Deep Forest

The opening opens up with a nice floral accord. I smell violet, a little bit of rose, bergamot, wonderful orange blossom, even jasmine though not listed. I dont catch leather, clove, or incense in the initial opening. The drydown remains floral. The violet and orange blossom I feel really takes center stage. As it dries, it starts to get more earthy, damp but not it a dirty way. Its like a fresh dampness. Like wet moss in the woods. Im guessing the patchouli and oud is coming out. This scent is wonderful. One of the most unisex smells I have ever smelt. As a very big lover of prominent tobacco and leather smells as well as real oud from the middle east, this is a scent out of my normal wheelhouse. However i am a sucker for purple and white florals. Violet, lavendar and Jasmine i mix regularly into my oil based attars. Deep Forest doesnt remind me so much of a forest but more of an early spring meadow with mountains in the horizon not too far off. Its floral but not overtly bright. Its crisp and sharp, very refreshing with a touch of dark earthniness. The patchouli and oud really bring it down into a very slight darker accord. After about 30-45 minutes a soft leather note comes to life, but only at arms length or skin scent. Its a very complimentary note and by no means prominent. Later in the day the amber and woody notes sit nicely with the earthy florals. Vanilla is very slight and soft. The musk is there in a complimening accord, not strong. It reminds me of a particularly elegant white musk called Misk Naqiyya found in the middle east. Not your typical soapy white musk. This isnt grandma floral. Thisnisnt garden fresh floral or green. Its different. It reminds me of an air freshner but in a very sophisticated way. This would definitely get compliments from women as a man wearing it, but i cant imagine a man asking what it is. He would really have to appreciate perfume and cologne to ask. This is not rugged, not formal per say. This has dandy written on it, the very epitome of a dandy. Id love to experiment and layer with this. Ombre leather and this would really heighten the leather and purple/white floral accord. Or a strong tobacco. I feel its very versatile. In the cold of winter it would really freshen the day and its crisp cool floral compliments it. For summer, ite fresh but not bright and the cool vibe would really be enjoyable. Its a happy scent. Day, night. I cant think of a setting it wouldnt be appropriate. Its also strong and long lasting. I will definitely be buying a full bottle. Its so unique to what I normally wear. 10/10 hands down one of my alltime favorites.

Okay, let's set the record straight. This is not a bad fragrance, in fact, if you get past what you may have been expecting, you'll discover something quite beautiful. This is not a naturalistic scent, it's more an interpretation of a storybook forest in my opinion. Wearing this, I imagine wandering through a dark fairy-tale wood, stepping into an enchanted glen filled with blooming flowers, and noticing a little cottage in the middle of it all. On first spray, I get hit with a smooth leather and an intense bouquet of white florals. This is quickly backed by some citrusy and spicy notes - orange in particular stands out here and together with the leather and spice, gives it an almost orange chocolate chip vibe. After the first few minutes, this settles down into a woody fragrance, heavily accented by the scent of violets (which always remind me of red licorice). Projection is fantastic - I could smell this through the box before unpacking it, and I suspect longevity will be the same (will check in again later). I would say this is a good all-year-round fragrance, but will benefit from cooler weather. You do need to be able to rock more traditionally feminine smells as it leans more in that direction on the unisex scale. That being said, pairing this fragrance with a nice masculine wood fragrance really boosts the "forest" vibe as well as taming some of the more feminine elements. I found it paired well with Guilty Absolute by Gucci, but I imagine it would work well with any simple but high quality woody scent. If you're looking for something a little different but still beautiful, give this a go!

A masculine soapy/citrus/woody/floral musky fragrance! The hate this gets is way unnecessary and no offense to @Burgandy74 but this IS masculine and has plenty of qualities that make it that way. It actually has something in it that resembles Bulgari Wood Essence. I already know why it gets the hate, and it’s because it’s called “deep forest” and people had different expectations, if that’s the case it’s their fault. It doesn’t smell like a better niche version TDH or Encre Noir but it’s more soapy woody and clean with some animalic undertones. I love the depth it has. Great fragrance for any occasion as the versatility is high with this one. The more I smell it the more it reminds me of a fresh mountain morning in the summer, and it changes as the day fades into the night. This scents makes that happen! So good.

This is not an easy frag to like its not a love at first sniff . Ok than imagine that , when you smell flowers and you put the flower closer and closer to your nose at the moment when your nose is in the flower at that point the flower smell bad and a bit stinky that's the felling this frag give me at the opening the first 10 min are a bit off but if you give it some time it start to settle on skin and when time past became very pleasant oriental smell, all the life of the frag i get his oriental, flowery blue (color) vibe. I think the name should be "deep blue forest" . Generally nice frag just spray less or be patient in first minutes till it dry just a bit. Performance its awesome easy 8h on skin with nice projection and weeks on clothes. For sure not blind buy, but worth to try .check me on insta bigg1897 😊👌

Wow! Mancera has created a Masterpiece that justify the name 👍 Incense amped up Woody Floral Spicy Amber to create heavenly pleasure & comfort, Florals are mingling in between but never allow juice to touch extreme, Don't imagine that green herbal forest here 😄 it's a Bakhoor like Smokey Jungle near volcanic land. I felt that I'm ended up with searching smokey Bakhoor feeling in a fragrance after sniffing it. I'm a diehard fan of Mancera fragrances so this fragrance is second after RED TOBACCO 😍 It's not for everyone coz it's really Up-skilled, Complex, deep, dark Scent. It gives me a Spiritual Comfort with incense note 🧘 Heavy sillage and 12 hrs lasting gives it value addition to shine your collection 👍