended than the scent from Colucci.
Cinnamon and clove (less) are dominant notes in the Colucci fragrance. Soon, a completely unsweet rose briefly appears, which then forms a symbiosis with patchouli and sandalwood, predominantly creating the background of the spice play. The scent is louder than "Epic Woman," also has small edges and corners, and is not as well blended. However, this does not detract from its unsweet, spicy beauty.
For whom?
For lovers of cinnamon, clove, and patchouli in fragrances.
The perfume is unisex and certainly leans more towards the masculine side than "Epic Woman," so it can be worn by a man without any hesitation.
Conclusion
A great and very long-lasting fragrance, especially for the autumn-winter season, and a more masculine and affordable alternative to the expensive "Epic Woman" perfume.

07/02/2019

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Minigolf
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Helpful Review 6

"Wagner Opera" or "The Magic Flute"?... BOTH!!

I came to this fragrance almost "like a virgin to a child." Although I had no testing opportunity (at TKmaxx), I was "brave" and bought "DCCLIII Per la Donna," solely based on my previous reading of the Parfumo fragrance pyramid. And lo and behold, during the first test, I was surprised, during the second sniff, I was astonished, and by the third full inhale, I was thrilled.
Strangely, the term opera/operetta immediately came to mind, even though I rarely attend such events. However, they could certainly captivate me from time to time.
In this Colucci, very "noble" seeming fragrance accords play a main role. A dark-spicy rose forms a dream trio with clove and patchouli, rounded off by slightly dusty-powdery cinnamon, woods, and a hint of amber.
I recall melody snippets, of which I often don't even know the name of the piece. Once high-dramatic and powerful musical pieces, further enhanced in their effect by timpani, which I would attribute to Richard Wagner.
And then again, in other places, cheerfully light melodies, like those I have heard from Mozart's The Magic Flute. And yet, there are no olfactory dissonances, as one might acoustically suspect (when played together).
It is simply a "special" fragrance, one that I would certainly wear to an opera or operetta occasion. Yet it is also perfectly wearable on completely "normal days," because it does not "show off," but has a very special fine-herb-floral-woody-spicy aura, without wanting to imitate anything. It is "honest"....
Like music, however it is composed.

10/27/2019

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Ulli2
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Ulli2

Colorful are the forests... With "Carlo" for dog walking

An elegantly styled package, Ohh Carlo Colucci !!
For the morning dog walk, the contents stuffed into the pocket of my Barbour jacket, nestled between dog treats and whistle, it has now found its place!
My Newfoundland is already waiting, and I throw
myself into my dog walking outfit!
So, just one more spray for cheerful running.
Well... where is it... oh yes, found in the depths of the pocket... the little white bottle is discovered. Ohh, very pretty.
Ben is already at the door, and I have time.
to motivate myself with my fragrance companion!
Wow... the greeting is very warm
And... very spicy!
A lively barking urges me to finally get my luxurious body moving! It fits the scent...
Done and dusted... Swish, the front door closes, and I praise my still blooming roses that climb magnificently up the wall of our old half-timbered house!
A fine fragrance reaches my nose...
But not just from the real roses... delightful nuances of rose scent wafting from my wrist!
They intertwine with the scent of my climbing rose!
Off we go, our morning round is always something for the soul and spirit!
It is still very fresh, and the air vibrates with energy-
streams, autumnal scents!
Right in front of my door is a beautiful valley, the Bömbachtal... the stream flows gurgling through mown meadows!
Ben jumps off happily and will soon, regardless of whether warm or cold, pay a visit to the stream!
I enjoy strolling over the still dew-soaked meadows!
It is slightly windy, and I catch whiffs of my new fragrance again and again.
Its radiating warmth of cinnamon and sandalwood intertwines with the scent of the emerging forest! Hmmmm, how fine ...
.....so Ben comes trotting up
And hmmm, ohhh how nice... shakes off the water right next to me from his fur!
Hop, my goodness... cold... brrrr... a raspberry vine by the roadside slows my progress... individual
dried ones serve as vitamins and delicacies for the birds. They still sit brightly, pink
on the vine.
Ben comes to a halt... no, the forest begins... on the leash!
What a change in the air
Just a moment ago very light and aquatic
Now dull, warm, and heavy! Scent of mushrooms
and decaying leaves... musky!
This calm and silence is a delight for the soul.
Even my fragrance companion smells similarly in this forest climate, soft, warm, attractively cozy!
A bit musty, earthy, I think from the amber.
With a slightly sweet touch, given by the colorful leaves adorning the ground, which still spreads end-of-summer scents.
A woodpecker begins its work, and it is also time for me to head back with my dog treasure!
But not to get close to the stream again,
once showering is enough :-))