Chasing Sunsets

my opinions about this just keep changing at first it was love at first sniff pure solar creamy realistic mango juice and i decided then and there smelling it on a tester strip in that the store that i'm gonna buy this later on discounters later i bought a 30ml (which i'm suggesting for you to do the same cause this is summer strictly only and for plenty of other reasons) i wore it and tested it out but that tuberose was a little bit not for me and so idk if on my skin the tuberose was a tiny bit bad like my skin chemistry just doesn't work well with it or overall i just don't like tuberose at all but still it was amazing with sandalwood, a little bit of spiciness and that creamy mango juice its really mature and sophisticated definitely perfumed by 4 perfumers and really captures that ipanema 1965 vibe as written but as you've probably seen that all of the 4 perfumers are women and not being sexist but as expected this kinda leans feminine imo and in the dry down it gets a little bit more unisex but still a tad bit feminine imo and so i kinda didn't really like it BUT it has kinda grown on me since and i've changed my mind for it to be dead center unisex and somehow someway rn i'm in love with the tuberose thats in this i adore this rn but as i was saying i feel that this just isn't for everyone cause this reminds me of that one specific person just like niches do where as designers try to make everything mass-appealing and for everyone (and yes i know maison margiela is a designer but it usually doesn't act like one) again this is really skin chemistry divisive like a lot of people are saying the longevity or sillage are horrible or the mango or the tuberose or even the sandalwood smell kinda bad on their skin which ngl you do have to overspray this especially in summer i also see its also gender divisive cause a lot of men saying the tuberose and creaminess are too much and that it doesn't feel unisex while many women say the sandalwood is too strong with that bit of that spiciness which makes it lean too masculine and also doesn't feel very unisex to me personally the person that would wear this would be someone like fbfragrance on a hot lazy day dressed in crochet shorts and a crochet shirt for women vice versa my final verdict: this is a masterpiece that is well blended that is really sophisticated but the thing is that its just not for everyone and is only gonna fit that one specific person while also this is just completely skin chemistry divisive

Success! I was genuinely scared Maison Martin Margiela was going disappoint like the latest mango-featured scent Rosie Jane Matilda. (Why is mango so hard to do in fragrances?) However, Chasing Sunsets is a warm, natural smelling mango made creamy from the sandalwood mostly and tuberose. It doesn't give spoiled or rancid and doesn't cheat by smelling like other fruits, such as passionfruit, pineapple, or peach, like it usually does. It's not tart at all and also not nauseating. Rather it smells like real mangos which I honestly get for the life of the fragrance, the sandalwood just shines more as it dries. Think sliced sweet mango with its juices on a sandalwood board, basking in warm sunset beams. Which is how it should be; it's better and meant to be worn outside than inside. Longevity is around 4 hours with a calm projection. Seems soft but there's definitely a nice scent bubble although it doesn't last the longest. I wore Chasing Sunsets on one arm and on my other arm was Boy Smells Solar Drip, which is mango too but clean like bright sun-rays. A cashier at a smoothie place was standing on a higher level behind a counter and complimented me on how good I smelled when I walked up. She stated she doesn't usually do fruity fragrances but whatever I had on was great. I raised each arm for her to smell to figure out which one she was referring too, and although she liked both, she confirmed Chasing Scents was what filled the area. She still ended up taking a picture of both bottles from my bag to buy during the next Sephora sale. Definitely my second favorite mango scent after THoO Keep Glazed which is a little synthetic but the sweet whipped cream wins me over in combination with mango and lemon. Loewe Cosmic that I used to have is mango with smoky amber and woods added; a bit much for me.

EDIT: I went back for the travel...have sprayed this three times as my night time scent, it’s so well blended. It’s equal parts fruity, floral and woody. At home this smells like a ripe juicy mango. I can smell the sweet flesh of it. Then it’s also warm and solar. I’m typically super sensitive to white florals but the florals are blended. The woody base really hold this together, taking a mango fruit fragrance into a more mature scent profile. It really does smell tropical without coconut or salt notes. Very sexy. Finally a fruity floral without musk, patchouli, amber or strong spices. 🥭💗 At Sephora: Upon the initial spray, the tuberose is very prominent followed by the sandalwood and lastly the mango. The cardamom is non detectable to my nose. However I do pick up a warm, soft spice. The sandalwood is very creamy which helps to create a soft, warm scent, like the sun on skin. I can picture the sunset at the beach smelling like this. I find it sexy. For some reason this reminds me of Jazz Club. This had 1-2 hours lasting power with one spray on skin and disappeared. On the tester strip with two sprays, after two hours, the scent is strong. Undecided about if I want to smell like this, or I want my man to smell like this. 0.o

highly varies from batch to batch im guessing but the one i smelt is pure juicy mango with a tiny amount of florals and then a very subtle woodiness its feminine but then in the dry down its more woody and its more on the masculine side surprisingly its unisex but with a small masculine tilt very natural and no synthethics or any of that vibe just a fresh ripe mango juice very sweet only for people that like sweet scents and more of a layering fragrance only fitted for very tropical places and ive seen influencers get there cards where it says the notes but in fragrantica there are missing notes like cardamom, vanilla accord and crystal moss which i mean i kind off smell but not really also im saying that this probally varies from batch to batch cause some say that they only smell the mango or only smell the sandalwood or even only smell the tuberose or the mango isnt ripe which for me was insanely ripe or the mango is rotten anyways fb was right about this tho the longevity is max 3,5 hours but i dont care 7,5/10

Mercy this is good! I’ve never really vibed with Maison Margiela fragrances, but I stumbled on this in Sephora one day and tried it on and found myself with my hand attached to my nose all the way home. It is a sunset: warm, happy, relaxing. I have nothing in my collection quite like it. I’m really not a fan of mango or tuberose notes, but this just works. The mango is there and it is very nice. It is more dry v/s juicy. It has a soft sweetness but not at all cloying. The tuberose gives it a subtle milkiness that envelopes the sandalwood and collectively it’s just addictively soft, warm and comforting. I bought myself a travel and have completely fallen in love so today I ordered the big bottle. It’s definitely not a beast mode fragrance but has decent longevity for an EDT. I look forward to being able to overspray with this beautiful creation.