A.K.M.

Akigala Mandarino

New Notes 2024

Pulpy, juicy, citrusy, super impressive duration but....I cannot take anymore parfums with akigalawood..Bois Imperial, Blue Talisman, Shine Bright Despite/Everything..nice but boring—I mean, after a few seconds they all smell the same.
I can perfectly get why such parfum caterogy is a compliment magnet / mass-appealing.
Surely unique for those who have never experienced akigala—sweet, woody but somehow synthetic..
Not my cup of tea anymore.

The opening is bright with mandarin orange, apple, passion fruit and raspberry. It smells sweet and citrusy at first, quite cheerful and easy to wear.
After a while the florals come through, but they stay light. The dry down is warm with Akigalawood and amber, which gives it a slightly creamy woody base.
It lasts a long time on my skin, 7-8 hours, and has good projection for the first few hours.
Overall, it's a nice, mass-appealing fruity scent. Pleasant and safe for daily wear, but nothing very unique or exciting if you've tried other perfumes. Good for warmer weather.

i rarely glaze fragrances, but this one deserves every second of my time to get reviewed;

To start, i personally wear it at night mostly. I've worn it now a few times going out to the club or just a casual night out, and to me it seems like those are the best moments to wear it. Also perfect for going out on a date, a bar or a restaurant. For going out i usually wore my initio side effect or angels share OTR but this has dethroned those and is now my first pick if having any plans.

When i first smelled the atomizer on the bottle in store i hated it, but when i sprayed the sample at home on paper i immediately knew that i judged incorrectly and too fast. So then i sprayed it on skin, and i was pleasantly suprised. For me ganymede walked so that akigala mandarino could run. Adding some fruitiness to akigala wood makes it SO good.

Projection is alright, nothing crazy but surely noticable. longevity on the other hand is very good as it lasted about 6 hours where you could really notice it, while it still being there the day after as a skin scent.

New notes, i'm not the biggest fan of your scents, but this one is a 10/10 masterpiece. Please continue in this manner and more will be added to my collection.

The "Akigala Mandarino | New Notes" has not only performed well for me but has also received quite a few compliments from those around me over the past few days; so much so that my wife prefers to reach for the "Akigala Mandarino | New Notes" for herself rather than the Ganymede Eau de Parfum. Yes, the association with the Ganymede Eau de Parfum is recognizable, but the scent is still distinct and follows its own path.

...but how does it smell and where do the differences lie? Let's get into it:

- The "Akigala Mandarino | New Notes" starts off much more pleasantly in my view; the mandarin is clearly recognizable like in the Ganymede Eau de Parfum, but it is much fruitier thanks to the other fruity accords that have been blended very well together. This medicinal quality from saffron is absent here, making the scent more pleasant but also less abrasive; for all those who like it extravagant - stick with the Ganymede Eau de Parfum.

- The opening is followed by a light floral phase, which is much softer, gentler, and "airier" than in the Ganymede Eau de Parfum, where a certain leatheriness even comes through. This floral aspect is quickly caught up by woody accords that are similar to the Ganymede Eau de Parfum; fresh, woody, slightly earthy; in contrast to the Ganymede Eau de Parfum, this woodiness is a bit more amber-like, slightly sweeter, and not as dry/leathery as in the Ganymede Eau de Parfum.

- The performance is of course a bit weaker, as the overdose of saffron and woodiness in the Ganymede Eau de Parfum contributes massively to its performance; here the performance is definitely above average and good (sillage and longevity), but by no means as strong as in the Ganymede Eau de Parfum.

Now; you see, the scent is indeed a bit more independent than many think; a bit fruitier in the opening, generally less abrasive and leathery, and also sweeter in the dry down. Overall, this makes it much more wearable and also more likely to receive compliments; performance is correspondingly weaker, but that's fine, actually quite good for everyday and office wear.

Mandarin, but not from Sicily, rather freshly squeezed in the Orbital Hotel, under neon tubes and artificial gravity.
Not juicy fruit - more like a 3D-printed vitamin pill with a mandarin aroma.
Alongside Akigalawood: dark, smoky, but on polished steel - like pouring patchouli into an air conditioning unit.
In between, a jasmine - but not floral, more like a holographic bloom, perfumed from the printer.
A raspberry note flashes like a neon sign: sweet, brief, a bit artificial, gone immediately.
Passion fruit? More tropical simulation than real fruit - the scent of a virtual smoothie in the space club.
It smells of the future, but not of utopia - more like a designer lounge in NGC 4038/4039, where robots serve sprightly drinks.
The freshness lasts briefly, then the wood modules take over: angular, metallic, like a perfume made from carbon fibers.
One wavers between refreshment and a certain sterile coldness - as if sipping on a space station Orangina while the cosmos rushes outside.
A scent like a minimalist science fiction film: cool, aesthetic, but with a subtle trash note. Futuristic mandarin with dark sides.