Ok. Here goes. My first review...be gentle in your judgement for I have an unrefined sniffer!
In the imp: I can definitely smell the mandarin...it smells like mandarin peel when you squeeze it and all the juice squirts out...and something floral too.
Wet: The orangeness calms down a bit - which might be the effect of the vanilla but I can't actually smell vanilla (sadly, because it's one of the few scents I know!) Still getting mandarin and flowers - it's bright and juicy and, as previous posters have mentioned, perfumey.
Drydown: The mandarin and floral scents mingle and it becomes quite a balanced, sharp floral scent. I don't get sandalwood or vanilla, strangely enough, as those are scents I can easily recognise. It does fade fairly fast though and doesn't have great throw.
The Verdict: When I first tried this, I was disappointed because I had just tried Snake Oil and Hunger, both of which are so different from anything I'd ever smelled and I absolutely loved them. After those deep, dark, sensual scents I found this to be too light, quite perfumey and almost commercial.
Now, however, I appreciate it much more. It's a very pretty, light scent and is great for me at a certain time of the month when my body decides that all the musky/dark/resinous scents I like are going to be spicy. Quite nice in hot weather too.
Having said that it doesn't last too long, doesn't have a lot of throw and fades quite quickly. I'd consider a bottle but there are others I like better.
