Infusion Mandarine

I got a sample of this so I can compare it to Guerlain's Mandarine Basilic EDT and Mandarine Basilic Forte. Prada's Infusion de Mandarine is different from the former Guerlain in that the Guerlain smells like an orange, leaves and all, dunked in crisp cold water then broken open. Infusion de Mandarine OTH smells like just the orange. It's already been cut open and you're smelling the literal juicy pulp of the fruit with a little bit of rind and skin. It smells slightly medicinal too compared to the Guerlain but only slight. It's also not like the latter Guerlain which smells perfume-y rather than photorealistically gourmand. The Forte is more like an approximation of the orange scent that's been blended so well to the rest of the frag that it doesn't smell like a physical fruit anymore. Rather it smells like a very sophisticated orange note you wear for dressing up and formal occasions. Infusion de Mandarine therefore is closer to Mandarine Basilic EDT in that like that Guerlain, this is more suited to casual wear. I wonder how both would smell layered one on top of the other. > 35 mins in, the mandarin note is still going strong. > Between 40-45 min mark, the green mandarin leaf note enter the stage. It smells like leaves washed in cold, crisp water and they're still wet. At this point it's also already noticeable that the orange notes have dipped in intensity. > 55 mins in, the mandarin itself now smells like it's been dunked in water. Now it smells like the opening notes of Guerlain's Mandarine Basilic EDT so if you're going to layer the two the Basilic should be sprayed first and then this goes on top of that. > 1hr mark, the orange is almost gone. > I need to correct myself. 35 mins later the orange note is still there lightly scenting my skin. It's already a skin scent. It's also taken on a soapy quality. At this point I was expecting white florals from the neroli and orange blossom but there's none of that yet. > 2hr 20 mins. No change. Just fresh realistic orange with some greens. There's a good chance what I'm actually smelling is the orange blossom and neroli now. If that's the case the perfumer did a good job making white flowers mimic the scent of orange fruit - thereby extending the citric note. If there's neroli, it's deep in the background and smells nothing like Tom Ford's white flowery Neroli Portofino. > 3rd hr. I can confirm now that what I suspected I was smelling 40 mins ago was in fact the white flowers cleverly blended and proportioned to mimic the smell of oranges. If you smell closely and pay attention you can pick out the Neroli in the composition. So it's not really a linear scent but it's been deliberately made to seem that way by way of cleverly blending notes to stretch out the lifespan of the orange. > Almost gone by 4.5 hr mark. At this rate I expect this to be spent by 5hr point. > Scratch that. It's gone by 4.5 hr mark. Actually 3 mins after.

so this is my 1st review after being on here for years but this one finally dragged me out to finally give my perspective. I just received this scent today and initial spray on skin, it literally smells like fresh peeled tangerines squirted on my skin.... so zesty! I get a slight powdery-ness in the background but Tangerine vibes is what I get and I actually enjoy this a lot! Its not like a artificial citrus but an actual tangerine in front of me spritzing on my skin! looking forward to wearing this in the upcoming summer as well as a layering scent. so far I've had this one for about 3+hrs and it pretty steady for staying power, not intense as for as silage but very nice! I feel if you use a scented lotion/body butter ( going to figure out what will work best with this) I think it would def last even longer. But again my 1st initial impression and I like it!

I can be brief about this one: I adore the cold powdery base that all Prada's Infusions have in common, and I love citrus scents, so it comes as no surprise that Infusion de Mandarine is a big hit with me as well. And in this case especially, both aspects of the composition complement each other wonderfully well: the clean, powdery coldness of the base really sparkles in combination with the brightness of the realistic, naturally sweet and delicious mandarin orange. And in turn, the citrus note is lifted by the presence of that Infusion base: it keeps it from smelling like a thousand other orange scents, and makes this an interesting scent as well as a delightfully sunny one. Full marks!

My best discovery of this year. What joy this perfume brings - instant mood booster! May seem a little vintage because of powdery note, but I love it. Without it, it would be yet another mandarine scent, but it definitely isn't! It's very rich in oranges and mandarines but you still smell wonderfully sophisticated, elegant and feminine. It kind of combines scents from two worlds so I get why it will not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is exactly my cup of tea. Especially now during heatwave in Poland.

Infusion Mandarine by Prada is absolutely amazing addition to the Infusion line. I have been testing it for around 3 days now and Im convinced that this might be the best tangerine scent I`ve tried. Its zesty, slightly sweet, fresh and effervescent without being boring and persistent. The performance is excellent for this type of scent with good silage. Highly recommended if you like mandarines as much as i do :)