Murano Collection

Andalusian Soul 2018

Andalusian Soul by The Merchant Of Venice
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8.0 / 10 469 Ratings
A popular perfume by The Merchant Of Venice for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is sweet-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Mavive.
Pronunciation
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Main accords

Sweet
Spicy
Gourmand
Smoky
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AmberAmber RumRum AcaciaAcacia
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Balsamic notesBalsamic notes LabdanumLabdanum Smoky notesSmoky notes CistusCistus
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla AmberAmber Clary sageClary sage
Ratings
Scent
8.0469 Ratings
Longevity
8.0395 Ratings
Sillage
7.6388 Ratings
Bottle
8.7389 Ratings
Value for money
7.8242 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 01/15/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Murano Collection" collection.

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Reviews

19 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Bottle
10
Sillage
10
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Kritakut

17 Reviews
Kritakut
Kritakut
2  
Cozy and warm
A gorgeous bottle and a worthy luxurious parfum. Rum, amber, vanilla and labdanum - so cozy, warming and mood-boosting. This fragrance gives me a feeling of protection and very cozy in the summer time as well. The main thing not to overdose - on the skin it is a pleasant slightly gourmand smokiness. I adore it.
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10
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Arcane

11 Reviews
Arcane
Arcane
3  
Summer Night Dreams
About a year and a half ago I acquired a full bottle version of Andalusian Soul from The Merchant of Venice, yet for some reason or other forgot to add it to my collection on Parfumo. The beautiful Murano bottle – some of TMoV's bottles rightly rank among the most elegant of our perfumed times –, with its sundrenched hues of orange, red, yellow and ochre, is a sight to behold. Its colour nuances convey exactly what is inside the glass: a slightly smoky and spicy, not-too-sweet dream of the south of Spain. It has that bit of mystery of the gypsies found there, with their gorgeous olive-skinned femmes fatales burning themselves up in a wild flamenco dance, throwing their long raven-black hair around to the sound of passionate guitar chords rooting in the old travelling cultures of even more exotic places. There's something sultry to this wonderful scent, reminding one of that particular abandon which certain long hot Summer nights can conjure up. Who knows what the madrugada will bring?
As for the vanilla component in the base: to me, thankfully it remains firmly within bounds. If there's a sweetness here, then it is, without a doubt, of the creamy ambery kind. As a result, it acts in a so much more subtle manner than your average ice cream-that-comes-in-a-pint type of vanilla could ever hope to do. Smoke and spice – as well as the sage – bring just that intriguing soupçon of a deep oriental flavour to the table.
Andalusian Soul, like many of The Merchant's offerings, is an intimate delight when sprayed modestly. Nonetheless sillage and performance – on my skin – are quite decent. On a shirt, you will clearly smell its warm scent the day after you've worn it. For a few spritzes more – preferably in the neck, on the chest and arms –, you'll leave an alluring trail of refinement in your wake.
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9.5
Scent
DogiCoco

544 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
2  
The summer sun bottled up for winter
This might be the most warming fragrance on earth.

Especially in the opening it reminds me of vanilla pipe tobacco, despite no tobacco being listed. The impression might stem from a combination of the smokey accord with the herbal notes of sage and rosemary, which I wouldn't have identified if they weren't in the notes list. This doesn't smell like kitchen herbs at all. More like how I imagine tobacco leaves drying in the sun to smell like. And they're blended into a scrumptious creamy vanilla and amber, which are the main notes here. Very rich and rounded, the perfect balance of sweet and balsamic. The rum is just a subtle addition, the acacia feels slightly honeyed, but lighter than typical honey notes.

Andalusian Soul is a completely dense, warm perfume with no fresh twists. In my opinion it doesn't need them, as the blending is so smooth the scent never feels cloying. Even though it's intense and very long-lasting, it still has a soft character. I don't perceive this as a true gourmand. Yes, the vanilla in this is sweet and delicious, but together with the balsams and tobacco it doesn't feel like a dessert.

This is like the summer sun in a bottle you can pull out on cold and dark days to lift your spirits and warm your heart. Maybe it could be worn in hot and very dry weather, too, but only if you really want to amplify the feeling of the sunrays on skin through your fragrance. I see this primarily as a winter warmer. Just look at the colors of the bottle, it's the olfactory version of them.
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9
Scent
D6jo

13 Reviews
D6jo
D6jo
1  
A very soothing fragrance...
The rum and acacia comes out with vanilla draping over them. A very sweet fragrance with some hints of freshness where the vanilla and rum are the main factors here with the incense giving you a candle-like scent used for meditation. A very soothing scent for lost souls.

I would imagine myself wearing this after a long day of work. You are really tired and all you wanna do is grab something to eat and just enjoy the moment. While u apply this fragrance you seem to realize you are in the moment and the scent is there with you to comfort.

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8
Bottle
7
Sillage
10
Longevity
7
Scent
Mydarkflower

23 Reviews
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Mydarkflower
Mydarkflower
Top Review 63  
"Make a fist!" or "Food that causes violence."
My mama has a mania for cleaning, which naturally included us when we were children (and today the grandchildren, of course).
She ran after us, felt, constantly with a washcloth, cleaned around at us and after any food intake on our part the call "Make fist and go wash hands!"
sounded The purpose behind all this was that on our way to the bathroom for God's sake we should not touch anything and should not stick anything. Light switches and door handles were then operated with the elbow, the faucet with the wrist, towels that had fallen down were lifted with the feet etc.

This behavior has become flesh and blood for me and.... i hate nothing more than to have sticky hands or to stick anywhere at all.
This feeling causes an absolute and immediate washing compulsion in me.
Everything else is no problem: Dusty, full of mud, encrusted or greasy I can stand it the whole day..... but sticky!
Not a second.

An ex of mine once had the insanely great idea - probably after he had seen "9 1/2 weeks" - to bring some momentum into our sex life with his presentation of a food-based meeting I just disgusting, because I think it's sticky - and so in the heat of the moment I poured a glass of honey over my chest and belly.
He had certainly thought about it and also painted certain things, but so quickly he could not see at all, there came first my fist flown and then I was already with a sentence under the shower.
We weren't together much longer after that either.

As beautiful as "Andalusian Soul" is, as tasty and edible it smells of acacia honey and vanilla sauce and as much as I would like to eat it ..... the stuff sticks!
Well, not really, but felt.
As if I had rolled myself naggically in sugar syrup and trickled some of it into my nose.

I can't stand it.
Where's the shower?
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Statements

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Jan21Jan21 1 month ago
10
Bottle
9.5
Scent
First it's boozy-creamy, later it's sweet-creamy. Subtle smokiness. Strong, projects even from a paper strip.
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AlexPetroAlexPetro 2 months ago
a little too play-doughy on my skin, turns however into a pretty nice vanilla
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ScentistaScentista 8 months ago
6
Bottle
6
Longevity
6
Scent
I am a big fan of the brand. But this perfume, though very elegant and longwearing eventually turns into cheap sticky base on me.
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MiniGBICMiniGBIC 3 years ago
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Smells original like Baileys On the Rocks, drydown smells like a Solano Tradicional - está bien :)
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