Before I rate
Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss, I would like to mention that I will often compare the fragrance with
God of Fire, as both are in a similar fragrance direction and I only came to
Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss through
God of Fire. For the sake of simplicity, I will abbreviate
Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss to Mango Kiss,
God of Fire to GOF and Stephane Humbert Lucas to SHL.
SHL was unknown to me before 2024, but I became aware of GOF through social media and discovered SHL. The idea of a fruity, natural mango fragrance immediately appealed to me, as did the bottle of the Snake collection. So I ordered a bottle, and although I wasn't disappointed, my expectations weren't quite met. GOF starts with a very nice natural, rather green mango, complemented by woody notes and a pleasant citrus. If the fragrance had retained this character, it would be one of my favorites. Unfortunately, however, after about 1-2 hours the fragrance develops into a strongly woody oud note, which I personally don't like. This change was disappointing for me.
Now for the real highlight, Mango Kiss. I didn't know anything about this fragrance until my visit to Paris. During my vacation in Paris, I tested the fragrances from Maison Crivelli at Lafayette and found out by chance that SHL is represented in the neighboring Printemps building. I originally only wanted to test the GOF and the other fragrances in the Snake collection when the sales assistant introduced me to Mango Kiss. Unfortunately, my nose was already very tired from all the perfume testing that day and I couldn't really test the fragrance. I left the store with the impression "Mh, yes, just mango." 4 months later, during my visit to Rotterdam, I had the opportunity to test the fragrance again. This time I was immediately impressed. The mango in Mango Kiss is incredibly authentic. Fruity, fresh and natural, not the green peel but the juicy flesh. This mango note is accompanied by a bed of subtle coconut and delicate white flowers that are not indolic or pungent, no, very soft and pleasant. I'm glad I didn't buy the GOF at the time as it gave me the opportunity to buy the Mango Kiss. This fragrance completely fulfilled my expectations of a mango fragrance.
To summarize, I can say. GOF is a fresh, sparkling mango fragrance with citrusy and woody notes. Mango Kiss, on the other hand, is a creamy, lactonic and almost balsamic mango fragrance. Individually, I think the mango in Mango Kiss is better realized due to its light, natural sweetness. By the way, this mango note in GOF and without the GOF oudiness would be my ideal idea of a mango fragrance and a 10/10 for me.