When I first started posting on the fragrance discussion board at Makeup Alley, around 2004, I had a very basic idea of what I was looking for in a new fragrance for myself. I knew I loved rose scents, and I was a longtime fan of the rich vanilla in Jean Paul Gaultier Classique. Perhaps, I thought, I could find a perfume that combined the two notes. I finally ventured to ask for rose-vanilla fragrance recommendations, and a few veteran members of the discussion board offered suggestions. The one that was most enthusiastically named and seconded by other members was Rochas Tocade, so I set out to try it as soon as possible.

Often times perfumer Roucel's magnolia+freesia accord goes watery, but the vanilla, rose, and clean patchouli overdose of Tocade throw the usually dominant Roucel signature into a supporting role. This is a sillage beast, and you needn't spray more than once, especially if you're not into strong scents, but since Tocade is also vanilla-soft and very pleasing, I sometimes spray four+ times and nobody complains (in fact this one gets a lot of compliments, not that I wear perfume to please others, but it's a small mercy on others that this doesn't terrorize either). 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.

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Tocade is an overlooked and little-known perfume classic of the Rochas brand that appeared in 1994. Few people know that it is actually Tocade that, by combining perfectly two titanic forces– rose and vanilla, inspired many other niches and designer perfumes to do the same. It is debatable how successful they were in that, since the power of vanilla and rose cannot be easily controlled, and the end result is often fatal for the people around those who wear such perfumes. This is not the case with the masterpiece made by Maurice Roucel, because Tocade envelops the lady who wears it with a heavenly fragrant cloud, vibrant, delicious and enchanting. Tocade by Rochas is an “Eau de Toilette” for women with a floral oriental touch. It is dedicated to a cheerful woman who radiates happiness, a woman who lives every moment with passion and makes it unforgettable, a lively and mischievous woman who displays his great sense of humour wherever you go. This fragrance was created in 1994 by perfumer Maurice Roucel and was the first perfume of his time in getting to transmit air of joy. We are facing a fragrance for a daring woman who exudes boldness and living life passionately, not caring what they think others, since their opinion, is the most valued. Its notes, together create a sweet and funny, compelling and provocative awakening. In the beginning, we can find several green notes combined with fresia, and geranium; in his heart, we are surprised more intensive floral notes like magnolia, orchid or to finally give way to amber and vanilla mong others, points sweetish and bold, which will bring that naughty nuance that characterizes it. Beauty products, make-up, hair care, cheap perfume for men, women and children on MyOrigines, your online perfumery The perfume composition of Tocade is an oriental floral, so-called floriental, rich in numerous floral notes of freesia, mimosa, iris, and jasmine, as well as woody notes of cedar and patchouli, with the inevitable fragrant resins and musk. Again, the only notes that are essential in this composition and that sing perfectly in unison, like the duet of Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe, are two divas, vanilla and rose, whose essence is recognizable among thousands of others, just like the voices of Freddie and Montserrat. In Tocade, they merged into a harmonious whole in which nothing is surplus, and there is no shortage. A new whole that is more than a simple sum of its parts that smells unique, unrepeatable, and in which each component can be recognized and loved both for itself and as a part of the whole. Tocade teaches us about love and togetherness…when two become one and do not lose even a part of their being. So simple, and so exceptional. If you can find it, get the version with the gold design still on the box. It smells a lot better than the reformulation, whose box is entirely red. I do actually like the reformulation in spite of others saying it's terrible: more chemical than the older, yes, but don't sniff right at the skin and wait until ten minutes into drydown, and the chemical haze fades.

Heeding charges of "bugspray:" citronella is listed as an ingredient in the new Tocade (also in countless other reforms), and it is discernable but also strangely pleasant. Citronella is derived from lemongrass, and plenty find that a nice enough smell, but here the chemical called citronellol gives Tocade its distinctive geranium note. I wore Tocade all this summer while outside, and the one-two punch of the naturally insect-repellant patchouli and citronella banished mosquitos. the photography may be of a different size of the same product. Please read the product description

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