Vendor: The Merchant of Venice
Gold Regatta
sea wind, fig leaves, woody-sweet dry down

sweet rose and orange blossom, apricot cream
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Think sweet rose and orange blossom, apricot cream: that is The Merchant of Venice Flamant Rose. It opens with vervain, mandarin orange and petitgrain, moves into geranium, orange blossom and apricot and settles on tonka bean, moss and patchouli. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is an evening scent. A good pick for date nights and nights out. Released in 2021.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Around $197.
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The Merchant of Venice draws its identity from the historic Venetian spice trade, Middle-Eastern oud and resin cross-pollinated with Italian composition sensibility. The catalogue leans unisex (22 of 34) across fresh (9), gourmand (9), woody (6), leather (3), floral (2) and warm-amber (2). Top accords are sweet, spicy, woody, floral and oriental. Prices run $72 to $420, averaging about $164, collector-tier throughout. Standout live picks: Rococò 26 (warm spiced caramel cocoa, like sweet incense; $319), Nuit Feline (smoky, leathery oud afterspice on pine; $240), Secret Rose (sweet rum, tart citrus, rose oil on wood; $138.59), Arabesque (spiced plum tobacco, creamy tonka and benzoin; $218.39), and Vinegia 21 (toasted cinnamon praliné, creamy vanilla, smoky oud; $183.39). Spice-trade oriental at its most literal.
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It smells like sweet rose and orange blossom, apricot cream. It opens with vervain, mandarin orange and petitgrain, moves into geranium, orange blossom and apricot and settles on tonka bean, moss and patchouli.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It works across all four seasons. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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