Teatro Olfattivo Di Parma: Mangiami Dopo Teatro

Melon is a notoriously difficult note for me, so I have to give Hilde Soliani some credit for reproducing a faithful rendition of this fruit with MANGIAMI DOPO TEATRO. This fresh and juicy melon seems to be a honeydew-cantaloupe hybrid, but it is very natural smelling from start to finish. Unlike some of the melon-centric perfumes I've sniffed, this one does not rot and begin to attract flies or serve as an effective emetic. Another one-note wonder, this member of the TEATRO series would have perhaps been livened up with a thin slice of prosciutto, but the real question is: how does this melon hang with SIPARIO (curtain)? According to some reviewers, SIPARIO is a piña colada facsimile. According to my nose, SIPARIO includes two distinct stages: tart dextrose candy à la Pixie Stix followed by an abrupt switch to a strong coconut-based suntan lotion scent. But even if I concede the piña colada, I don't see how it is supposed to mesh with the melon. Oh well.

I have to admit, I'm not fan of fruity fragrances..and I have to admit, I'm also not a fan of gourmands.Ok, I found few exceptions during the years, but I very rarely came across with such a scent, what have won my heart. Mangiami Dopo Teatro is a grown-up, tamed honeyed-sugary melon fragrance.True representation of the fruit from the initial spray until the drydown.As it starts freshly and uplifting- it's turns into a muted, velvety vanillary melon-haze.On me it turns very sweet, and the scent get some salty-cotton-candy quality( strange huh?) what I just simply can't tolerate... This fragrance no childish at all...I would say it's elegant and sensual in some way..but it just is not my kind of world..

That is totally summery.It's melon,hot sand and sea,it reminds me of greek summer.If you want something to make you cheerful pick that one.It's fresh and girly.Hmm now that I'm thinking about,it also reminds me the lip balm(flavour melon) by Body Shop,smell it and you will understand what I mean.

I LOVE this frag but the staying power is close to nil. It starts off with a blast of melon...It reminds me of eating a cool slice of honeydew on a hot day...BUT...It does not stay on! On me, after an hour, it's gone...*sigh*