Route Mandarine

This is so gorgeous. A perfect blend of citrus and spices with a touch of balsamic - captivating right from the initial spray. This lady doesn't need much time to develop into something wonderful on my skin like so many other fragrances I love and adore. She is breathtaking right from the start, lush, sensual and yet still peppy and upbeat. The sweetness is just perfect, not overbearing, not cloying, but surrounds you like a veil of comfort and coziness with a springtime feel to it. There is a bit of a soapy aspect to it, which makes you feel really clean, so it's perfect for work, yet it is still intoxicating. Just wonderful.

This is gorgeous if you are a COCO lover. Its beautiful, done in a similar vein, updated, big sillage and nothing comes off as synthetic. Orange and spices..warmth for an autumn day. Not as heavy as the classic orientals like Opium or Cinnabar, but not a lightweight either. Nice balsamic presence.Great buy for a 3.3oz bottle and golden liquid.

The first time I sprayed it, I got the mustiness someone below mentioned. I gave it another try, then another. It is cozy and sweetly spicy. I'm addicted! It's somehow comfortable and familiar. This morning I figured out what it reminds me of: Paloma Picasso Tentations! Yes!!!

"Route Mandarine" is a very high quality fragrance. It did not come off as very citrusy, it more had an oriental vibe on my skin. The opening is gorgeous incensy rose - full, opulent and very complex. I got bits of orange, bits of jasmine and warm cinnamon accompanying the rose-incense combo. When it goes closer to drydown the whole composition turns more to what it's called - Route Mandarine - I get soapy natural smelling orange filled drydown and it keeps going strong on my skin for more than 8 hours. Impressing quality, worth a try.

KL Light. That's how it comes off to me.