Cleopatra Tocca for women

This scent is just awesome. I see you can get it for less than $40, and for heaven's sake, what a steal!

Do you know what this resembles? Malle's Portrait of a Lady. Heeley's Hippie Rose. Brand x's 'Fill in patchouli/rose combo here.'

And this is why I love it: these are scents I pine after. This is an awesome, amazing scent made by a value conscious house.

my signature scent, period. I thought it would be too mature, it can be worn anytime day or night and i luv how it lingers in all my clothes.

To my nose, this smells like a lighter version of Lovely by SJP. I actually prefer this to Lovely. It feels more fresh and youthful.

Sexy while still being classy. Very nice.

I was a little disapointed with the others as they smelt quite similar to the next. However, Cleopatra truly stands out. It's true that it smells like an Old World version of Narciso Rodiguez.
Unlike the others, Cleopratra is a scent that seems to have its own story- spray it on, close your eyes and bask in the exhilerating ambience.

It's a scent that reminds you of hiding yourself among a ton of books in an old library, or walking around a flea market to unearth hidden treasures.

This smells almost identical to the highly concentrated roller-ball version of Narcisso Rodriguez For Her. I love it. It's elegant, sexy, mysterious, deep, and sensual. I smell the peach, but it's not a candy peach. It's more of a boozy liqueur. This perfume does seem somewhat mature. I don't like to put perfume into age categories, but I have a hard time imagining a very young lady liking this.

Smelled this on a paper in the store, and thought it was absolutely gorgeous. Bought it a few weeks later, and I must say I am dissapointed. Think it smells almost like some sort of synthetic medicine. Maybe it's just my body chemistry, but I diffinetely don't like it (sadly, because the bottle is so adorable and vintage-looking.)

As many others have said, Cleopatra does smell much like Narciso Rodriguez For Her and Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. It's sort of a lemony-floral musk. Personally I prefer the nuances in Lovely, so this one just seems a bit flatter in comparison. OK, but no reason to purchase it.

Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought a bottle of Cleopatra, and WOW! Upon first spritz I did get the NR note, but then it morphed into a mix of NR and Jean Patou 1000. It has been more than 8 hours, and I am still getting whiffs of this beautiful concoction, probably from my hair and clothing. Love it, love it, love it! Worth every penny. Highly recommended! Lovely bottle, too.

This is IMO very strong and old-ladyish. I would find this one very disturbing and unpleasant around me. It has a soapy note but also something very nauseating strong and unpleasant in it.

Every time I wear this scent my husband makes a comment as to how good I smell and when he gets close he inhales deeply. The similarities to Narciso Rodriguez's for her are undeniable. However, even thought these two are similar they are also different. Cleopatra is fruitier and soapier, sweeter and less musky than NR. One can call this one the summer version of NR. The bottle is stunning,very heavy glass and the cap has got the cutest design of birds which is rather retro, but I quite like it. This scent is sexy, feminine and chic. I think is more wearable than NR on a daily basis. Overall very good and I would recommend it! It has good staying power on my skin!

Love this one, lasts long time. The drydown in my opinion is vanilla woodsy at times it settles in to smell fresh citrusy green. Up to 4+ hours later, I still smell it essentially everywhere I sprayed as there is no need for reapplication. I am in favor, I would definately add the scent to my wardrobe!

Very fresh and would be perfect for summer. Lemon is definitely there and so is vanilla to give it a sweet touch. My nose also picks out cuccumber in the opening. As the top notes fade away, the perfume becomes less citrusy and more "peachy". I can't pick out the floral notes. The tuberose must be really subtle because this is one note I can usually detect from miles away.

I love the way the tuberose is very subtle and not in-your-face in Cleopatra. I also agree with a couple of previous reviewers on the fact that Cleopatra would not have worn something like this. Nevertheless, I love the muskiness and earthiness of this fragrance.The only complaint I have is that the lasting power is very poor. I find myself reapplying a million times a day. I just love the smell of it but really wish it lasted more than just a few hours. Although I enjoy having this in my collection I'm not sure I'd repurchase due to the poor lasting power. The few times I do use this I enjoy it very much... but just not worth getting another bottle. I have body sprays that last much longer.

EDIT: So I ended up giving this away, I just couldn't stand the the poor lasting power and will definitely NOT be repurchasing...

A girl that I know used to wear that and I was SO in love with it. It was the first time that I could tell from kilometers where she was standing although nobody else seemed to notice how great and unique(for me) her perfume was. I couldn't find it in Greece (where I'm from) or in Barcelona (where I am currently doing my erasmus) and she was not friendly enough to tell me where she finds it. I read in the reviews that it is similar to NR so I went and got a sample. I didn't expect them to be so similar! I haven't seen this girl since summer and when I tried the NR it was like she was standing in front of me. Unfortunately I am planning a long trip and have no money for the NR so the next step is to test Lovely by SJP I guess. . .
I also wanted to say that the first time I smelled Cleopatra on her I though it was some unique clothes conditioner, maybe because she had sprayed it hours ago.

This starts as a big floral fragrance, then a creepy fruit, and then the fruit rots.
Like a romance.
A man brings you a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Then you go to the market with your new husband and buy fruit together.
The fruit sits out and rots.
Then a big sweaty man/husband brings out the garbage after it has been sitting there for days.
Ends up smelling like a mix of Armani Code and Cigarettes.

I was walking out of Macy's (in Chicago) and a woman came running out after and grabbed my arm (at first I thought I was being accused of something very wrong). All she said was "I need to know the name of the scent you are wearing and I will let you go", I thought she was nuts so I told her. This is a perfect reaction to this scent. NR does come close but does NOT last of me and I do like it on others. SJP is also one of my faves, but Cleopatra is a classic smell. This is one of my top 5 perfumes. PS: I don't want to smell like a dead mummy.

I had recently an opportunity to sample this one, and today I made a second attempt at Cleopatra. Cleopatra- where is she in this fragrance?

Cleopatra smelled very familiar to me, and now when I looked at Boggi review I know why- it is a new incarnation of Narciso Rodriquez for Her. As a matter of fact, I think this fragrance could pass for its twin sister.

Cleopatra, despite being quite a lovely fragrance, is a tad disappointing. First of all, there does not seem to be much exotocism in it. It's quite sweet, flowery, a bit powdery. There is definitely peach and tuberose, and sensuous jasmine. And then a powdery, musky-vanilla base. There are bits of it that I really like.

Although I hoped for it to be a nice day fragrance, Cleopatra might be a nicer choice for the evening, it is a bit too hmhm... how to say... not aggressive, but it seems to be everywhere once you spray it on your wrist. Beautiful, but not subtle enough.

*sighs happily* This is a GORGEOUS fragrance - I'm not getting any berries (which I'm quite happy about), nor citrus - what I'm getting is lovely, heavy white florals with some patchouli. Oh, it's wonderful! WONDERFUL!!! I have a mini right now, but this is definitely one that will be added to my "stock up on this one" pile. So many lovely perfumes, so few years left in my life ...

I love the tart berry opening, the sweet, warm heart and oriental drydown. However, it's not something I would wear, being oversensitive to patchouli...

It is probably the patchouli note which reminded me of Guerlain's "Idylle".
However, Cleopatra is sweeter and much less linear than Idylle.
It's more intriguing and mystical, definitely feminine. It is a fragrance for women with a secret.

If you're looking for an interesting take on a patchouli floral, look no further! Give this beauty a try, and I'm sure you'll love it.

"Cleopatra" generates a tantalizing, olfactory sensation--something more than just a pleasant registering of scent; it's sweet, tart but also velvety in its powderiness. It has a rich, almost soupc`an quality to it, where it feels like tart berries rolled in dry oil before being powdered over with fine talc. It's almost too much, until a hesperidic burst of grapefruit saves it from becoming fusty or overly dry and gives it a shimmering quality that keeps the creamy tuberose and jasmine from becoming too heady or sweaty/fleshy, the end result reading in the nose as berries, peaches and cream, white flowers steeped in milk, a rub-down with golden oils (allowing for a sensual kind of skin "ripeness")before a heavy powdering of the body. Very pretty, but not evoking Cleopatra; yes, Cleopatra (of Greek origin) would've utilized similar oils and creams, but the oils would've been laced with the essence of an astringent plant like Spikenard and the powder would've had more sandal and spice in it. Without the addition of these things and with the powdery sensuality allowing for a "lived-in", worn feeling reminiscent of a white floral like "Chanel No.22", "Cleopatra" reads more like "Ripe, powdery Ancien Regime" than "Legendary Greek/Egyptian seductress" and would've been more suited to the title "Marie Antoinette".

I think that part of the reason why people find Tocca CLEOPATRA so very un-Cleopatran is that we have been inundated with sweet patchouli scents since ANGEL, which makes them seem rather ordinary, pedestrian, run of the mill, yes, repetitive, while we think of Cleopatra as having been exceptional in every way.

In fact, CLEOPATRA is a very appealing fragrance, which opens as a fruity floral, with grapefruit moderating the sweetness of the currant and peach. The evolution to the drydown ensues swiftly, and within minutes CLEOPATRA is a slightly dark, mildly sweet patchouli with a real depth and appeal--provided that one likes patchouli!

To my nose, CLEOPATRA is a kinder, gentler descendant of ANGEL. All of the hysterical opening has been replaced with an inviting, friendly, well-mannered introduction, and the gourmand notes which make ANGEL seem so over the top even in the mid-stage are altogether absent from CLEOPATRA.

The drydown, too, is less intense, but with a shade of darkness. I like this a lot, and I love black licorice, which Cleopatra apparently ate in abundance. Therefore, Cleopatra might well have liked CLEOPATRA. QED.

Definitely smelling NR here... its very, very close actually, even closer a dupe than SJP Lovely. It bears the same resemblance to SJP Lovely as well of course, just a lot more muskier.

Its actually rather difficult to discern Cleopatra from NR For Her in all honesty on me at least, and my friends **cannot** tell which is which on my skin. Very few of the notes are identical, but they do bear the same semblance - tuberose & peach in Cleopatra give the same heady sweet floral that the osmanthus gives in For Her.

I'd say if you were looking for something like this, or NR is out of your price bracket then this is perfect; Cleopatra is damn near the same & a little cheaper ;)

I smelled this in a shop in Honolulu while on vacation and went back the very next day to buy both the perfume and the solid! I really love it! My family says I smell 'grown-up' instead of the flowery scents I usually use.
I love patchouli, especially in the Karma scent from LUSH, but this is much lighter and easier to wear.

i did a swap with a girlfriend of mine here at work. I will be back later with a review! I am drawn to this perfume and had to have it. :)

When I received a sample of this thanks to a generous Fragrantica member, I was elated and expecting much. I was interested in historical women since my childhood, and studied Cleopatra as early as middle school.

For instance, I happen to know that Cleopatra did use fragrances, and her signature scent contained Alexandrian sage. She believed that this smell was sexy and since it was rarely used by women, wearing it made her unique. Sage is a bold choice in perfume (Ma Griffe comes to mind), and I am absolutely sure that some strong musk and honey would be present in Cleopatra's perfume as well.

I can see her smelling very unique, unforgettable, balanced, yet essentially unsafe. Let's face it, this woman was not famous for her safe choices.

When I put on my sample, I first smelled a little playful lemon and then it developed into strawberries (I see what the notes are, but it smelled more like strawberries to me and on me). Then beautiful floral heart of jasmine appeared, a very safe jasmine too, if you know what I mean. Not the cloud of jasmine that can knock you off your feet if you're not careful like in Alien. A very safe and should I say tame jasmine. Honestly, I have never smelled tuberose. But I do know what Fracas smells like, and this was present here as well. I found the heart of this perfume very pleasant, very safe, and having nothing to do with what I think about Cleopatra.

When this perfume developed into a very safe warm lightly vanillowy base, I started to think about how do I normally perceive perfume.

I won't pretend that I am not swayed by advertisement. I went and bought sample sets united by some concepts that are interesting to me. Tell me a story that comes along with perfume, and I am likely to fall for it like a hungry kid would fall for a Happy meal. I love bottles. I love memories. If a perfume reminds me of something in my life, chances are I'm getting it and loving it. I am intrigued by perfumes mentioned in literature.

Samples are different. When you have a sample vial with an unobtrusive title printed, pasted, or typed on plain glass, you can concentrate more on the smell itself. And my discovery was that I like this perfume just fine, everything about its opening, middle, and finish. I would advertise it as a part of the Comforts series. A gorgeous bourgeois boudoir. As a two week all-included tour to France. As a warm sweet after dinner drink. And I would fall for this perfume advertised like this, and I would love it.

And you know what? When I looked at the bottle I thought it would fit this concept just as well.

This is definitely a scent that you're either going to love or are going to hate. It starts out light with top notes of citrus and black currant, fades into the middle notes of jasmine, tuberose, and peach. All these rest on a base of patchouli, vanilla, amber, and musk. For me, the patchouli was most prominent, but I happen to love patchouli, so it wasn't a problem. This perfume definitely gets stronger with age, and you really only need ONE spritz. Maybe even then, that's too much. When I wear it, I spritz the scent into the air, and then walk into it quickly, and I find that that diminishes the strength and I don't gag people when I walk by. The packaging is adorable as well. I keep all my perfume boxes, and this one I display. It's decorated with birds, and the bottle top is heavy, with a classy brass finish, and decorative flowers and birds. I am in love with this scent, but again, I think it's either a love or hate kind of perfume.

At first i couldn't get enough of this perfume and my wrist was literally glued to my nose!...then i guess my taste started changing because one day it was just to sweet for me...don't get me wrong it's wonderful...light and sweet, like innocence in a bottle but i hardly ever use mine any more.

Whenever I wear this perfum people literally hold on to me to smell me. Men seem to find it irresistible and women also can't help but linger for a sniff! I myself find it warm and sensual. I don't like florals and vanillas can be too sickly sweet but in this there's not too much vanilla and the florals are light enough for me. Maybe it's the freshness of the grapefruit that balances out the other layers.

This is a surprisingly complex perfume. Even knowing what the notes are it's hard to pick any one of them out. The blend is sophisticated and old fashioned the same way a 1950 Dior suit is old fashioned--it takes you to a time when being sophisticated and 30 was something to aspire to. The name does not make much sense--Venice or Bette Davis captures the vibe better.

I've tried the Tocca Cleopatra and found it to be very nice and long lasting. I still had the sell on my wrist the next day so I'm not sure if why most reviews are that the smell does not last. I'm actually considering switching to this perfume.

Where is the cinnamon? The amber, lily, sandalwood.... honey, spices?? Where's Egypt? Or the passion of Rome?

What were they thinking?

This is not Cleopatra, or anything Egyptian/eastern at all. It's very European. They really should have engaged the spices or even white florals and made this scent one to discuss and notice. I really don't know what they were thinking?! Even their scent Bridgette seems more appropriate for Cleopatra, which makes me think, do they really think a former model is more interesting, or provocative, than one of the most famous rulers in history? Is this scent really befitting one of the most enduring female symbols of power?

I've smelt it, I can see the resemblance to NR (but not really..NR has more of a rose like scent), I more so see how faint the scent ends up being, and unmemorable it was.

Even if you do like it, between the price, faintness of the scent, and BEYOND lackluster concept, it might be worth while to consider other similar fragrances.

I third that notion...I agree that Cleopatra wouldn't have smelled this way.
It is a nice Fragrance but it is too basic for Mrs.Cleopatra to have worn.

This perfume didn't last that long on me.It lasted for about 3 hours & when it faded it faded fast.Up until then I enjoyed wearing it at least.I do not feel that it is very unique though as I have smelled perfumes that are very similar & I haven't smelled NR or Lovely yet so that means it smells even MORE common that I had originally thought

I confess i haven't smelled this, so i can't comment in its scent. But Cleopatra definitely wouldn't have smelled like it. Vanilla is from a New World orchid and unknown in the Old World (Europe and Africa and Asia) until the 16th century or later, and wasn't grown commercially until the 19th century. And grapefruit is a comparatively new citrus fruit - in her day all that Cleopatra *might* have known would have been citron and lemon. And fruits were not a part of ancient perfumery.

You're right about spices - cinnamon would probably have been included - and costus, cyperus, and saffron. From my reading of really old scent recipes, i suspect most modern women would not want to wear them.

Still, i'm a real sucker for the oriental olfactory group, so i should at least give this a try.

I don't know what to say about this other than it is very close to Narciso Rodriguez and Lovely by Jessica Parker.
Its a nice one, but I cant imagine Cleopatra smelling like this. I picture her with a much spicy odour.
But I like this one, and the bottle and box looks just adorable!