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Oro Roberto Cavalli 2004

7.6 / 10 44 Ratings

A popular perfume by Roberto Cavalli for women, released in 2004. The scent is spicy-oriental. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Sweet

Woody

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Coriander

Pepper

Apple

Bergamot

Iris

Magnolia

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Cedar

Apricot

Freesia

Patchouli

Base Notes

Amber

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Gaiac wood Musk

Musk

Perfumer

Maurice Roucel

Ratings

Scent

7.644 Ratings

Longevity

7.832 Ratings

Sillage

6.932 Ratings

Bottle

6.938 Ratings

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/07/2014

9Scent 10Longevity

Karinoula
82 Reviews

Karinoula

Very helpful Review 3

Spice and strong

Amazing spice bomb with enormous lasting power. Very powerful opening and after 10 mins the miracle is presented with majesty. Do not hesitate at all and try it.One of the best oriental perfumes. The bottle is unusual and must be treated gently. Thanks R Cavalli.

02/24/2012

7Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Helpful Review 2

Best in Fall & Winter

Oro is a wonderfully warm, well-composed, modern-style oriental, although not very spicy in my book. Strong & long-lasting without any cloying jasmine!! Sweet but at an adult level, not a juvenile confection! There is something a bit astringent (cedar?) to my nose, and I wish there was more vanilla for my taste. Also, the magnolia note in this is a bit plasticky (or, is it the amber that is plasticky?), but not as dominant, as in other Roucel-composed fragrances such as L'Instant & Tocade. Actually, Oro smells alot like L'Instant & Tocade ... but I digress.

In the summer, Oro is good but not great. In the summer, the cedar in the heart just didn't play nice on my skin. However, in the depths of winter, it is outstanding & gorgeous. Overall, Oro is best in cooler weather - Fall & Winter.

The bottle is tall, slender & fragile - not a bottle that I'd keep in a bathroom with marble or tile. The plastic snake on the neck of the bottle is the height of campy tack.

I do like Oro, and I have been tempted multiple times with insanely low prices at Marshalls. However, thinking about the possibility of another broken bottle that's partly due to an instable design was enough to push my purchase decision from "maybe" to "no way." Of course, I since acquired it in a swap. ;)

02/15/2022

10Scent 10Longevity 8Sillage

Djina
10 Reviews

Djina

4

My treasure

I had this one 15 years ago when i was young and wild salsa dancer. I adored this spicy gem. It melted on my sweaty and warm skin, sillaging very spicy, sweet, woody smell, which saw amazing. Magnolia is well blended with apricot and cinnamon, slightly rounded with non-gourmand vanilla and gajac wood. Other fragrances came, and i thought i could not find this one anymore. Few years ago i have found not one, but, i'm ashamed to admit, 6 bottles of it, one by one.. I wanted to have this beauty in galons. It is again my signature, and i am the happiest person alive every time i wear it.

04/06/2017

6.5Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

Bcars10
90 Reviews

Bcars10

Helpful Review

Common

It starts off too masculine for me. But then it dries down into a spicy vanilla scent with a nice cinnamon note. It reminds me of the vanilla in Casmir, but this one has cinnamon and isn't as sweet; it's spicier.

Longevity already seems to be a problem. I've only had it on for two hours and have to really stick my nose into my wrist to smell it. For a spicy oriental, it should last longer, in my opinion.

It's good; it's okay. Nothing awe-inspiring, but decent. I probably won't choose it very often, due to the extreme masculinity of the opening. I actually gave it to my husband, but he says he won't use it because it's too girly on the drydown, so it seems we are at an impasse!

04/02/2014

6Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Kugeldistel
101 Reviews

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Kugeldistel

Very helpful Review 6

Vanilla Overkill

Oro is a sweet-heavy fruity-ambered oriental. It starts very briefly with a strong burst of pepper and coriander-spiced magnolia. Fresh notes like apple and bergamot don’t stand a chance here. One must already enjoy this sweet mixture of sugary apricot and vanilla, which reveals itself after a few minutes and merges with the spice-infused magnolia. Additionally, sweet amber, patchouli, and musk join in, along with a hint of woody notes, and the sweetness does not diminish over time. Vanilla from start to finish. The iris listed in the pyramid as a top note has clearly fled in the face of the overwhelming sweetness and hasn’t shown itself at all.
As soon as the heart note reveals itself, Oro becomes strikingly similar to the Chopard classic and 90s hit Casmir, developing almost exactly the same sweet note that helped create more space on the subway back in the early 90s when Casmir was released. As with Casmir, a very sparing application is recommended for Oro as well.
Like Casmir, Oro is by no means an elegant perfume, but those who love sweet, heavily vanilla-laden orientals will also appreciate Oro.

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