Everyone knows them, from the school kiosk, in the height of summer, with the kids' clique - the famous, almost square thirst quenchers. Lemon, peach, orange. They were just part of it, cheap & seemingly recyclable. Cult, synthetic, fruity, sugary. Tasty back then, today rather yuck. Still a great memory. Mandarina Duck Man not only reminds of the color of the fake fruit drinks, but the scent is also a summer refresher straight from the chemistry lab. Doesn’t sound good, but it’s only in the top note that it’s penetrating & harsh. After that, it’s workable. The listed oud is nonsense, but it would have been interesting. If you want a summer scent with oud, please quickly move on to the brilliant M7 Fresh.
From shampoo to cheap deodorant, from thirst quencher to Capri Sun, from Happy f.M. to Acqua di Gio - many memories come flooding back. And even if no one within a 500 square kilometer radius wears the scent: you will never feel particularly special, let alone grown-up or cool, wearing this. Still beginner-friendly, casual & surely good for a young target audience in summer. A penetrating plastic grapefruit in the top note, followed by orange, minimally spiced fruit flesh with cardamom & peach, along with soapy musk. Clean, fruity, light, sunny. Nice. Nice. Bueno. But for advanced noses, it’s as interesting as a telenovela after a Kubrick marathon.
Bottle: special, summery, fitting to the scent.
Sillage: no sillage, hardly any projection. Needs hot weather.
Longevity: a very pleasant 4-5 hours - something to be satisfied with.
Conclusion: perfect beginner summer scent - if you can still get it cheaply & don’t have too many summer options: why not?
ChaiTee 9 years ago