Name: Roberto Cavalli
Brand: Roberto Cavalli
Rating: 3.85 (494 reviews)

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Roberto Cavalli by Roberto Cavalli is a woody floral musky fragrance for women. Launched in 2002, this composition was created by perfumer Maurice Roucel. The top notes unfold magnolia, red apple, bergamot and mandarin; the heart reveals wild orchid, rosemary, freesia and honeysuckle; while the base notes complete the structure with amber, sandalwood, patchouli, cedar and musk.

Espartaco February 7, 2021

Have you ever come across perfumes that don’t just fail to please but actually twist your stomach and dry out your mouth? This was one of those. It was the first Cavalli, famous in the early 2000s for its bling-bling vulgarity. The Florentine brand exploded in the late 90s with silk dresses and animal prints. They launched this fragrance riding that wave, and honestly, I feel sick just thinking about it. Yesterday I dug one out of a drawer and confirmed it still looks hideous to me, even if it isn’t bad in itself. It reminds me a lot of Marc Jacobs’ Decadence; with both, the amber isn’t that soft and sweet modern kind, but rather a halogen, spicy, bloody one, like those from the seventies. It smells of rotting bulbs, molluscs, shells, and corrupted reptiles. I imagine something slimy slithering across the floor, with neon lights instead of blood, like an Alien giving birth to pus and iodine. Both share that balsamic amber smelling of corrupted mercromin, mixed with fruits, flowers, and wood. This one passed without making a mark and is now discontinued. I’ve never liked elongated bottles, which are uncomfortable and prone to tipping over, but this had a lovely design—a python cylinder with a snake-shaped stopper. The campaign was also a favourite of mine, featuring a model in the dunes with a python. I’m sure it wasn’t bad: it was very sexual, androgynous, musky, and semi-oriental, a heavy, sensual mist for adults. Like with Decadence, I can’t enjoy it due to my aversion to that infernal amber, but at least it was interesting.

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Missclau July 27, 2024

It was a direct gift from Italy when it first launched; I went absolutely mad for it and never found it again. More than 20 years have passed, I was just 20, and I only remember everyone praising me for being unique here in Chile. I wish I could wrap myself in that scent once more. 🥰

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Espartaco February 7, 2021

Have you ever come across perfumes that don’t just fail to please but actually twist your stomach and dry out your mouth? This was one of those. It was the first Cavalli, famous in the early 2000s for its bling-bling vulgarity. The Florentine brand exploded in the late 90s with silk dresses and animal prints. They launched this fragrance riding that wave, and honestly, I feel sick just thinking about it. Yesterday I dug one out of a drawer and confirmed it still looks hideous to me, even if it isn’t bad in itself. It reminds me a lot of Marc Jacobs’ Decadence; with both, the amber isn’t that soft and sweet modern kind, but rather a halogen, spicy, bloody one, like those from the seventies. It smells of rotting bulbs, molluscs, shells, and corrupted reptiles. I imagine something slimy slithering across the floor, with neon lights instead of blood, like an Alien giving birth to pus and iodine. Both share that balsamic amber smelling of corrupted mercromin, mixed with fruits, flowers, and wood. This one passed without making a mark and is now discontinued. I’ve never liked elongated bottles, which are uncomfortable and prone to tipping over, but this had a lovely design—a python cylinder with a snake-shaped stopper. The campaign was also a favourite of mine, featuring a model in the dunes with a python. I’m sure it wasn’t bad: it was very sexual, androgynous, musky, and semi-oriental, a heavy, sensual mist for adults. Like with Decadence, I can’t enjoy it due to my aversion to that infernal amber, but at least it was interesting.

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rosepetit October 21, 2014

A truly rich, warm, and sexy perfume… I love its very Cavalli design with the snake on the cap.

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