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Mandarin

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  1. Mandarin

    Gluttony

    I had a lot of trepidation in ordering this scent, just because I'm not a foody scents fan usually. But I splurged, bought the ten ml..because I thought "What the hell..I can always use it as a room scent or something." Oh. My. In the bottle: This was warm and buttery sweet, just like the big chunks of golden-brown British toffee that is made with Brazil nuts, and has to be broken with a hammer it's so hard. Oh, it's the *richest* smell, creamy and sweet. On my skin: Okay, it's been on for ten minutes, and I've still got the toffee note. It's a gloriously sweet, sticky smell. Like butterscotch. But there's a hint of something darker underneath, like maybe coffee. It's wonderfully strong and present, too, not fading out on my skin like so many of the green and citrus scents I adore do. There's a fulness to the smell, almost oily, but it's far from unpleasant. Rather it reminds me of something mouthwatering baking in the oven. You can smell the sugar caramelizing. Okay..it's been half an hour..the buttery sweetness is still going strong, but there's a hint of cinnamon there. I'll let you know how this turns out because it's apparently a very long lasting scent. I think it's a keeper, a very sinfully rich and self indulgent smell. Two hours later: It's still going strong, even after being partly washed away when someone spilled a drink on my hand. (I tested it on my hand first.) It's a very toffee-caramel smell, wonderfully edible, but it could really cloy and begin to nauseate I suspect. Used sparingly, it's wonderful.
  2. Mandarin

    Bewitched

    I got this through the wonderful Joans. In the bottle it was berrylicious, very berry-sweet, with a hint of green. On my wrist the green/sage smell came through stronger, and I wavered between like/don't like for a little. It mellowed and deepened, and I began to catch the berries again. I loved how it changed. However..it started fading fast. Before I knew it it was a sweet berry/musk smell that stuck very close to my skin. It's very pleasant, but it's not a 'loud' scent. I'm definitely keeping it, but I may need to wear a bit more than I usually do. I wear this in a little glass vial, around my neck, so I can also get a hint now and then of the berries from the cork.
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