Venice Rococo
Regular price $ 225.00A coquettish, powdery floral capturing the decadence of 18th century Venice, its rococo interiors and clandestine affairs. Black violet, blush rose, and chamomile nestled on an impossibly soft base of dusty iris and subtle, animalic amber.
From Arquiste
September 1757, Casino Venier, Venice.
In a hidden alley in the heart of Venice lies a small ridotto, a secret apartment for intimate affairs. A rosewood door opens to a pastel-colored room of powder pink, pale green and pearl white. Suspended in a perfumed cloud of violet, rose and iris, stucco carvings of frothy clouds, delicate garlands and mischievous cherubs appear to dance in the gentle flicker of candlelight. Amidst this sensory haven, the strains of a mandolin emanate mysteriously from behind a wall, the musician concealed from prying eyes. The subtle background melody intertwines with the hushed conversations and shared laughter of two lovers, enveloping them in the enchantment of their clandestine encounter.
Perfumer
Rodrigo Flores Roux
Notes
Roman chamomile, upcycled Turkish rose water (proprietary production), hawthorne, aldehydes, poudre à la maréchale (powdery accord), Moroccan orange flower absolute, black violet accord, cumin essence, animalic amber, iris germanica extract, civet accord, French jasmine absolute
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|---|---|---|---|
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This fragrance is not for everyone, but what it sets out to do, it does perfectly. It smells like rose scented dusting powder sitting on skin. The cumin adds an animalic facet which I adore, it smells like clean sweat it that makes sense. Imagine you have just bathed in luxurious rose soaps, finished off with some rose dusting powder, and are sitting by a sunny window with your lover. The sun is warm, and you're beginning to sweat a little, but you don't care cause you're so happy to be there.
This fragrance is utterly magnificent. The splendor and complexity is staggering. Rosewater, orange flower, and cumin. Just a magnificent combination that I never could’ve imagined. Unisex but I think leaning towards the feminine. Mysterious is another good descriptive word but beautiful really says it all.
I ordered samples of two different Arquiste fragrances. I was certain I was going to love this and was not so sure about the other. Well, I fell in love with the other and am not liking this mainly because it smells so much like Lorenzo Villoresi's Teint de Neige, which I happen to own already, except there is a sharp bitterness here that I do not like and is not in Teint. I think I'll just stick to Teint but will most likely be purchasing the other fragrance after I finish testing out the sample.