The Merchant of Venice · 2015
Arabesque
Longevity
7–12 h60% of 26 people
Projection
Strongabout 3 in 4 of 300+ people
Season
Winter7 in 10 season mentions
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
Spiced plum tobacco, creamy tonka and benzoin
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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What the community says
A winter scent with lasting power
Scendira's summary of 300+ people on perfume review sites and YouTube. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts300+ people
7–12 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 7–12 hours. From 26 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (9 h).
Long-lasting for most people
about 9 in 10 say it lasts a long time
In words
On most people, Arabesque lasts a long time: that is what about 9 in 10 people report.
How far it projects300+ people
Projects strongly for most people
about 3 in 4 say it projects strongly
In words
About 3 in 4 people who describe Arabesque say it projects strongly.
When people wear it70 mentions
7 in 10
season mentions are winter
7 in 10 winter3 in 10 other seasons
From 70 mentions of a season.
Winter
How it smells, in their words128 people
soft40
How many of the 128 people who describe the smell use each word.
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Also worth knowing
Compliments
8%
8% of people wearing it get compliments (156).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
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Summary in words
The Merchant of Venice Arabesque: what 300+ people say about it.
In short: A winter scent with lasting power.
Worn by everyone.
60% of people get 7–12 hours of wear (26 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 9 hours).
Long-lasting for most people (300+ people): On most people, Arabesque lasts a long time: that is what about 9 in 10 people report.
Projects strongly for most people (300+ people): About 3 in 4 people who describe Arabesque say it projects strongly.
Of the 70 mentions of a season, about 7 in 10 are about winter weather.
People wear it most for: winter.
40 of the 128 people who describe how it smells call it soft, the word used most.
8% of people wearing it get compliments (156).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Tobacco by Franck Boclet (63% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 300+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
The Merchant of Venice Arabesque smells like Spiced plum tobacco, creamy tonka and benzoin. It opens with plum, tobacco and ginger, moves into cinnamon, tonka bean and cedarwood and settles on benzoin, white musk and vetiver. It reads unisex.
It is best in fall and winter and is an evening scent. Reach for it for date nights and nights out. Released in 2015.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $218.
Explore more: More from The Merchant of Venice · Gourmand perfumes · Plum perfumes · Tobacco perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
The Brand
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice draws its identity from the historic Venetian spice trade, with oud, resins and spices in Italian compositions. 44 The Merchant of Venice perfumes are on Scendira, priced from about $72 to $420. In the community conversations Scendira reads, The Merchant of Venice Andalusian Soul comes up first, then The Merchant of Venice Arabesque and The Merchant of Venice Gyokuro. Rococò 26 is a warm spiced caramel cocoa that reads like sweet incense.
What the picks smell like
The Merchant of Venice Andalusian Soul (2018) reads as creamy smoky rum with sweet vanilla resin. The Merchant of Venice Arabesque (2015) comes across as spiced plum tobacco with creamy tonka and benzoin, opening on plum, tobacco and ginger. For The Merchant of Venice Gyokuro (2022), expect cool green tea with peach blossom and neroli, over ambergris, vetiver and sandalwood.
For more beyond this house, try gourmand perfumes and warm & amber perfumes, or open the Scendira brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Spiced plum tobacco, creamy tonka and benzoin. It opens with plum, tobacco and ginger, moves into cinnamon, tonka bean and cedarwood and settles on benzoin, white musk and vetiver.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
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