Melody Of The Sun

This is probably my favorite summer Mancera. It's just so uplifting, bright, sunny and automatically puts me in a good mood. This longevity is good for a freshie, projection is moderate and it's scent trail although not monstrous by any means is quite pleasant. Here's the thing about complaints about longevity, sometimes a house's reputation can work against them. Yes this house is known for ridiculous longevity and projection, but in context those fragrances are usually Oud based, or sweet bombs or tobacco/booze etc.., of course they are going to last more than a citrus based scent. For a freshie you can't expect 10+ hours longevity. On my skin with MOTS I get around 4-6 hours and it works best in heat (hot summer days). Back to the scent: this is in the same scent profile family as NR bleu noir EDP, so if you like that cologne you will probably like this one (with much better performance). But wereas bleu noir is heavier on musk base, this is more airy and citrus based. I am NOT saying they smell the same, just in the same family. They are like 3rd cousin, and vetiver senuel is like a 5th cousin. As far as gender, I would consider this a down the middle unisex fragrance, any gender can use and enjoy. I liked Sicily but that came across as more feminine to my nose and this is definitely more masculine than that fragrance. If you like non-sharp citruses that are airy with some woods and a tad bit of fruit, get a decant a sample it, you might just pick up a bottle.

ONE (1) (UNO) SPRAY (first spray ever) on my neck and chest area, wore this for 12 hours, came back after being out for the entire day and went for a shower and came out still smelling it (and this was after me sweating buckets the whole day in hot, humid weather) and I’m a very intense scrubber too in the shower as I have germaphobia. And it’s not an intimate projection either as my family could still smell it after I came back and asked and they were sitting like an arms length away. Again, ONE SPRAY. This perfume is so criminally underrated, it smells great for all occasions as it is not overbearing and I love it. I was wearing another perfume on my wrist and in comparison, that had long faded within 8 hours and I even sprayed twice.

I really like this one, i jus like herbal and citrusy fregrences in general but this is so much better than the rest, and it lasts quite long 6-8 hours (the hotter the weather it lasts and performs better) i love how it opens up with refreshing lemon and lavender and in few hours settles down to very herbal and green middle that lasts round 2-3 hours on me and closes down with dry light musk 8/10 One of the best summer fregrences

This is a really good fragrance for a calm spring/summer day. Calm in the sense that it’s not high stimulation, you don’t need need to impress people, and just a refreshing blend of citrus and tea and all that good stuff. Personally I can’t stand super strong citrus scents for summer, so a nice blended citrus is something I can really appreciate, so this one especially stands out to me. Just really nice.

First wear tonight and I really enjoy it. Fresh, clean lemon scent. My longevity was outstanding but projection wasn't great. It's still a pretty strong skin scent 8 hours later. The closest thing I can compare this to is Soleil d'Italie. Both are unisex to me. But if Soleil d'Italie leans a tad masculine, MOTS leans just a bit feminine. It's a mood lifter for sure. Great for warm spring and summer days.