Cyprus Shell

Cyprus Shell, composed by Gaël Montero for The Merchant of Venice and released in 2025, is a salty floral chypre worn by anyone. Everyone who describes it calls it floral, and about half add green, woody, musky, amber and citrus.

Mandarin orange and pear open it, zesty and juicy, with a salt note adding a mineral, seaside sharpness that runs through the whole scent. Rose sits at the heart, fresh and slightly honeyed, with orris root bringing a cool, powdery, suede-like dryness beside it, and incense a thin line of smoke. The base is a modern chypre: oakmoss gives a bitter, mossy depth, patchouli an earthy richness, Ambrofix a warm, radiant, slightly salty amber, and musk a smooth finish.

Salt and moss make it more mineral than sweet, closer to a rocky coast than a garden. It suits daytime in mild and warm weather, and should appeal to people who like rose and iris with a dry, salty, mossy character.

Cyprus Shell — unisex fragrance by The Merchant of Venice (released 2025). Notes: Ambrofix™, Incense, Mandarin, Mandarin Orange, Musk, Oakmoss, Orris, Orris Root, Patchouli, Pear, Rose, Salt. — Parfica open fragrance database