Odori d'Anima

Archetipo Mendittorosa 2017

Bottle Design:
Stefania Squeglia

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7.9 / 10 130 Ratings

A popular perfume by Mendittorosa for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is woody-resinous. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Woody

Resinous

Spicy

Green

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fir balsam

Frankincense

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Bushman's candle

Base Notes

Labdanum

Java vetiver

Black amber

Cashmere wood Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Perfumer

Luca Maffei

Ratings

Scent

7.9130 Ratings

Longevity

7.9108 Ratings

Sillage

7.1109 Ratings

Bottle

8.8103 Ratings

Value for money

6.625 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 06/09/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Odori d'Anima" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/07/2019

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 1
Scent

Greenfaerie
86 Reviews

Greenfaerie

Helpful Review 3

Synthetic as heck

A terrible blind-buy that I regret so deeply because it's not cheap! I have tried this over and over again, and I am just not getting a lot from it aside from aromachemicals. This is a problem I have with this brand from what I have tried. Lots of aromachemicals with the other notes kind of buried in there somewhere. I don't know if it's Iso E Super that I am getting, or just a huge "cashmere wood" note, but it's very synthetic and bothersome. Awkwardly sweet too in a way that is gross and that I don't enjoy. I am definitely not getting any smoke from this fragrance. A hint of pine somewhere in there or at least an illusion of evergreen. A big, yucky note of calone--fake, weird, aquatic melon. This seems very amateuristic to me and not well-blended. A great concept, I was looking forward to a lovely forest fragrance, but this blend needs major help. I'd be open to selling this, if anyone wants it. It's not for me. Similar to Gincense, but imho Gincense is a much better fragrance, more complex and well though-out; which is ironic because actually Oliver is a self-taught amateur...however I love his fragrances immensely, and they don't seem so dependent upon aromachemicals to create the woody effects. The best thing about this fragrance is the bottle. (I just want to add that Kingston Ferry by Olympic Orchids is the same idea, evergreen forest with ocean nearby, but it's a far better fragrance than this and smells a lot more natural; plus the notes are more crisp/distinct)

06/09/2025

Reddawks
37 Reviews

Reddawks

1

The scent resembles its colour.

When it comes to perfume, the hard part isn’t knowing what to say — it’s how to say it.
I’m tired of reviews that go “it’s fresh, it’s citrusy, it’s aromatic.”
That’s why I love images, comparisons — and above all, oxymorons.
Describing a fragrance is a stylistic exercise.

Here, the scent feels like its colour.
Citrusy, almost syrupy —
but deeper, richer than the lemon juice from a hungover morning.

The pepper nearly makes you sneeze.
The wood, the moss, the amber — they're all there, but light, diffused, powerful.
Strange, too. Enigmatic.
Built on blank spaces you keep rediscovering —
like a bare wall that reveals its own form of art.

And yes: a bare wall can be art.
But learning to appreciate it takes time.

Insta: switzer_scent

02/10/2020

3
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9.5
Scent

FvSpee
249 Reviews

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FvSpee

Top Review 45

To kneel down

One of the most beautiful aspects of our hobby is that once in a while, in an unenforceable way and at unpredictable intervals, fragrance experiences come over us that shake all our habits and reveal something so new and so beautiful that it urges us to cry with emotion.

Such moments are often triggered by the testing of completely unknown, never heard brands and names as gifts from exchange packages: You can't think of anything better than spraying this specimen down there from the box before going to work and then: BANG - you stand there as if struck by lightning. The last time I had such an experience was 13 months ago with "California Snow" by "A Lab on Fire", and as the reviews of that fragrance show, I am not alone in my impressions.

Thanks to the generosity of DufterMann the time has come again. Mendittorosa - never heard of, Archetipo - sounds quite interesting, but also quite self-confident. Sprayed on: BANG! WHAT - IN - THE - WORLD - IS - BECAUSE - THAT! That others share my impression in this case, too, is shown by the comments, especially the one by Floyd, which has been underestimated here so far.

A description of the fragrance is brief; I perceive a wonderful note of conifer, strong, spicy, fresh, which remotely reminds me of my beloved, but long used, first sample "Krizia Uomo" (the bottle I bought afterwards was disappointing - possibly reformulated or even fake); this is then gradually grounded, in the true sense of the word, by woody and telluric notes; but this is enchanted wood and the most delicious earth that can be imagined.

But this dry description doesn't mean anything, because it is one of those fragrances that cannot be put into words. This is pure nature as well as perfect artificiality; this is physicality as well as soul and spirit; this is an image as well as a theory.

What you can no longer say about, you should keep quiet.

06/06/2019

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Floyd
353 Reviews

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Floyd

Top Review 18

Of aesthetics, empty spaces and seemingly endless association spaces

The eye wants to smell, too. I admit that the exceptionally artistic and very aesthetic bottle was my first attraction. Then there is the name "Archetipo", which archetype should be drawn here? The reader's gaze wanders over the ingredients: How does the bushman candle, which grows in South Africa and bears its name, smell, as it serves as a fuel. And what on earth is a moonstone chord?
It creeps up on one the feeling that a literary void was deliberately set here, that association spaces should be opened: A prehistoric man in the semi-darkness of the Stone Age meanders in the diffuse light of a candle through the cloudy African bush. His gaze sees only what the small cone of light allows him to see, reddish-brown earth, (moon) stones, sparkling in the bluish moonlight, but what is beyond his field of vision remains unexplored to him, whether familiar land or danger. Now it is his sense of smell, which is sharpened, on which he must rely. Remote extinguished campfires, woods and various earths are its pilots.
The fragrance begins earthy, the fir balsam listed in the top note smells more like soft patchouli, minimally smoky. Gradually, the fragrance begins to clear up, becoming fresher and more resinous at the same time. The Labdanum resin, which is well perceptible for me and often glides into the leather in similar combinations, is kept in the amber area by the spicy cashmere wood, the amber and the green vetiver. Patchouli and oak moss provide for a near-earth balance, do not let the almost transparent, light, balsamic resin disappear into the foggy expanse of the room.
"Archetipo" is a rather quiet, slightly iridescent fragrance with an arm-long to body-hugging sillage and a shelf life of about seven to nine hours, which leaves plenty of room for personal interpretations. It is particularly suitable for spring and autumn, as it is rather fresh and without much sweetness, for the summer it may be too earthy.

03/04/2020

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Nosorius
6 Reviews

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Nosorius

Top Review 10

At the foot of the volcano

While searching for a skin scent I came across the South of Mendittorosa and read a lot about the scents of this less known brand. As a result I simply had to order samples of South, Alfa and Archetipo - and I must say it was worth it! All three are really beautiful fragrance experiences and none like the other.
But now to the Archetipo: The start is already wooded, whereby quite fast something smoky-earthy is added to it, which then also further on shapes the picture. Spontaneously it reminded me of Terroni from Orto Parisi. Anyway, I have red, volcanic earth in front of my eyes or nose. Maybe a little shale, too. With Terroni such a red wine note is added, here it becomes rather woody and warmer as the fragrance develops. But there remains fine, spicy smoke and I mean to smell oakmoss, especially in the later fragrance. A really beautiful incense scent, which is thank God not so heavy and penetrating, as when the priest lets it really crack at Easter and the lambs are standing or kneeling in rows shortly before fainting. This one is much lighter but still serious. And it is not ONLY incense, but always also earth and resin and some "green".
A wonderful fragrance with a great balance, which in my opinion should not deter anyone. Thanks to very nice durability and silage, neither loud nor too discreet, very portable. Noble and full of character.