Top Notes 
Italian mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Blackcurrant
Base Notes 
White musk
01/07/2022
ThereIsNoOwl
4 Reviews
ThereIsNoOwl
Helpful Review
3
Transparent citrus with blurred edges
Mandarins are some of my favourite things in the world, and this is probably the closest I have come to finding it replicated in a perfume. It's neither too sweet nor artificial, and to my relief there isn't even a hint of orange blossom, which my skin amplifies like crazy. Mandarino is realistic without being literal.
I should mention that it's mostly fruit; the curiously, the blackcurrant accord forms a slight impression of the rind. The bitterness of the pith is mostly absent as well, especially compared to fragrances like Eau du Sud or Ninfeo Mio. A clean musk base adds softness and blurs the edges a bit in the first two or three hours, but then the top notes fade away, leaving the clean laundry base to linger as a skin scent for the next eight hours. If I reapply or overspray, then the musk note goes stronger as well; in short, it's difficult to make the mandarin note last using this perfume alone. Because there isn't much development, it's easy to become nose blind to the scent, so I try not to wear it every day.
My husband frequently compliments me perfumes, but only seemed to notice Mandarino after I asked him to smell me. He said it was "peachy". But there were a few times when he said the entire room smells of mandarins, including me; he thought this was because of the kilo of actual mandarins I bring in twice a week, but it might also be because of my perfume. Recently I've been layering it with Heeley's Note de Yuzu to add some rind to the fruit, hoping that the combination gives an extra hour or two to the mandarine note. I always feel at my most beautiful when wearing a good citrus perfume.
I should mention that it's mostly fruit; the curiously, the blackcurrant accord forms a slight impression of the rind. The bitterness of the pith is mostly absent as well, especially compared to fragrances like Eau du Sud or Ninfeo Mio. A clean musk base adds softness and blurs the edges a bit in the first two or three hours, but then the top notes fade away, leaving the clean laundry base to linger as a skin scent for the next eight hours. If I reapply or overspray, then the musk note goes stronger as well; in short, it's difficult to make the mandarin note last using this perfume alone. Because there isn't much development, it's easy to become nose blind to the scent, so I try not to wear it every day.
My husband frequently compliments me perfumes, but only seemed to notice Mandarino after I asked him to smell me. He said it was "peachy". But there were a few times when he said the entire room smells of mandarins, including me; he thought this was because of the kilo of actual mandarins I bring in twice a week, but it might also be because of my perfume. Recently I've been layering it with Heeley's Note de Yuzu to add some rind to the fruit, hoping that the combination gives an extra hour or two to the mandarine note. I always feel at my most beautiful when wearing a good citrus perfume.
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