Mandorlo di Sicilia Acqua di Parma 1999

A sweet yet delicate gourmand. Almond and vanilla notes are predominant here. I don't agree with the "bubblegum" vibe but I can see what people mean. It does smell of coffee and sugar a little to me but very much in a delicate way. I find it a very pleasant fragrance and those who like this kind of gourmand will enjoy it very much.

Mandorlo di Sicilia opens with a sweet almond, orange and creamy vanilla combination that resembles one of the worst smelling (and tasting) cream-orange liquid medications I had to take as a kid for cough and congestion called "Tussagesic." This root beer and Creamsicle monstrous hybrid opening calms down as the orange and creamy vanilla recede, allowing the almond to shine more brightly coupling with a now less creamy vanilla, mild anise and musk from the base that presents itself as support. Projection and longevity are both average.

This is the most unique of the four Blu series scents I have sampled over the past week, and it also is easily the worst of them. Tussagesic's terrible taste and smell left an indelible mark on my childhood memories in the most negative of possible ways, and this scent has brought them all back. No one should have to pay to smell this kind of stuff, in my opinion. To be fair, Mandorlo di Sicilia does improve once you get past the open and early heart notes, but even this improvement is only to the point of the scent now being just "bad" instead of "absolutely terrible." I think I have had my fill of the Blu line and it would take a near-stratospherically innovative and interesting release to get me to return for more. I strongly recommend steering clear of this 1.5 to 2 star out of 5 stinker in particular.

I must say that this was a delightful surprise. I did not expect this fragrance to be so sweet and feminine.

Blu Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia has barely any citrus in it at all, which makes it so different to the other fragrances in this series. Bergamot is the only citric note present and that in itself has been smothered in icing sugar.

The top notes are absolutely beautiful, smelling almost like roasted marshmallows. The frangipani, almond and liquoricey anise establish this fragrance as a gourmand from the very moment it touches the skin.

The introduction of the coffee note in the heart, while it does create an interesting warmth, remains light and Summery in a way that is very likable. Remaining sweet and fluffy all the way through, Mandorlo di Sicilia is exquisitely strange, finishing with a sugary soapiness in the drydown.

The sweetness will honestly not appeal to everyone, particularly the citrus lovers who expected yet another citrusy winner from this series. I prefer the change and I like that its sweetness is light and weather appropriate.

I give this fragrance a huge round of an applause for managing to shock me, because it doesn't happen very often. I'd love for it to be Summer already so I can enjoy this fragrance to the extreme.

The sillage and lasting strength is very good, unlike Arancia di Capri and Fico di Amalfi whose fragrance diminished on my skin in as little as a few hours.

For those that love sugary gourmands and want something a little less cloying for Summer, please give Mandorlo di Sicilia the best chance possible.

Nice almond perfume ,quite gourmand,if you donc like sweet perfumes this is not for you
On the top,you can smell citrus,than the almond is coming.it smells like a marriage candy.
It is chic,very nice but smells 90% like dragée from reminiscence that you can find for 40€/100ml on the net.
I have them both and they are very similar.

For an ephimereal second, this one has been one of the most beautiful things I have ever smelled. Then, it brokens my heart but becomes too much heavy sweet, head-ache inducing T-T

The almonds are very realistic and natural, I can almost taste them. All of the perfumes of this line have a cristaline quality that has impressed me. They are very elegant and at the same time wearable perfumes! And this one being a powdery gourmand surprises me that retains that transparent-cristaline feeling! But the vanille here leans more tonka bean to me which can overwhelm me and I am surprised to not see iris, because I thought it was a very heavy iris-tonka bean-almond combo, but it is the anis the note it was being too much!

When I smell a perfume I usually see colors, and this one to me it is a beautiful combination of pastel colors: specially purple, but cream yellow, blue and pink too.

The duration is very good, it last strong on my skin for 6h, then I went to sleep but I supose it lasted at least 8h. It is lineal, perhaps it gets more vanillic over time when the almonds start to fade, so you have to like the smell from thr beginning.

For the right people it can be a vey beautiful signature and it keeps breaking my heart that it was too much sweet to me