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Rococò 2015

Rococò by The Merchant Of Venice
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7.7 / 10 217 Ratings
A popular perfume by The Merchant Of Venice for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is sweet-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Mavive.
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Main accords

Sweet
Spicy
Oriental
Smoky
Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HeliotropeHeliotrope CloveClove JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
CocoaCocoa BenzoinBenzoin Tonka beanTonka bean

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.7217 Ratings
Longevity
8.4187 Ratings
Sillage
7.9182 Ratings
Bottle
8.9201 Ratings
Value for money
7.165 Ratings
Submitted by Labormaus, last update on 02/01/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Murano Exclusive" collection.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
7.5
Scent
DogiCoco

600 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
3  
Smooth, dry, unsweetened cacao
Rococò is a cacao scent, but not a chocolatey gourmand. This is even drier and less sweet than the unsweetened cacao powder you would use for baking. When I sampled this I thought of sandalwood, tonka and cinnamon, but out of these, only tonka is listed. It's interesting, now that I know that this has cloves and not cinnamon, I can clearly smell those, too. But the base really has that milky, woodsy texture of sandalwood and tonka waxiness, combined with the cool resinous aura of frankincense. The benzoin is quite subtle here, not as warm and balsamic as usual.
The opening has a touch of sweetness and a slight citrus sparkle from the bergamot, but that vanishes completely when it has dried down.

This is a good unisex winter scent for those who like their cacao very dry, but smooth and enveloping. For me personally, this could have been a little sweeter and creamier, maybe with more of the benzoin and heliotrope. I guess I expected a warmer fragrance, so this is clearly a like and not a love for me. Cacao Porcelana is more to my taste.
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Smellike82

17 Reviews
Smellike82
Smellike82
3  
Chocolate
A delight that shines as a unique symbol of contrasting harmony. Surprising and exciting blend that places dark and mysterious notes of smoky spirits flanked by the delicate and brilliant hints of tonka, the ideal setting to enhance the olfactory structure, a blend wisely and artistically created around an element, cocoa, with its dustiness, bound with delicate notes of jasmine and touches of bergamot ugrumi.
A warm, mild, sweet and smoky climate, dominated by a balsamic structure, with very light dirty and soft nuances. As delicious and inviting as a delicious, lightly charred cocoa cake.
A dream for chocolate lovers.
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6
Pricing
10
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
SamuelGustav

41 Reviews
SamuelGustav
SamuelGustav
1  
Conforting incense and dry Cacao
A beautiful blend of dry cacao, incense and a stunning creamy sandalwood vanilla combo, although this last two notes aren't stated in the official notes, instead benzoin and Tonka, nonetheless what I get is closer in feel of a sandalwood vanilla benzoin concoction , this sweet aspect perfectly balances the dry non sweet cacao and incense, giving not only a very pleasent and approachable aura but also an interesting enough twist for more serious noses.

Nonetheless the fragrance doesn't feel heavy at all contrary to what the notes may suggest, sorrounding the wearer with a beautiful cloud, discreet but present. So much so, that although I'm usually an under sprayer (probably because I love strong fragrances), with this perfume I spray freely without any problem at getting overwhelmed.
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10
Bottle
7
Sillage
9
Longevity
8
Scent
DonJuanDeCat

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DonJuanDeCat
DonJuanDeCat
Helpful Review 23  
Artistic sniffing
Good evening, you fragrance fanatics :)
I am coming tonight with the fragrance "Rococò" from the brand "The Merchant of Venice", a brand I really like very much because it has a lot of very nice fragrances to offer and they are also bottled in wonderful flacons.

For all those who don't know (ah, an opportunity to shit wisely): Rococo is a style of art, probably a little less known by name. In contrast to the Gothic or Renaissance styles of the Baroque, it occurs in a somewhat shorter period between 1725 and 1783, although it was gradually replaced by Classicism as early as 1770. Characteristics of the rococo style are sweeping, shell-like ornaments, which look quite lavish and elaborate, but on closer inspection are nevertheless somewhat finer and more fragile than the even more lavish baroque ornaments.

Okay, so much for art history, which by the way is far more interesting than some philistines assume or even make fun of art, just because in an auction house a painting with a simple, two-colored rectangle (which by the way does NOT belong to the Rococo style and is rather modern) has received millions of numbers! :D Think about it! That's how long I'll get to the scent!

The fragrance:
The fragrance begins with resinous-sweetish incense and bergamot, which, however, seems to me a little more lime-like. The fruity touch, however, is great and fits really well to the resinous beginning.
The sweetness continues as the intensity of the sweetness is slightly increased by jasmine and cocoa. In the background the scent is a little spicy, which smells nice, even if the sweet scents are the first priority.
A little later you smell cocoa and the resins quite well, while the fruity touch has disappeared again. Since I sometimes notice a very light almond note (which also smells a little green), I assume that this is the heliotrope. Even later, the tonka bean makes the fragrance, which, by the way, is also very soft due to the resins, a little softer, more powdery and sweeter.
In the base, the incense becomes really strong for a while and is therefore the strongest fragrance for a while, before the intensity of the incense weakens again a little later and the fragrance balanced again after resins, sweet (now also chocolaty) notes and soft and warm fragrances. A beautiful fragrance!

The Sillage and the shelf life:
The Sillage is good, but maybe a bit too weak for a rather cold winter, but I can't really judge that now. Otherwise, you are already wrapped in a nice fragrance cloud that smells good both to you and to others. The shelf life is very long, from morning to evening the fragrance is with a good Sillage on the skin smellable. Besides, one can still perceive it weakly also the next morning.

The bottle:
As always, the blue bottle has the shape of a vase or an old-fashioned lamp and this time shows decorations with golden lines representing shells. Thematically, they fit the rococo, even if they look more modern than the actual rococo style. The umbrella-like lid is also gold-plated and shows the name of the brand at the bottom. The name of the fragrance is written on a gold-plated pendant hanging from the neck of the bottle. All in all, as always a very successful and beautiful bottle.

So... that was Rococò. As I had hoped, but also expected, this fragrance from The Merchant of Venice is wonderfully successful and very fragrant. You don't have to be afraid that the scent smells like algae or mussels just because you associate rococo with mussels (because the term rococo has been inspired by the term for mussel-like ornaments, namely Rocaille). I think some artist went to the beach, saw shells and thought that they would make great design objects. Which is also true, because patterns in connection with "sea things" often look so great *sigh-I-will-now-at-sea-sigh*

Well, the fragrance is more intended for autumn and winter with its sweet spicy fragrance. As an opportunity it is once again one of those all-round fragrances that you could use both during the day and in the evening when going out. Despite sweetish notes like jasmine and heliotrope, the fragrance still smells unisex, so that even men might try it. It is definitely worth testing!

Soo... that's it. I hope I didn't bore you with the little art history lesson at the beginning. Anyway, you're not a bunch of phonies, are you? Especially perfumes can be wonderfully regarded as art and can be counted as art! No? Oh, you have no idea! D

See you then, have a nice evening, and see you next time :)
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Emanuell77

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Emanuell77
Emanuell77
Very helpful Review 18  
Who's coming to the party?
It's Friday night and I have a party planned for tonight It starts at 22:00.
Invited are: Incense, bergamot, heliotrope, clove, jasmine, cocoa, benzoin and tonka bean.

The doorbell rings punctually at 10 pm, it's bergamot and clove. I welcome the two of them.

5 minutes pass and the doorbell rings again, it's jasmine, cocoa and tonka bean. I am very happy to see the three of them. As I accompany them to the living room, I notice that the bergamot is gone. Never mind, I don't really have a good friendship with bergamot and I'm a little glad it's gone.

Now clove, jasmine, cocoa, tonka bean and I are sitting in the living room waiting for the other guests to finally be able to celebrate.

Seven hours pass and no one has come. Are we sad about that? No, the seven hours were very nice and enjoyable.
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HermeshHermesh 9 years ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
8
Scent
Fragrance of contrasts: fresh and yet discreet vanilla-sweet (heliotrope), cool and warm, subtly spicy. Despite freshness not aloof.
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GavarrusGavarrus 1 year ago
Cream-like tonka, unsweetened, dried coconut and cocoa powder. It's not overly sweet, but it does have a nauseating quality to it.
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DoublepeaceDoublepeace 1 year ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Dark incense and clove, a little hint of animalic in the background. Cocoa is boozy sweet, but not powdery or cloying.
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Jazzy76Jazzy76 2 years ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Enchanting spicy-incensed scent, subtle and not at all heavy. A veil to wear in your most special moments.Wonderful "murrina" bottle
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ScentsSibylScentsSibyl 3 years ago
10
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
My first buy from MoV; a gorgeous Murano-crafted bottle with stunning perfume, though the opening fleetingly reminds me of TF Black Orchid.
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