Lionora

I was walking and a guy stopped me and asked me what was I wearing. He sd he liked it. I asked him to describe to me what he smelled. I'm always curious how ppl interpret scents in their minds. I told him that I was wearing Lionora from Mind Games. He was like....WHAT? LOL 😆 🤣 😂 He then took out his phone and started to Google it. He sd he wanted to buy it for his girlfriend. I then suggested that he should buy French Defense from Mind Games for himself instead. I then had to go through the spiel about how scents don't have a gender and Mind Games is a niche brand so men & women can wear anything. He was smelling me and was totally confused. He was like, "Men can wear perfume & women wear cologne? Guys wear Lionora?" I told him that Lionora was more feminine leaning but to trust me on French Defense. That one was more masculine leaning & it smells AWESOME on men. Later on that day someone else told me that I smelled good. I asked her to describe the smell. She sd I smelled warm and cozy. I told her in the most melodic and poetically slowed down cadence that I smelled like a luscious apricot. I continued that trifecta of the outer, inner, and core of the apricot was being translated onto my skin. I told her that the perfumer Christelle even desired to capture the fuzziness of the skin of the apricot in the fragrance. The richness of the seed was envisioned for this superior fragrance. The entire apricot was encapsulated in the most masterful perfumery type of way. I shared that during an interview the perfumer went into great detail that even websites omitted when describing the fragrance. Her response was, "You're really into this stuff huh?" Lol. Have you tried any Mind Games yet?

This right here is nothing shy of GREATNESS in a bottle. In a world where we zealous fragrance enthusiasts smell lots of VERY NICE things, this particular Mind Games fragrance is a distinct marker in a sand. It distinguishes between very good & extraordinary. This solidifies why ok & cute fragrances CANNOT be in my collection. While wearing Lionora I'm cocooned in a scent bubble exquisite enough for prestigious African royalty. It's not heavy and deep like typical fragrances in that region. I'm firm believing that in that climate fragrances need to cut through the heat which is why they are often dense in composition. That's not why this is for African royalty. It's fit for African Royalty bc there is no original dna that can be traced to royalty outside of Africa. Naturally when I think of royalty it's automatically from the motherland. When I think of the highest pinnacle of opulence...Africa comes to mind. Let me reintroduce Lionora to you. This is light, not airy. Sweet not childish. Fruity yet not synthetic. It's succulent and fleshly juicy fruit found in paradise. This is luscious gardens. This is many rivers. This is the skin of the fuzzy apricot. This the the essence of the inner core of an apricot. This is bursting passionate fruits. This is nibbles of lacontes. This leaves you floating on imaginary clouds under a mesmerizing divine act of God. This is the results of a perfumer tapping into celestial chemistry. This is....I can't wait until tomorrow, next week, & 2026 to get this on my skin again brilliance. If you ever are blessed with an opportunity to give a princess a memorable gift...plz consider Lionora. Check mate!

This is my first review and my first Mind Games fragrance. This was a blind buy, and at first spray, I think it's really candy-sweet. You get a fresh, juicy burst of passion fruit right away. I don’t think this is all that tropical compared to other “tropical” scents I’ve owned or smelled. The passion fruit here just smells very juicy, sweet, and syrupy. Once it sits on my skin for a little bit, I still get that overly sweet fruitiness, but now with added powder and sugar, plus a very prominent fuzzy texture. The notes list apricot, so I’m thinking it must be apricot skin that’s giving me that fuzzy feeling. The notes don’t list sugar, but it definitely smells sugary, I’m guessing that might be the result of the ginger and osmanthus, even though it’s not spicy at all. I can’t really talk about the deep drydown since I wore this to bed, but I would describe this scent as taking powdered apricot skin, pouring sugar over it, and scooping out the inside of a passion fruit to smear on top. It definitely has a sticky, syrupy kind of vibe. It’s not a typical fruity floral, no heady florals or tropical vibes. Just a thick, sweet, slightly musky fruit cloud. I’m still testing longevity, but I’m hesitant to wear this in the summer heat because of how sweet and syrupy it feels, though I’ll definitely try it out. Overall, I think this is a really good scent to have just try to find it for a good price.

This perfume is my new FAV! Although it smells way too amazing and the price is really up there for me to use everyday- I'll be using it often. This completely changes my mood when I spray. It's a bright, fruity, creamy blend that's made almost refreshing with the watery freesia (I usually don't like freesia because it can get sharp, but they are geniuses by combining a milkyness to balance). It's unique in it's own way in the sea of fruity perfumes. I really hope they never change this formulation because I plan on buying it for the rest of my life!! Mind Games as a perfume house deserve to go absolutely viral. Everything they make is excellent. On me, this lasts the entire day. 12 hours+. It gets stronger and sweeter on me until it no longer projects after 6-8 hours (but I can still smell it on myself after that). I have to use just a couple sprays, this stuff is blended to last. This is a very milky fragrance so definitely try it on skin before blind buying unless you know lactonic works well on you. Lionora is youthful but still suitable for all ages. Very feminine leaning, but in this day and age I believe all of that should not matter.

Lionora is super special to me, smelling it just provokes so much happiness- for me & the people around me it seems (been swimming in compliments lol). There’s this uniqueness about it that i just love- tropical aspect from the passionfruit, fresh slightly zesty spice from the ginger, the apricot is amazing & very realistic... so fascinated how they utilized the flesh & the skin of the fruit, the osmanthus further deepens the apricot/peachy nuances & adds a beautiful honeyed floral touch, then the base really brings it home for me with a super beautiful creamy & comforting sandalwood & that clean white musk note! I have nothing like this in my collection & will repurchase until my last breath- imo it’s worth the $375 price tag. If you want to smell fresh, juicy, & expensive please do yourself a favor & get this :)