Black Mango

very interesting and complex scent! it has enormous projection and takes you on a journey as it dries down. i tested it on paper at the store and then came back a few days later to try it on skin because i had a craving to smell it again. it layered deliciously with creed's oud zarian. it's sexy, but not like a perky young woman in lingerie. it's horny in a biological, primal, depraved kind of way. fully grown body hair, yesterday's discharge in your underwear, panting and sweating on your mattress next to dishes you should have taken to the kitchen days ago. thinking about that date you went on five years ago and wondering what went wrong. asking yourself whether you'll ever be able to feel that way with someone again. the opening smells like plucking an overripe mango off the tree. it's so ripe that it has already lost some of its sweetness to the funky sour flavour that consumes fruits as they ferment. mango is certainly the focal point, but i can clearly smell the environment as well. it's syrupy; oozing nectar through the mushy and wrinkly peel. i can smell the green leaves and soil too, well-fertilized with manure and the fallen mangoes that have begun to decay on the ground. as it dries down, my plucked mango meets the same fate. it turns from orange to brown and white; the freshness fades and i can smell it rotting. it's a little fecal, but still recognizably mango. there's something else animalic in there. something sexual. this perfume combines disgust and delight. it's depraved. makes me want to bite someone. i want to have sex, to smell our secretions mixing together. maybe we could do it in late summer, in the muddy dirt underneath some stone fruit trees. they're past their prime, but we aren't. anyways, this is a great perfume, although not very wearable unless you're trying to fuck someone yucky style!!!

9/10 I REALLY like this one. It has a modern, silvery/smoky oud that shines above a surrealist juicy mango. One spray is plenty (walk into the spray, don't spray it directly on you). As it develops, there's like an olfactory tug of war in a very interesting way I've yet to see another fruity fragrance do like this before. The fruit is so tempting, you want to inhale more, but the oud makes you hesitate and resist taking in too much at once. I truly don't get the "corpse, toilet, rot" notes some folks seem to get from this.. lucky me? But I quite enjoy the scent journey of this one when used in moderation. I'd wear this to outdoor events in the summer for sure. As the mango fades away, it does develop from a day to night fragrance with more of the smoky woods coming out later during wear. A touch hard to pull off for EVERY occasion, but I'd need to experiment still to find the best uses. I wouldn't be put off trying this one from reading the other comments. Totally worth a sample at least. I'd just use it very mindfully with little expectations at first.

Mango opening is nice but the drydown for me is where its at. It harsh, heavy, I definitely get a faint gasoline vibe mixed with leather and a light oud and there is something animalic/body odourish that is a turnoff but also addictingly keeps me coming back and smelling. It has one of those smells that your nose tells you you shouldnt like but your brain is turned right on and you just cant help yourself. The scent lasts all day. Light all frigging day. Kabukimono below me hit the nail in the head. Described it exactly as I was fumbling trying to do. This scent is a 9.5/10 for me

Black Mango from BTSO Perfumed by Violaine Collas has a photorealistic mango opening with a smoky oud funk (though not as much as I'd like), I feel it's oudian adjacent and similar to some other fruity leather-oud fragrances on the market. The mango lassi creaminess with subtle vanilla is a nice touch. Certainly an artistic blend and this could be the best mango scent I've smelled from a fragrance. Highly wearable and a must try if you have the opportunity.

Out of all four new releases, this one is my favorite 🤩 The opening features juicy mango 🥭 with a bit of tartness, slightly milky or yogurt-like. It’s so beautiful and realistic! 😍 The composition is quite airy—not overpowering or overwhelming to the senses. If anything, it might just make your mouth water 😄 because it’s so juicy! I’m definitely rushing to buy it as soon as it’s available in the EU.