Tropical Splash Kumquat

Despite usually being the atypical rose/peony fragrance lover, this fragrance captured me immediately. It was addictive as soon as it went onto the skin and I quite literally could not stop sniffing my wrist. What I loved about this fragrance from the start is that it is light and delicate, with absolutely no nasty hints of alcohol. Yes, that does also translate to 'not much staying power' but at the end of the day, MJ's splashes come in 100ml for only £29, so you can spritz to your hearts content! As for the notes, I get absolutely no evidence of the Jasmine; which in my opinion is a bonus. However, the orchid comes alive in the dry down stages, which is why I completely agree that this fragrance and the Hibiscus Splash could easily be mistaken for one another as they are both super fresh, white florals. To me, the tangerine notes which are prominent throughout wear are sherberty but not sour and remind me of a particularly delicious Yankee candle. I suppose this is where the cedar and more woody notes also come into play. All in all, this is definitely my favourite out of the three new MJ Splashes, it is tropical, warm and vibrant on the skin and I will be sure to make this my signature summer fragrance.

The perfect balance between the citrus tang and orange sweetness, it was my perfect everyday perfume for dailywear, any time of the year! The scent is super light and unobstrusive at all, it truly was the perfect scent of all time. EDIT: this perfume is impossible to find these days, but I find Atelier Cologne Pomelo Paradis quite similar in its zing and tang!

Perfume is not bad: light and summery. And like most of MJ perfumes - nothing special. I love kumquats - their are stingy and bittery. One should try kumquat jam to understand the beauty of kumquat. Seems the perfumer for this fragrance did not really reflect the beauty of the fruit.

This is a simple, juicy tangerine-kumquat scent. It's pure citrus; I don't pick up on any of the floral or woody notes listed. Unfortunately it only lasts a few minutes on my skin. I have a hard time believing this is an eau de toilette concentration - it's gone in a flash.

In the opening it smell actually quite a lot like the hibiscus one from this series, but then there comes something watery-citrussy, and oeff, something bitter! Just recently I've tried dried/candied kumquats for the first time in Berlin, and I really liked it. If there was some more sweetness in this one it may have reminded of those candied kumquats and I might have liked it. But now... It's just too harsh on me, even if it's considered 'a light' scent.