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Odori d'Anima

Archetipo Mendittorosa 2017

7.9 / 10 134 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

7.9134 Ratings

Longevity

7.8111 Ratings

Sillage

7.1112 Ratings

Bottle

8.8109 Ratings

Value for money

6.629 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone · last update on 09/21/2025.

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Interesting Facts

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

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Primal Waters - TDM: Torroella de Montgrí

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/07/2019

1Scent 10Longevity 8Sillage

Greenfaerie
86 Reviews

Greenfaerie

Helpful Review 5

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)

Updated on 03/07/2019

06/09/2025

Reddawks
85 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

Updated on 06/09/2025

02/10/2020

9.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

FvSpee
323 Reviews

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FvSpee

Top Review 45

Kneeling Down

One of the most beautiful aspects of our hobby lies in the fact that now and then, in an unforced manner and after unpredictable intervals, fragrance experiences come crashing down on us that shake all our habits and reveal something so new and so beautiful that it urges us to weep from being touched.

Such moments are often triggered by testing completely unknown, unheard brands and names as additions from swap packages: Sometimes, nothing seems better than to quickly spray that little sample down there from the box before heading to work, and then: BAM - there you stand, as if struck by lightning. I had such an experience 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 impression.

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

A description of the fragrance is brief; I perceive a wonderful note of conifers, strong, spicy, fresh, which vaguely reminds me of my beloved, but long-used, first sample "Krizia Uomo" (the bottle I subsequently purchased was disappointing in comparison - possibly reformulated or even counterfeit); this is gradually grounded in the truest sense of the word by woody and telluric notes; but this is enchanted wood and the most delicious earth one can imagine.

However, this dry description says absolutely nothing, precisely because it is one of those fragrances that cannot be captured in words. It is pure nature as well as complete artificiality; it is physicality as well as soul and spirit; it is an image as well as a theory.

Of what one cannot say more, one should remain silent.

06/18/2017

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Verbeene
232 Reviews

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Verbeene

Top Review 22

if only he had...

this is a primordial scent:
it begins distinctly woody. a fresh, intense coniferous forest. very quickly, this tangible fragrance note lifts away, to dissolve into an airy, mysterious, slightly fruity-woody accord.
and then slowly, the most aromatic and precious wood I have ever smelled begins to form.
fresh and ancient
fine and powerful
soft and weighty with meaning
just like...
a primordial scent from humanity.
just as God might have intended it.

the plan is intoxicating....
if only he had used wood to create it....

Updated on 06/18/2017

06/06/2019

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Floyd
600 Reviews

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Floyd

Top Review 19

On Aesthetics, Gaps, and Apparently Endless Spaces of Association

The eye also wants to smell. I admit, the extraordinarily artistic and very aesthetic bottle first caught my attention. Then there's the name "Archetipo" - what archetype is to be depicted here? The reader's gaze wanders over the ingredients: How does the Bushman candle, which grows in South Africa and bears its name because it serves as fuel, smell? And what on earth is a moonstone accord?
One gets the feeling that a literary gap has been deliberately set here, that spaces for association should be opened: An earthbound primal man meanders in the dim light of the Stone Age through the misty African bush, illuminated by the diffuse glow of a candle. His gaze sees only what the small cone of light allows him to see - reddish-brown earth, (moon) stones sparkling in the bluish moonlight, while what lies beyond his field of vision remains undisclosed to him, whether familiar land or danger. Now it is his sense of smell that is sharpened, on which he must rely. Distant extinguished campfires, woods, and various soils are his guides.
The scent begins earthy; the listed fir balsam in the top note smells more like gentle patchouli, slightly smoky. Gradually, the fragrance begins to clarify, becoming fresher and simultaneously resinous. The labdanum resin, which is well perceptible to me and often glides into leather in similar combinations, is held in the amber area by the spicy cashmere wood, amber, and green vetiver. Patchouli and oak moss provide an earthy balance, preventing the almost transparent, bright, balsamic resin from disappearing into the misty expanse of the space.
"Archetipo" is a rather quiet, slightly shifting scent with arm-length to body-close sillage and a longevity of about seven to nine hours, leaving much room for personal interpretations. It is especially suitable for spring and autumn, as it comes across as rather fresh and without much sweetness; for summer, it may be too earthy.

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Statements

51 short views on the fragrance

BertolucciK

1 year ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

2

Archetipo opens with woody, green pine and earthy vetiver, leading to a smoky, resinous drydown with labdanum and balsamic notes.

Holscentbar

2 years ago

7.5Scent

1

Balsamic and resinous with smoky parts. Unisex

Eggi37

3 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

31

37

A candle burns
It smokes nicely
Wax melts sweet-balsamic
In peppercorn form it drips
Onto earthy-mossy vetiver ground

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Licorice

3 years ago

7.5Scent

29

23

Magic World Attic:
Journey through the labyrinth
of wooden crates
& stacks of books,
in between
soft resinous
twilight mist

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Can777

5 years ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

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From plankton in the seas to the dwellers of the forests. Resinous aquatic amber, earthy roots, smoky needles, and grasses. Evolution!

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IamCraving

3 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

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A forest
wrapped in cling film
herbs
deep-frozen
bark
cellar-aged
cones
like sour hail
resins
completely liquid
clouds
ozone blue

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Chizza

5 years ago

7.5Scent

22

17

It's a beautiful, balsamic-cool pine scent! Then it leans towards herbal candy and smells like the coolness feels in the throat.

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MonMedusa

3 years ago

6Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

22

18

I imagined the forest
that never existed
in bright green and neon blue
From the east
cold winds
of ozone menthol
make eyes tear up

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Vinyldates

3 years ago

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20

going into the firs | feeling bark injuries
frankincense air - salt grain thick < Einhale
herb floors; rooted in the senses in
menthol balm finish

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Pollita

5 years ago

7Scent 7Sillage

18

8

At first, you feel like you're in the woods, then something cool comes through. Herbal candy fits, but it gets a bit too salty-aquatic for me over time.

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