Tocade Rochas for women

Heaven. I'm suprised everytime I wear it. Pure heaven.

I must be the only one but this is headache and stomach earthquake in a bottle for me.

Yesterday when i received this i tested it and first thing that crossed my mind was to sell it.But after 30 min i couldn't believe how wonderful it smells. It is the most feminine smell i have ever felt. The weird thing is that the liquid is brown and in the pictures was yellow. Is my bottle spoiled or waht?

Reminds me a lot of BURBERY BODY. Several same notes.

Hi!
OMG, I can't stop sniffing myself, how wonderful scent is this. Today I've received it by swap and Citronella has found to Tocade a loving home and I hope she will enjoy my decants as I at Tocade.
Lovely soft vanilla, as in Kenzo 5:40 at Madagascar, surounded with warm rose, which is not girly nore dusty.
I detect fresia, patchouli (yes, I am patch. lover) and a lot of musk. I would categorize it as soft, happy oriental.
With one word, to me it's divine.
Tiny, tiny shadow of Mystere de Rochas in Tocade, IMO, which is another gem of this house.

...and 10 points out of 10 goes to...EK! Well written!

You don't recommend it to UGLY women?????????? Huh? That's even worse than the age discriminating reviews we see all the time.

I love Tocade. I have no past associated with it. In fact, I smelled it for the first time when I bought a bottle of it about 10 years ago, for $10.00 at TJMaxx. I fell head-over-heels for it, and I could not believe my luck! I'd worn (out) Tresor throughout most of the '90's, and my first reaction to Tocade was that it made me think of Tresor (original 1990 version)blended with Shalimar. I am a huge fan of the works of Maurice Roucel, and, for me, his signature touch projects from Tocade. Ages before I had access to the names of perfumers, I searched for a certain "something" in my perfumes (for past examples: Krizia K, 24 Faubourg, Musc Ravageur)that I now know is my olfactive response to Roucel's creations. Many have an accord of haunting, deep vanilla that, to my nose, is the essence of feminity in a very womanly way. I've been gifted with bottles of Tocade that are either complete, utter fakes, or long past their prime, and they have a musty quality. The "real" (original) Tocade, which I wound up purchasing a few times before it disappeared from department store shelves, is intoxicating, mysterious, and rich like a liqueur. As a perfume bottle collector, I adore Serge Mansau's playful design.

Amour Kenzo is similar to this one, but not as complex.
The top notes are not lovely, but the drydown is perfect.

~This is one of a kind scent.
A good friend of mine bought it years ago and her boyfriend hated it, so she gave it to me.
I wore and the very same guy fell in love with it... she couldn't believe it.
It does change a lot on people, but every time I wore it I got men and women asking me over and over again what it was.
Love it!

Tocade is my favorite vanilla scent after Habanita. Everything about Tocade suggests (to me anyway) loud music, fruity cocktails, and a good time. Still, it somehow manages not to be trashy.
Even though it is from the nineties, it doesn't seem outdated. Don't be fooled by the hideous bottle.

It smells a bit artificial.
Pure vanilla

Ahhh,once again LT is right on the money. I bought this unsniffed and was put off by it at first. It took me a whole year of wearing it on my hand during the day to fully appreciate it.(I find that doing this gives my nose the space it needs to develop a relationship with a fragrance.lol) Well, now, I love it! Give these scents a try, and one day ,like a song that has always played unnoticed in the background, you'll have the moment of "Eureka!I know this song and I like it!"

Once again I`m disappoinetd with a blind buy!
Will I ever learn...

The notes sounded oh so right, I mean what can go wrong with vanilla, amber and roses?

Everything apparently.

It smells just like Chopard Casmir, which I hate.
The same plastic smell. But Tocade have this sour and unclean smell to it also, which I guess is the patchouli and some of the flowers?

Why is it so damn hard to find nice vanilla scents?!

A great scent!!

I had a bottle of Tocade years ago and I liked it very much, because the scent is very warm, deep rose but quite a lively one and tons of vanilla without ANY edible candyfloss. It smelled like a mature vanilla and flowers. Nice and not too expensive and also very longlasting on my skin.
Many said it is an intriguing fragrance and I totally agree. You may like it or not according to you tastes, but you cannot avoid noticing the mastery behind.
I still feel attracted by scents that are complex and well nuanced like perfumes before 2000, something that keeps you involved because they smell a little different every moment along their evolution and not like solid bricks with synthetic patchouli and stiff lily with sugar like many modern fragrances.
I liked Tocade then, I would probably appreciate it more now as a good work of perfumery, because it was kind of old school fragrance. I think it would smell outdated and weird to many young noses, but it will always be a wellmade fragrance even now compared to hyped scents.
I cannot find it now where I live. It's not a total love that I would track down around the world, but if I happen to find a discounted bottle in a store maybe I would buy it.

The jury is still out on this one.

A discordant mustiness lurks in Tocade. Citrus mould?

An otherwise pleasant vanilla scent mixed with a well-meaning bouquet dominated by sweet rose.

On the upside the vessel housing Tocade makes me smile. I liken it to Mr Squiggle's rocket ship.

Comical bottle aside, Tocade presents a challenge. I am curious to see whether I can learn to appreciate it as the sex-bomb it's rumoured to be.

Time will tell.

Nice sweet, dry, a little bit plastic vanilla-cocoa-rose aromatherapy for home wearing. It would deserve EDP version for better lasting power. After couple hours it turns to Vanilla Fields...
The bottle is not very interesting, but almost comic, but oh well:)

YIPPIEEE!! Finally got it. I went to the perfume store to get Shalimar Initial, but then, in the corner of my eye I saw this, the only bottle they had in the whole store. I asked the lady if I could smell Tocade. She gave an explanation of this being discontinued but than on the market again because people wanted it back. I gave it a sniff.. HEAVEN! Just my kind of smell, warm, heavy, sweet vanilla, heavenly rose and lots of other flowers. They only had the large bottle 100ml, normally I never buy large bottles but I bought it and I'm so glad. The bottle is hidious/ugly... but that doesn't matter!

My sister gave me this for my birthday last week, and I've been wallowing in it since. When I spray this on, people wandering in ask, "Wow, what smells so pretty?" It makes me want to curl my hair, put on makeup and flirt outrageously with my boyfriend. I can smell vanilla, roses and amber mostly, but taken together, I really have no idea what notes are driving this scent.

Don't let the first spray put you off. The chemicals burn off pretty fast and just leave the sweet, sexy scent. This is what I'd hoped perfumes like "Fantasy" would be!

Rose and vanilla together. A classic combo. So how on earth does it come to smell like sweet newspaper and acetone? And who would have thought that would be comfort food for the nose? I adore this.

Hideous stupid packaging, silly bottle, fabulous fragrance. It makes me happy. I actually has an effect on my mood.

Maeculpa, I agree, one cannot count on Luca Turin alone. Following his advice I blind-bought Arpege. MY review of which is so scathing that Fragrantica has refused to publish it twice. I'll leave it at that or risk erasure...

For me, it dries down quickly into a rose-vanilla-amber blend that is cool, not warm, and stays that way. I prefer warm, spicy, woody orientals and I'm not enamored of dominant rose notes (which Tocade has) so I am not the audience for this one. I think maybe because I'm used to having my vanilla and amber paired with spices and woods, the rose-vanilla-amber combination in Tocade just doesn't feel harmonious to me.

Tocade to me is kind of what I expected it to be from the reviews on here. It definitely smells retro to me and sweet but not in the overpowering, slightly sickly way that a lot of more current perfumes are. It smells sweet in a refined and mature way. It smelled a little heavy to me to start out with but, like quite a lot of perfumes, smelled much better once it 'mellowed out' on my skin and got softer. I've only worn a tiny spritz of it on my skin so far so I haven't been able to decipher many of the notes in it yet except for the slightly floral, vanilla'y sweetness. So, I might get back to this review and add more later! I do notice though that it contains magnolia, which I really like, so hopefully I'll be able to detect that more once my nose gets used to the smell of Tocade! Oh, also I have to say that I agree with what several reviewers here have said about the Tocade bottle - it is quite garish!! Well, actually, the bottle itself isn't but the cap really is. I wonder who thought up the idea for such a tacky, cheapo looking cap for what is actually a nice, refined, classy perfume??!

Also, I just read Maeculpa's comment where she says "..I always try a perfume out by wearing it to bed and Tocade gave me nightmares. I woke up twice thinking "something is terribly wrong" and it took me a moment to realise that it was the fumes of tocade choking me! Sweeet and kind of alcoholic at the same time." God, that made me laugh so much!!! I agree that Tocade might be a bit overpowering in some ways at first, certainly compared to light perfumes, aquatics, etc, but I'm not sure it's so heavy that it would cause most people nightmares when they're asleep and a sensation of being choked! Maybe it will for some people though - who knows??! The only perfume that I can recall so far producing negative results after I made the mistake of spritzing some on right before I went to bed was Provocative Woman, and I woke up the following morning with a pounding headache! I actually really like it though when I wear it in the daytime but clearly it was a bad idea to put some on right before bed! So, maybe Tocade and Provocative Woman are just some of the perfumes that are best left for daytime use and not for putting on right before going to bed!

Tocade is a great oriental vanilla with a gourmand edge to it. It is definitely sweet and warm, but an intense rose note keeps it from being foody or edible and more on the elegant side. It has great sillage, but pretty inoffensive at the same time and easily can be worn during daytime. Its comforting warmth puts a smile on my face every time. The lasting power is above average, just like pretty much anything from Rochas.
The bottle is actually much prettier in person than I expected.

A great daytime winter choice for oriental vanilla lovers!

The only thing to dislike about this fragrance is the botte. I hate seeing it stand out like a sore thumb on my dresser amongst my other "pretty" ones. LOL But the scent is fabulous. It goes on very strong at first and I've yet to find a way to apply it "lightly" but it doesn't matter because after a few minutes the notes start to arrange themselves and it's not long before I'm getting compliments. In fact, I've never worn it and NOT been complimented. I sampled it in a store one day and loved it and when I went back for it it was gone (it was on clearance). I went hunting at other stores and one woman at a particular perfume counter screwed up her faced when I asked for it and told me it was 2010 and I should get a new scent. She then tried to get me to buy some celebrity brand ... everyone has a unique body chemistry and scents are very personal. What smells good on one person will not always smell good on another!

Interesting little number this one.

The packaging is garish, tacky, and oh so 80s, when primary colours and bargain basement designs were so en vogue. I have to admit that if it wasn't for LT's enthusiasm for this fragrance I probably (foolishly) would have passed.

This is all about translucent roses and warm vanilla. An interesting combination, that makes it sexy and cuddly at the same time.

Don't know why but it brings a smile to my face and puts me in a good mood when I wear it.

Another rather interesting fact is that several people have told me that I leave a trail of yuminess as I walk about and that it smells stronger from a distance than up close.

Normally really cloying perfumes don't bother me so much. I made a mistake with Tocade. I couldn't figure out if I liked it or not, and when a cheap bottle presented itself I naively put my trust in Luca Turin's rave review and got it. I always try a perfume out by wearing it to bed and Tocade gave me nightmares. I woke up twice thinking "something is terribly wrong" and it took me a moment to realise that it was the fumes of tocade choking me! Sweeet and kind of alcoholic at the same time. Thankfully a colleague loves this so I gave it away to her but it is a lesson to me: try before you buy and Luca's approval does not make it a great idea to blind buy (Joy makes me gag too, so it is all a question of taste...)

The bottle is silly. The fragrance is a charmingly simple vanilla-rose-amber. I find it very easy to wear, and it lasts a good long time. Tocade is versatile, and can serve as a comfort scent or a date night scent. Best of all, my bottle cost $14.99 US at TJMaxx! Pretty, comfortable, appealing, and long-lasting, all in one silly bottle! I love a good bargain.

Smells just like Chopard Casmir with a rose top note. My opinion - it smells synthetic.

Very unique perfume. Couldn`t stop sniffing my wrist when I first smelled it.
An oriental, sweet perfume with a cool note that makes it quite extraordinary. Does anybody else notice that "chilly" note? Very inventive.

i think it smells like ''cookies''

This EdT is a sweet and powdery floriental scent with a warm vanilla base. It’s slightly floral, but not too much so, with a citrusy, orchid-like rose and what I perceive as ripe plum notes. But mostly it’s an ambery vanilla, the sort of scent that envelops you in a warm blanket and almost hugs you to death.

If this is an EdT, it is amazingly strong and tenacious, and I shudder to think what a stronger concentration would be like. In moderation, Toccade is a lovely, warm scent that is more gourmand-oriental than floral. I like it, and would not hesitate to haul out my sample occasionally and wear it.

This makes me think of straight up rose flavoured marshmallows. The vanilla happening in this one is a sugary one- not a lot of depth or thickness to the vanilla, but it's alright. The rose is wet and lush, and the overall effect is a strange hybrid where neither overpowers the other.

Hideous bottle, I'm afraid.

One of my all-time favorites. I hope that this perfume will always be available, because I can't imagine being without it! The opening is a tiny bit brash on my skin, almost cacophonous, with each note struggling for dominance on my skin, but as it dries down, it opens its gorgeous heart and leaves me absolutely smitten. Tocade is as luxuriously sumptuous as vanilla-dipped rose petals, sweet but not overpowering. I adore floriental fragrances, and I am enraptured with a masterfully crafted vanilla scent. When I reach for Tocade, she never fails to lift my heart and send it soaring!

I think that this is a love-hate perfume. I have a huge bottle and don´t know if I want to swap or sell it. For some strange reason I go back and test, test and test again. Do I like it? Honestly, I don´t know. There is definitely something that appeals to me, but something that repels me. I feel all fragrance notes, very messy. Can´t identify each note. It's annoying.
Why I bought a big bottle? I wish I could answer.LOL
Update: Swapping it was the right thing to do. Now it has found a better home.

Lovers of Tocade, try Marella Ferrera Ambre Ze!
À wonderful sister!

Of all the, well, it must be hundreds, of fragrances I have owned, this would be the one that has been complimented on by the most people. There is something both comforting and yet different enough about it, the vanilla floral mix plus that bit extra.

This has to be one of my absolutely all-time favorite scents. It is simply hypnotic and amazing and the sillage is wonderful. It gets better over time. I had to put some on right now and it instantly puts me in a great mood.

Strange yet comforting scent. Starts off with the sharp green note of magnolia over the liqueur-like rose - vanilla following shortly thereafter. Those notes mingle for a bit and the vibrating green note (reminds me a bit of the top notes in Dior Dune or Madini Sahara) begins to move further back - which is nice since it almost becomes unbearable - initially increasing then fading to just the right amount. This tension keeps the whole afloat instead of turning into Turkish delight.

By now the rose and vanilla are dancing a waltz - very beautiful, warm and romantic. The vanilla is somewhere between bakery fresh pastry and soft candy - nothing smoky or resinous - but it works beautifully without coming across as foody.

Absolutely gorgeous! I think it is and will remain a unique scent.

When i have applied it today i instantly knew it was a sibling of "Fantasme" by Lapidus, but more wearable. I have them both and compared them and Tocade is very soft, with a creamy-spicy vanilla, while "Fantasme" is more sharp and loud. I also find some resemblance with Gucci "eau de parfum" in a brown box.
I absolutly love this masterpiece and i think this is strictly a cold weather fragrance. Would be amazing on the wind. The rose is so carefully balanced here so it doesn´t become cheap-smelling and one-of-the-hundreds-other-similar-fragrances. Just perfect, it is another big favorite addition to my list! Have tested the EDT version and now planning to try the pure perfume concentration. But the staying power of EDT is quite long, so you won´t be dissapointed! I am definitly stocking few bottles of this for my next winter!!
I also have bought a pure perfume concentration and waiting for it to arrive to test it.

To me it smells like moss, musty moss with something rosy, vanilla-ish back, and of course Geranium overpower all declared notes. I would like to smell rose, as I like rose perfumes, but instead, I feel powdery dusty something. All together quite a mixture, definitely complicated, and at least not consist of couple of ingredients,like nowadays perfumes that last couple seconds.
I have this in my collection just for the hell of it, who knows, may be one day it will be so hard to find stuff.
P.S. I also like a bottle.So cozy.

Whenever i smell this fragrance, i associate it with freshly sliced quince :)

Un sillage unique et reconnaissable entre mille. Un très beau ambré vanillé avec vraiment une touche de rose.

This reminds me of a tunring pont of my life .
i had this perfume in fall 1995 . I was going to senior high . It was a new school, with new schoolmates, in a new town , i was kind of freaked :-S
And this happy , reasuring , warm perfume was like a kick in my ass on the morning , like ,go ! You can do it ! So it's very special to me .

(Review Edt)

Rose and vanilla are the two main notes, and i feel Tocade smell like a Rose version of Chopard Casmir. It's a boozy liqueur-like rose, and I get a lot of amber in it.

Maybe some people don't pick up on the plastic smell, but on me, this didn't work. Not unique, not pleasant, certainly not worth buying.

Gorgeous. Sexy, creamy, ever-so-smokey, powdery-spice scent...and oh, so soft. Mostly to be worn to bed with your beloved.

It was one of my first perfumes and it was very pleasant to wear it. I remember it was very amazing, I liked the flower scents and the sweetness. I think I'm going to buy a new one to remember more about it.
june 23rd 2011 : I just got a new bottle and it's such a good idea to purchase the perfumes you loved when you were younger. It reminded me a lot of things. My husband told me he liked it because it smells like violet sweets.

Tocade it may look simple but it's a complex perfume
to describe it does have an powdery opening mainly due
to the Freesia note, Tocade is sort of a dead ringer to
Chloe's Eau de Parfume with it's spicy freesia opening
but it's less soapier and more of an sweet gourmand
drydown there's a greenish opening which i'm not a
fan of green notes but i love the spicy Geranium scent
adds to the fiery flavor The florals in the middle section is hard to detect drowned out from the dominate
notes of Freesia Amber and Vanilla but if you smell it
a lot closer you can just find a little bit of Rose and
Magnolias, The drying is the dominate part of the fragrance it starts with Amber just an overbearing
sweetness might put you off a bit musk serves the basis nice as if a passive partner strangely enough
i notice a sweet scent of Praline a foody drydown?
is it just me or the perfume because i notice it
but anyway ends with powdery Vanilla.

These are one of the scents that are in the abyss
of deciding is this just a commoner trying to be an sophisticated aristocrat trying to please the masses
or the buyer it's fancy Flacon design tries to impress
but to me it fails the test.

I’m not a huge Rochas fan; to be frank actually there is nothing by this house I would dare wear, even if I might appreciate them from a far distance; and cringe that includes Tocade! Even still I own and sometimes have worn this little masterpiece. As for affordable perfumes that will have longevity, and sillage, Tocade is a no brainer. If you know the notes it’s very easy to distinguish the rose and yet it doesn’t scream out ‘’rose is here’’ by any means. Instead all is lost from the vanilla and sweet amber; it’s a very dry and crisp oatmeal cookies and warm milk type of scent. The kind you want to snuggle up with and read a good book with, or cry on a friend’s shoulder. I can’t say it’s a sexy perfume, or a mysterious, lively or enigmatic scent at all, yet it’s one of those perfumes that once you know it you will never forget it, nor will it forget about you….well that is until your laundry day! At least this has been my experience with Tocade, it’s the type of perfume that will properly catch an unfaithful lover, let’s put it that way!

A bury-your-face-in whoever is wearing this frag.....mmm!!! voluptuous oriental vanilla that dries down to a sexy sugar powder. i had smelled this years ago--late teens-- and admit put off by it. i can certainly apprecaite now that i'm 30. there is a uniqueness to this juice. i hate the taste but LOVE the smell of jordan almonds and tocade reminds me of this only amplified. I agreed with the comparison to boudoir but to me this is much more hanae mori without the strawberry. i'm glad to see this underrated gem is still gracing us us with her divine presence. longevity and sillage are both a 5/5.

(refillable edt with the original mid-1990's deep rose-colored juice)

Creamy innocent rose & vanilla with a naughty amber base that makes this somehow exciting and quietly comfortable at the same time. Seems particularly well-suited to a cold & snowy day. Reminds me of the happy comfort of violets, although no violets intrude here, and of vanilla buttercream icing, although Tocade is in no way that kind of sugary sweet.

Tocade is more playful and flirtatious than passionate -- perhaps a red velvet cocktail dress vs. a black velvet gown.

From the box insert:
*"Tocade, a joyously sensual infatuation."
And:
"...a surprising blend of Rose, Vanilla and Amber in a vivacious, mellow, well-rounded composition." I agree!

**I'm guessing there's been a reformulation because I get no green notes or any reference to Emeraude nor any cinnamon, and if there's any patchouli in the juice I'm wearing it's the gentlest I've ever encountered (read: invisible). This is all rose, vanilla and amber to me. Lasts overnight on skin, hair and pillowcase, days on a sweater.

This so reminds me of the original Emeraude fragrance. Of course, it is a memory from way, way back; but it is still there. I can see why Luca Turin likes this fragrance since he loved the original Emeraude. It is so "old school" and modern retro in the same genre of Agent Provocateur. Not that they smell similar, but they have the same feeling when you wear it.

EDIT: After reading these reviews and the discription of the scent, I wonder if I was sent a vial of another scent! I may have to ask for a resend on this.

Very pleasant and well integrated but I just don't get passionate. Florals predominate with a cinnamony orris most noticeable. Low sillage, medium lasting power. A good perfume for days that you don't want to discuss what you're wearing.

Thanks to a fellow frag member I got to test this one out. Oh boy, such joy in a bottle!
I have never used the word happy to describe a fragrance, but I have to do so now! It is a happy scent, and it makes me happy, too! It feels frizzy and warm, and it is sort of semi-sweet and captivating!

For you ladies that know Marelle Ferrera Ambre Ze and Tocade, the Ambre Ze is a copy of Tocade! I have them both and love them both. Yesterday in the morning I sprayed Tocade and in the afternoon Ambre Ze.
It just felt like putting on Tocade for a 2nd time!
Great!

I am a Tocade fan, is just one of those I want more fragrances, have to always have a back up bottle, so as to know that it is ok for me to use it liberally, not that you need to use it liberally, as it is quality in a bottle, full of extreme delights for the senses. When the geranium melts away, but lingers just a bit, it develops a warm musky, cedery, vanillary type of scent that you just want to hug... Tocade is one of my loves..x

Chatton, well said! Nothing to add here. Tocade is great!

I am eternally grateful to Luca Turin, for without his five-star review I would never have had the idea to try Tocade in its 80s bottle. First I was unimpressed - I think it must be the geranium in the top notes. But after about ten minutes, I couldn't stop smelling my wrist. It is exquisite yet disarmingly simple. It is sweet, but not sickeningly sweet. It doesn't radiate a lot, but it is really longlasting.
A tocade means something even weaker than a crush in French. But this isn't a crush - it is true love.

How lovely! This is the classic Turkish delight I remember from my childhood. Sweet, rose scented, covered in powdered sugar and wrapped in waxed paper. Such a delicious and comforting scent. I am so getting a full bottle!

I wish to test it since I read reviews!
I read many times that Calyx adore it...But I was afraid that is it something floral with strong notes of iris and magnolia.
Thanks to Action I tested today and I admit that I adore it since first sniff.
Great scent with character with patchuli, vanilla and musk.
I love it, I would give it the highest score.
It is my new Must have a big bottle.

I forgot how good Tocade is. It is reminiscent of organza indecence with its vanilla amber base, but I would say this is more cheerful. Is it sexy? Yes, I think so--but as others have noted it's not va-va-va-voom but a more casual sexiness perfect for a girl who lives more in her jeans than little black dresses. This is one of the few perfumes that I have a back-up bottle of b/c it's just so good and an amazing deal.

Comforting, alluring, and flirtatious--can a perfume embody these three disparate feelings? Yes, and Tocade does so effortlessly.

I agree with ktv0926 (see her review below) in that Tocade opens with a waxy lipstick note. Then a delicious rose-led floral heart melts into the most delicate/deep vanilla that teases for hours.

Tocade's longevity is magnificient; its sillage subtle, making one follow you down a corridor to see just what it is you're wearing.

(Consider wearing it to bed...waking up to this scent on your skin brightens any day.)

so velvety , creamy and comfortable ! I adore it ! but I hated the bottle it remindes me something Chinese ...Sophisticated , sexy and I think it is not an every day perfume ..perfect for romantic dates ..I consider !

Since I can read Spanish, here is a rough translation of luisa margarita's review:

It's a delight... at first the green notes and geranium make the scent jump out and little by little the rose softly in hand with vanilla creates the composition...

One of the most divine and feminine scents I have found in modern perfume. Without a doubt Tocade (at least on the skin) is an ode to womanhood.

I can certainly see where the genus of L de Lolita came from. Tocade has an orange-vanilla theme and I can smell significant amounts of my favourite flower - Magnolia. As nezzabel mentions below, Mr Roucel's signature is based on a species of Magnolia 'Michelia Longifolia', which perhaps begins to explain my savage perfume crush on the man.

I love this perfume from the first spray to the last lingering drop. I even love the ubiquitous citrus note here. It adds a salty nuance to what would otherwise be an overwhelmingly sweet syrupy 90s powerhouse fragrance.

Having said that though, I don't think Tocade smells old or dated *at all*. Retro, yes. It has the same shameless exuberance common to all 90s perfumes but that is kind of the point. I for one, can do without yet another noughties diet perfume.

Tocade finishes up with a creamed powder of vanilla & bitters. On my skin it is soft and vibrant and pulsing with sensual energy. A true masterpiece with a bizarre rocket shaped place in my heart.

A tart sweet floral, very pretty with a nice snap, dries to a powdery 1980s type fragrance that ages me beyond my years. Something about it makes me think of elderly women in expensive clothes. I'm not there yet.

A beautiful creation of Maurice Roucel, and thanks to the lovely Darlingbuds I discovered this gem!

If you know a little bit of Maurice Roucel work you may find some similarities between Tocade and L de Lolita Lempicka and also Rochas Man in the way he approaches the gourmande notes. Similarities, just his signature mark.

Anyway, the scent itself is a rich gourmande powdery vanilla, blended with a powerful orchid and a musk patchouli combo that gives this scent that sultry vibe, with a strong note of caramel!

This perfume is so delicous... at least for me it's almost edible! And it's so soothing that I made Tocade my bed time fragrance.
For me it's a sweet, rich, sultry and conforting perfume, sexy in a careless lolita way... but most of all, soothing!
There's nothing like Tocade after a nice long late bath... wonderful!

a nice classic and powdery perfume. I had it in the 80s

Tocade, well it s not for me.. I really wanted to like it because I love velvety vanilla but this sweet cheap vanilla powder gave me a real HEADACHE ! it stays with me forever alas, so I have to wash it down!! If you like a stinking chemical sweet vanilla. Also there s an old musty smell to it and I cannot detect any flowery or green notes at all. But ok that s only my opinion on it..

This was a gift from the wonderful Doctormod.

Tocade is a very refined and classy fragrance which has good sillage and excellent staying power.

It may probably be the most powdery fragrance i have tried.

This powdery characteristic is to be distinguished from the " powdery soapiness" that is so common today, instead tocade smells like a powdered, musky rose and fruits.

Interestingly, from the notes it does not seem like a fruity perfume at all but the fruits are certainly there, infact they are very prominent.

But Please do note that this is by no means a fruity tutty light weight, this is a gem that i appreciate more every time i wear.

I so cherish that moment of rediscovery, the powerful affirmation of forgotten love, when we randomly select a fragrance we haven't worn for quite a while and fall in love all over again.

Perhaps I wasn't even ready for Tocade, before. Not properly. I liked it, it made me smile and feel warm, surrounded by comforting powdery amber. I was in the first heat of my adoration for Niche perfumes and challenging preconceptions.

Tocade cannont be described as niche or, I think, challenging, and so perhaps I thought it too... easily worn. How pretentious that sounds! But I am all for holding up one's hands an admitting the guilty truth.

Oh, Tocade, now I properly adore you. I admire the quiet sexiness, the peachy vanilla, the clean tinge of magnolia so perfectly balanced with sensuous jasmine and the gentle, welcoming embrace of the white musky depths to which it never quite allows itself to fully sink.

Yes, the bottle is The 80's, but the juice inside doesn't really belong to any age in particular.

I wore this for at work yesterday, and a woman commented on how wonderful someone smelled. "It’s somehow familiar, but quite modern" she said, closing her eyes and inhaling deeply. Of course I hoped it might be me, but the description of "modern" threw me. It WAS me, she confirmed, by smelling my neck. I still don't agree with "modern" exactly, but I also don't think it smells dated in any way.

I find the EDT to be surprisingly long-lasting and a delight to wear all day.

Tocade: a fragrance in its own time.

A love affair reborn!

beautiful.i sprayed and instantly i was transported to a lovely red,green and white flower bed.the crimson red was geraniums ,huge,full of bloom,the green was bthe leaves,fresh ,reaching up to heaven.the white was glorious jasmine intertwined on trellis at the door of the garden.i sit amist the flowers and savor the smells.slowly,a soft powdery vanilla creeps inunder a massive cedar tree.i am sad to see it go as a kiss of amber bids adieu.

Similar to Havana EDP- Aramis... but much more wearable!
Good...

dont ever want to be without tocade,I simply cant do without it.its wow!!!!! Let me put it this way. ELEGANT AND SEXY.

Nice vintage fragrance, not modern at all in my opinion. I got an instant image from the end of 80th in my head, as soon as I sprayed Tocade. Reminds me the smell of the old red lipstick a lot!

The first time I smelt Tocade was from the bottle, and let me tell you it was not a pleasant experience. My first impression was that it smelt strong and medicinal, not at all sweet or feminine. Darlingbuds sent me a decant of Tocade a few months ago and it took me this long to be game enough to try it on the skin.

How glad I am that I gave this fragrance a chance. On the skin, Tocade becomes a warm and powdery vanilla, soft and delicate.

I find similarities between this fragrance, Hypnotic Poison by Dior and L'eau par Kenzo eau Indigo, which I love.

Tocade's baby-powdery softness is surprisingly light and clean on the skin. The loud, outrageous bottle design and the dark, richness of the liquid seemed to suggest otherwise. The word pretty actually comes to mind as I smell this wondrous fragrance.

It's difficult to pinpoint any particular notes in Tocade, they all seem to blend together quite well. Obviously the vanilla is the most dominant note, however I guess there are subtle hints of the white florals and patchouli every now and then.

The drydown is lovely; musky woods and creamy vanilla. The sillage is actually very intimate so this is not a fragrance sure to offend anyone. On that point however, I do wish that the scent was that little bit stronger. I wanted to share the scent with the people around me.

This was a great surprise! I´ve never tested this fragrance till the last saturday, when I was shopping with my boyfriend.

Tocade is a soapy perfume, a bit powdery and very very feminine. It´s perfect for fall and winter, day or night. This scent is clean and wearable, but definitely it´s not for me (maybe very strong and serious...)

This was a surprise. It's such an 80's bottle but the fragrance is actually very modern in its natural, realistic composition. I can distinctly smell geranium, rose and vanilla, which aren't usually friends of mine but this is so pretty and soft I will have to buy it again! It reminds me of a warm mug of milk and some turkish delight- both things that i love!

I was expecting to be bowled over by Tocade after the reviews. It's nice, but it's similar in style to Eclix and Neonatura Cocoon in the opening and middle, then it fades to a soft version of itself. Based on what I had read I was expecting something richer, more floral and vanilla and less gourmand. I'm a big fan of gourmand but this is just like too many others. Still a nice fragrance though.

What am I missing?! All I smell is a harsh, chemical conncotion that is making me more nauseous each time I inhale! "Strong" doesn't begin to describe it. Must go scrub!

I didn't realize I was coming down with a stomach virus when I wrote the above! In fairness, now that I sniff it without a flu-induced repulsion, I recognize that Tocade is actually much softer than my first impression, though I still detect that aggressive chemical sweet note that sent me hurling last week! Not for me, but I'll wear Tocade before I ever eat egg salad again!

It is a sibling to Fantasme (Ted Lapidus), this one being more smoky and the Fantasme more fruity. Both are masterpieces.

Rochas' TOCADE is a quirky little perfume with a sassy attitude that reminds me a bit of Guerlain's VOILE D'ETE--against all objective evidence that this should be the case! Perhaps it is simply that TOCADE's amber vanilla core is closer to my memory of VOILE D'ETE than to any other perfume I know.

Anyway, TOCADE is a nonconformist. Opening with unmistakeable geranium, the scent becomes immediately oriental after that. There is an earthy sensuality to TOCADE that recalls to my mind the image of a group of suntanned tatooed Italians with perfect bodies lying on Manuel Antonio beach in Costa Rica. Their skin glistening in the sun with oil and sea water, their hair falling in wet locks around their faces. Living in the moment for the moment.

There is nothing fake about TOCADE--it has no affectations and does not try to be anything more or less than what it is. Unique!

on my top oriental vanilla.wear this since 97.lost it for a while...found it back!so happy!on me smells amber rose vanilla.amazing frag!well done like incense.longevity amazing.not expensive.feminine and sensual.and ho sexy!

Tocade . . . what an interesting perfume. She's at once: romantic and dreamy, happy and drunk, motherly and nurturing. Tocade isn't a rich syrupy vanilla, but rather a heavy layer of vanilla powder floating over your skin. Sweet, but light; a weightless halo rather than a saturated aura.

The top note of vanilla seems strong at first, but it warms up and rounds out into a mellow tone. The powdery character is also very strong at first, but caramelizes slightly afterward. Tocade reminds me of golden sugar cookies in the oven and of a happy mother's warm embrace. It's the wistful, bubbly, innocent, nurturing, powdery, heavenly epitome of "comfort scent."

Also, the lasting power is above and beyond what a perfume of this price should be. I wore it to sleep and woke up with Tocade in the morning, whereas everything else I own unconditionally disappears after a fitful night of turns and tosses. Outstanding if you like powdery gourmands!

I'd read so many different descriptions I just had to try.
A very pleasant surprise. People kept popping up asking 'who smells so good".
The vanilla turns into caramel, creamy with the floral aspects. Then the rose strolls in adding to the fun.
It just wraps you up in yummy.
I must say, that Rochas has stayed consistant in their fragrances for women. What a relief!

so sweet so vainilla,i like but not for every day.casual wear

Oh, Tocade and me. It was very difficult relationship at the beginning. First time I met Tocade I didn't like it at all. It was warm summer and all I could smell was vanilla powder. Utterly boring.
I wondered whats the fuss about, and I couldnt ignore so many good reviews, so I decided to keep the decant to try again. Second time, still in summer I applied one spray on the back of my hand. OMG! Within one hour I was literally suffocating with powder. It felt like someone was holding my head in the barrel with powder. I ran to the bathroom and scrubbed it off. I used pumice stone. I scrubbed bit of my skin off along with it, and my hand was bleeding a little. Yeah, that bad..
Stubborn as I am, even that could not scare me off from trying again, but this time I knew I have to wait for cold weather.
I applied only a tiny bit and sniffed very carefully. Hm.. Fresh, clean start with only a hint of powder. Nice jasmine/rose heart with fresh lily of the valley and magnolia.
And finally, creamy powdery vanilla sweet heaven. Yes, the powder is still there, but its not suffocating me anymore. Tocade is hugging me, and assuring me that everything is going to be fine. It stays close, but that only emphasizes the fact, that it is a scent to comfort you and those you keep close.
Tocade really is a masterpiece and it was worth the trouble. Maybe I will get used to the powder and be able to wear it also in summer.
I definitely will have to get more bottles to scent my sheets as well.

If you like D&G THE ONE, then you will like Tocada. I was blown away by how similar they smell, the dry down of vanilla and powder more staying power than the newer copy I would say. Marshalls had it for cheap. I wish every one would try the both and compare.

I find the cozy sweetness of Tocade very pleasant. It is a timeless warm and powdery scent suitable for all occasions. I just wish it was a bit thicker and stronger. I enjoyed my 30ml bottle but it'll probably take me some time before I decide to repurchase.

this one is gorgeous, and so inexpensive. i bought it on a whim for less than 10 dollars because i had heard so many good things about it. the strange shaped bottle appealed to me as well. it definitely stands out in a collection. initially, Tocade reminded me so much of Anglomania that i almost couldn't believe it. of course, even in the opening, it doesn't have the sanitized chemical feeling of Anglomania and it is softer. though i wouldn't call it gourmand, my husband told me that i smelled like candy bars while pretending to eat my arm. he's thoughtful like that. for me the dry down of Tocade is very sweet, powdery and thick. this is one that could be universally appealing, and at the price there is no excuse not to try it.

No frilly flowers or sweet fruit here. Sharp geranium boozy aura followed by powdery vanilla. I can see a Bond girl sitting at the baccharat table in her black evening gown and diamonds. Long cigarette holder with her favorite custom handrolled cuban in hand...then she has to get up from a winning hand, go to the ladies room and apply more Tocade cuz this stuff doesn't last more than a few hours. I must admit, I tried the EDT so maybe the perfume is better.

I don't understand Tocade. When I tested it first, it was an overwhelming, powdery vanilla. Now it's all about woods, whiffs of talcum powder mixed with an old, musty smell (like old books). Absolute vintage. A friend of mine loves it, I think I'll pass this on to her.

Oh my goodness I love this! Thanks to this site and reading good reviews I knew I had to pick this up. I sprayed this on as soon as I got out of the store and to my surprise I smelled Organza Indecence!!! That's one I've been wanting SO BAD! Talk about a price difference though! Maybe this will tide me over till I feel like dishing out the cash on Organza.

Tocade smells so creamy and delicious! The bottom notes stand out the most. I smell floral but not one flower in particular(maybe orchid) I get touches of spice, mainly a soft cinnamon (not a note) maybe its patchouli and golden amber with a soothing vanilla.. whatever it is its so sensual, feminine and soft.

Edible and sweet, reminded me of Tempore Donna. Freshly baked Hawaian dinner rolls and vanilla muffins!

It is beautiful...and here it is what I think:
1. Staying power: very, very good.
2. Smells like: oriental, mysterious, but not strong, I would say understated. Dark vanilla, a bit of rubber, spices and amber.
2. It is not the kind of perfume that fills the room, it's the perfume that you keep for yourself and for someone who comes really close to you. Very discrete, you can't smell it from miles away.

Tocade is another classic by Rochas. In my opinion it is a sophisticated and sensual smell.

Some reviews point it doesn't last but to me it seems potent and long lasting.There is a nice combination of notes that include vanilla,amber,musk and flowers.

Tocade is an elegant fragance to wear at night.It's by no means "dated". To me any modern woman can wear it and feel self-confident and sexy.

It very much reminds me of a quieter version of Agent Provocateur. I definitely get flowers (not sure which ones), patchouli, musk and amber. I'm really enjoying this, which is odd since I'm not a huge patchouli fan. I find it sexy and casual, for day or night.

*edit* I wore this yesterday and my four year old son said "I smell chocolate!" when I walked by. So the vanilla comes through very nicely too!

Friendly-comfortable-sexy. This is not Sexy In Black Lingerie - this is Sexy in Jeans that Fit and a Pretty Blouse.

It's rare that I call a fragrance sexy, but this one is. It reminds me a good bit of Organza Indecence (with flowers, minus the spice) in its overall effect of being delicious-smelling and touchable.

I don't get much of the green notes and freesia in the top, which is brief. It seems to head for the heart right away, which is fine because it's so darn pretty - mostly rose and magnolia on me, shading into a luscious vanilla with a hint of patchouli and amber underneath. I thought Tocade was pretty long-lasting: 6 hours from putting it on to the last wisps of scent.

How wonderful that this smells great and doesn't cost much! It's rare that beauty and low prices go together.

This is definitely a classic - I can see this fragrance being around for many years to come, and worn by women of all ages when they want to feel sexy, confident, warm, and sophisticated.

I must admit I was surprised by the vanilla in this - I expected a sweet vanilla, and this is spicier than I had anticipated. It's a velvet spiced vanilla, but extremely warm and feminine.

I can't detect the individual floral heart notes, but they are lovely with the spicy vanilla. And the dry-down is absolutely to die for...beautiful and long-lasting perfume!

I never gave a chance to this fragrance as the bottle is so loud, harsh and common and I thought so was the juice. At the first sniff I couldn't believe my nose. It is so gentle, delicate, so feminine, innocent. I was on a hunting for a springtime favourite and I've just found it. This is what I was looking for, the scent of the spring. When the nature wakes up, the air is sharply cold, but fresh, filled with the smell of the first flowers. I don't really can draw a line between the certain phases, it smells fresh flowery from the start-up to the drydown. It doesn't last long but because of the above mentioned reason you can easily reapply it.

es una delicia..... al principio las notas verdes con el olor del geranio hace que el humor salte y poquito a poco la rosa suavemente de mano con la vainilla crea en la composicion uno de los olores mas divinos y femeninos que he captado en la perfumeria moderna..... sin duda alguna Tocade (al menos en mi piel), es una oda a las mujeres

My mother used to wear this everytime we went out. She just wore the perfume until it ran out. It's beautiful

its not too sweet, which good but its not a perfume that i will buy again. Maybe i need to ask those around me for their opinion.

Feminity in a bottle! Soft, sweet floral that is not shy of itself, Tocade is happy to be in centre of attention, alluring, teasing and sexy, no doubt of it. Lovely.

Lovely fragrance, very powdery ... reminds me of the french elegance.

great great flower perfume. bouquet of flowers on a vanilla base.

reminds me of Rochas Femme, but Femme is a bit better.

I am wearing it today for the first time. Yesterday occasionally I found it in the perfume store (it is smth like TK Max in USA) :D It is warm but not too sweet vanilla with some amber tones in it. It is bitter and sweet at the same time! It smells unique to me :) It is cosy and original combination. Loving it.

Very sexy, confident, sophisticated, and lingers!

Dear Vickalena, it is very much possible that you cannot find it in your country (It seems I cannot find lots of great scents in my country either :-(). Just check the links below the fragrance discription! You will sure have luck via Ebay!

I used to wear this as my signature scent when I was about 22 and it still reminds me of that period in my life. But I can imagine women over 50 wearing it as well! It absolutely is timeless, as Rebella already said!
I find it a very warm and different kind of perfume. Would not wear it myself anymore though, I now find it too powdery and powerful. To me it will always be a wonderful 'smell of sweet memories'...

An intriguing fragrance. Timeless in that way that I can imagine it on both women in their 20ies as well as older womens 60+ and I am sure a lot of womens in betwen could smell really good with this.

I feel sexy, confident and cozy with this fragrance. It mingle with my personality and more adjust to me than me to the perfume.

It is quite flowery, sweet and cherful... but underneath I can sense something alluring, mystic and hot. I totally understand why this fragrance considered as sexy!

I really recommend this to women in all ages that can put up with sweet fragrances...

It dosen´t change so much, put the base is warm, powdery and longlasting.

Well, it's much more sophisticated than today's fashionable perfumes.
Very sweet and string, too sweet and strong for me. I think Tocade grew a little bit old in the years since it's launch.

Voted one of the sexiest perfumes on basenotes Community..made by a master perfumer Maurice Roucel, highly recommended!