The Merchant of Venice
Cyprus Shell
unisex · Launched 2025
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Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About The Merchant of Venice Cyprus Shell
Perfumer: Gaël Montero
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.
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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
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How much does The Merchant of Venice Cyprus Shell cost in Italy?
From €105.00 for 50 ml at Ditano Profumeria. Other sizes: 100 ml from €155. Price from one partner shop in Italy, checked daily, unchanged since 4 Nov 2026.
Which sizes are sold?
50 ml, 100 ml.
What does it smell like?
Mainly floral, green, woody and musky. Notes: ambrofix™, incense, mandarin orange, musk, oakmoss, orris root.
Who makes it?
The Merchant of Venice (Italy). Launched in 2025. The perfumer is Gaël Montero. Marketed unisex.
How is it rated?
7.9 out of 10 from 23 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.