Mandarino di Sicilia

Comparing Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi with Perris Monte Carlo's Mandarino di Sicilia . Both open with their big, delicious blasts of citrus sunshine. The MdA is the airier, more lemony of the two and has a soapy clean quality which, forgive me, reminds me at first of Sunlight lemon washing up liquid. An upper echelon version perhaps but still... MdS opens on a more natural orangey note with distinct petitgrain and is subtly more substantial. Both sustain their citrus openings into the main accords, combining orange blossom in MdA 's case with jasmine, and in MdS 's with geranium, though jasmine is in the mix. Again the MdS feels half an octave lower with a lovely enveloping quality. The difference in the drydowns is intriguing. MdA remains consistently light, simple, centred on fresh white floral and musk, still soapy clean but classier now and very close to the skin. The MdS is still light but the warmth of geranium with musk and a faint cedar give richer sillage and longevity. Both are fantastic variations on bottled sunshine with Mandarino di Amalfi being the brighter, fresher, morning version of the two and the Mandarino di Sicilia capturing the lengthening shadows and warmth of late afternoon / early evening. I love both — and enjoyed alternating between the two — but for me Perris has the edge for its beautiful progression

I think the house of Perris Monte Carlo flies under a lot of people's radar. Everything I’ve sampled I have either liked or loved, and they do exceptionally well in regards to citrus scents. Mandarino di Sicilia is another winner. Top notes are extremely natural and mixed well, creating a beautiful mouth puckering orange grove scent. After the opening, I agree with @trabuquera below, this scent dries down into a predictable skin scent of orange and musk laundry detergent. At the retail price that might be disappointing to some, but I usually buy my bottles on the grey market or through a discounter (as I do with almost all my purchases). As with most fragrances, this is unisex and anyone can wear it. Personally I do not associate citrus scents with men, wear what you love is always the best advice.

i got this tester bottle for 30 dollars which is a bargain. the bottle looks great, the atomizer is powerful, longevity and projection is intimate, not long lasting at all. this one smell just as high quality as many other neroli scent: tomford neroli, borntostandout neroli,.... But in short, this is a green, fresh and airy combo of mandarine, neroli and petitgrain. Tbh i cant diffentiate this one with neroli mediterraneo except that this one has more mandarine ( u should buy this one rather than neroli since this is similar and a bit stronger)

a very unique citrus aromatic scent, I blind bought this preloved so I think its already macerating for a while, initial blast is a strong blast of mandarin orange with boldness of a strong bitter aromatic notes, quite a one dimensional to my nose & last a moderate 4-5 hours, not too bad for a citrus notes, works on a hot & cold climate, suddenly fell in love with this house & already decant some of the black edition, also another blind buy a preloved cedre de diamante, looking forward to it.

This is a sweet mandarin that still manages to be unisex because of its base. It's less generically fruity and more photorealistic mandarin than acqua di parma. It performs surpsingly well in cooler weather...a lot of citruses fall foat unless it's hot...not this one.