Mandarine Basilic Harvest

Edit 31st December 2024: Used my first bottle up last spring but was lucky enough to find a brand new one - on sale! Oh what happiness! The OG Mandarine basilic EDT is a great scent, but I dare say this is even better as an aromatherapeut in the coming January gloom! More citrusy, simpler, closer to nature. But alas, January! I'm armed! (Original review from 2023 below:) I absolutely adore this perfume! I have worn it from late summer on it's own up untill a couple of weeks ago when I started to layer it with St Barth's Vanille West Indies. I live in the northenmost Europe and we're full into the fall season and I have had to add a bit of warmth to the bright sweet citrus to adjust it to the falling temperatures. I think this is the best of the three incarnations of Mandarin Basilic, the perfect balance between fresh and sweet. If sprayed on hair and clothes the longevity can be lenghtened although the fact that this is an eau de toilette cannot be denied. The retail prices were ridiculous when the Harvest series launched, gladly they have come down since. Especially on the net. I'm not sure if you're allowed to write shop names, but I got mine from a June trip to southern Spain, from a cosmetics chain Pxxxxr, and the price was heavily, and I mean heavily discounted. Looking forward to at least a couple of days (before frost) wearing this heavenly scent with the light vanilla of St Barth's before I really have to switch into something heavier for the frostbite season before winter.

A longer lasting and more mature version of the OG Mandarin Basilic. Not far off from Mandarin Basilic Forte! More simple structure with fewer notes but somehow more intense smelling. Since I have both previous versions already don’t feel the need to add this to my collection. It would be redundant because they are too similar. But when I do finish one of my bottles, I will get this version. Seems even more long lasting and projects more than the Forte! And more expensive than the other two! Update February 2024: Apparently these three Harvest bottles are from a 2023 limited edition. I sampled Harvest again and I decided to purchase a bottle because it smells so refreshing and natural. And because the Harvest are limited edition so won’t be around for too long in case I want to get a bottle at a later time.

I picked this up at the airport in Rome on my way home this past May and it truly feels like the perfect perfume to remember my trip by. The mandarin is juicy and bright and the Basil and green tea are just zesty enough to make this more than a fruity fragrance. I love love love this scent. It’s perfect for spring as it puts a pep in my step and just smells like pure sunshine to me. And now any time I wear it I’ll be reminded of Rome. This was my favorite out of the 3 scents in the harvest collection. The longevity isn't the greatest unless you literally bathe yourself in this, but I have no problem spraying myself upwards of 20 times with this!! 🙊 This is just so juicy and addicting. If you love citrus scents you must try this.

Beautiful fragrance, especially for summer! Unfortunately it is very weak on my skin and that's the only reason why I won't be buying it. Guerlain, please make it 2-3 times stronger! :)

An amazing citrous smell! To me, it is an easy fragrance, fresh but warm, that mandarine is absolutely delicious, the dry down is perfect and it is very long lasting.