Mandarino Laboratorio Olfattivo 2020

The fragrance delivers on its promise. It truly smells as if you have just peeled a mandarin.

The sweetness of the fruit creates a beautiful interplay with the bitter notes of the peel. Very natural and authentic. In the drydown, more and more zest from the blackcurrant comes through, and the fragrance becomes even more interesting to me. While smelling purely of mandarin is technically excellent, I would find it too uninteresting to wear. For spring or summer, it is a wonderfully fruity, vibrant scent. Plus, it's really fairly priced :)

For comparison: At first, the fragrance reminded me of Musk Therapy by Initio, which opens with a very sweet mandarin that is, however, less zesty and becomes creamier and creamier. This makes it very elegant, but significantly less fruity in the drydown. Also a great mandarin scent on a musk base, but more suited for summer evenings.

The sillage is decent; it is noticeable in the surroundings. The longevity is also relatively good for a fruity scent, remaining well perceivable even after more than 5 hours.

If you want to smell a truly zesty, authentic mandarin (not like in most designer fragrances or Date for Men, for example), you should definitely test this scent!