Odyssey Mandarin Sky Elixir

Very much so designer quality fragrance, and that's not a bad thing. The elixir is very well blended. If you put this in a JPG bottle and charged $85usd, I wouldn't think twice. This stuff is strong, almost TOO strong for high heat. The lavender, tonka, and caramel really shines through on skin in the dry down, and that's what makes this DNA so familiar. It's JPG to a T. The opening welcomes you with that orange note that isn't offensively bright. The lavender balances this out quite well. Mandarin Sky Elixir is a bit sweet, so I'd be easy on the sprays, even in the cold. I do 3-4 sprays, and im set for the whole day. I'd say.... 12hrs+ of fairly strong performance on clothes, and at least 8hrs of this fragrance radiating off of your skin. Scent profile is meant to be very mass appealing, and it accomplishes that. There's nothing offensive about this. I'd say that this is a really safe daily driver, and even office scent. I've worn this in extreme high heat, but do no more than 2 sprays on clothes. The citruses in this composition are just enough to balance this out from being TOO heavy. For the price, I'd pick one up. If you like the JPG DNA, and want a dumb reach fragrance, get this. My current daily line up is Thomas Kosmala Star Chaser, Sospiro Vibrato, Aventus Absolu, and now this.

Okay, so I hate to sound like a snob, but I generally dislike dupes. However, my friend and I were checking out an arab clone shop and out of all the ones I tested, this one stood out to me. My friend ended up gifting it to me since I said it was the best out of the bunch we tried. This was despite smelling it on my wrist, where it resulted in a screechy and harsh chemical smell for me. However, I later remembered that "beast mode" fragrance generally dont smell good on the skin ,Megamare which I own being a good example. These are supposed to leave a beautiful scent trail. So then I tried spraying it on my legs, and as I walked outside on a sunny June day I got a whiff of that beautiful sillage. The mandarin smells very realistic here, and really freshens this up to the point where I genuinely don't understand how people are calling this a winter fragrance. This is a great value fragrance, but it's not supposed to be for date nights or when you will be getting intimate with someone LOL. It's way too strong and harsh up close. It's a room filler, it commands presence, and it envelops you in a zesty, feel-good aura. Although sweeter than my usual fragrances, I find this very unisex. 10/10 for the value. Comparing by scent alone and ignoring price, I'd say this is a 7/10.

* Essentially a much more potent version of Oddyssey Mandarin Sky * Strong blend of sweet, citrus, vanilla, spicy, floral, smoky and musky aromas * Prominent notes of orange, lavender, cardamom, vanilla, caramel, and vetiver * The love child of JPG Scandal and Rabanne Invictus Victory Elixir * Great for gourmand lovers * Great for younger users * Great for social occasions * Cool "thermos" bottle presentation * Not for those who dislike sweet fragrances * May come off smelling as overly sweet candy to some noses * Not good for older users Armaf's Odyssey Mandarin Sky is a flanker in their successful Odyssey line. The easiest way to describe this is as the love child Jean Paul Gaultier's Scandal and Rabanne's Invictus Victory Elixir. This is a gourmand lover's dream, blending very strong sweet, citrus, vanilla, spicy, floral, smoky and musky aromas together. You'll get prominent notes of orange, lavender, cardamom, vanilla, caramel and vetiver. This is quite sweet, and as such will appeal more to younger users than older ones. It is quite sweet, so those who dislike sweet fragrances should avoid, particularly older users who prefer drier fragrances. Gourmand lovers will especially appreciate this. Highly recommended.

Right off the top you get mandarin, vanilla, tonka, and caramel. Very beautiful combination. Not way too sweet or Gourmand thanks to the Mandarin that slightly freshens it up. If you tried Mandarin Sky, then this will be pretty redundant, as it's just a much better version of it (IMO). It lowers the playfulness and versatility a bit, but still keeps it sweet and not too serious. I even prefer it to Checkmate King, even though it's not as rich. As it dries down, it becomes more vanilla/tonka dominant, with some patchouli to ground it a bit. I've heard it described as Mandarin Sky mixed with Invictus Victory Elixir. I fully agree with that description, and I think it's better than both! Subjective Scent Score: 9.2. Combining 2 of my favorites into 1. Longevity: 9.1 (10 hours) Projection: 8.6 (strong, almost a room filler for the first 1-2 hours). Blind buy safety score: 8.0. A hybrid of 2 very well loved and popular fragrances. Unisex Score: 55% Male leaning. Versatility Score: 5.5. winter-fall and maybe early spring, and not very office safe. Value Score: 7.7 ($29 on FragranceBuy) Bottle design: 2.5. Ugly and silly. Atomizer score: 5.5 (pretty weak).

I wore this at work today and got the most compliments I've ever had. I did spray it on clothes and skin to see how it transforms. The opening is sweet (I'd say more from the tonka bean, because I didnt pick up vanilla or caramel yet), juicy oranges, with that signature JPG lavender and mint. On clothes, it stays sweet but the orange lavender mint calms down just a little. The mid dry down on skin, the sweetness turns smoother, I think from the vanilla. The lavender keeps it clean smelling and the mint turns slightly earthy maybe from the pepper, cardamon and patchouli. It stayed 4 hours plus in the mid. I dont know when the full dry down on skin happened but this went to slightly sweet caramel and vetiver. It was still clean smelling but all the other notes vanished. On clothes it stayed sweet, orangy, clean lavender, with some pepper, and vanilla woods. The longevity is beastly. Skin scent over 12 hours. The sillage 6 to 8 hrs. This stuff radiated off me. It was a little warm at work and it was almost too sweet but not too bad. Easy on the sprays in high heat.