Mandarine

The only fragrance that I had ever worn regularly in my youth (early 20’s) was Prescriptive's Calyx- my memories of wearing that fragrance- are that it was a fresh citrusy unisex musk. I had taken a very, very long break (over 20 years) from any kind of fragrance and decided to revisit Clinique’s re-release of Calyx and my nose was horrified, not sure if the perfume itself had changed, my nose had changed or if every memory I had of my 20’s was false, but this was certainly not the fragrance that I remember wearing as my signature scent for a handful of years.... Fast forward to current times- I receive a sample of Precious Liquid Mandarine and I find myself transported to the scent I so clearly remember from the 90’s, THIS is what I remember Calyx smelling like- clean, classy, cool and chic. Can’t wait to add a bottle to my collection :)

This is a lovely, extremely realistic fresh clementine accented with tart-sweet rhubarb (I LOVE rhubarb as a fragrance note, it’s simply mouthwatering) and anchored by fuzzy, comfy musk. I often buy a little netted baggie of “Cuties” oranges and this smells just like them on initial spray. On the dry down, it becomes more ambery and woody, but still extremely tangy orange. This is the first fragrance—from the sampler set of this line, as well as in general—that truly seems “unisex” to me. I think it’s so cool. This is very different from what I usually wear but I can’t stop sniffing. Can’t wait to test in summer.

Received a sample of this fragrance and it is beautifully designed. That punch of mandarin definitely hits you in the beginning followed by a deeper earthy scent that in the dry down evolves to almost fresh flowers in my opinion. You will always get the mandarin scent and everything works great together for an amazing fragrance that any man or woman would be lucky to have. Be sure to overspray if you want others to smell you or want it to last much longer and trust me no one would complain. Overall a solid fragrance, but it is not my favorite. A well deserved 8 out of 10.

This is such a pleasant scent. Its one of those scents that puts you in a good mood. Nothing super challenging, super easy to like and incredibly well blended. Its soft and fuzzy, super realistic mandarine orange with some clean soapiness. If you are a fan of those minimalist scents this is a great citrus to add to your repertoire.

Idk why no one has compared this to afternoon swim! It’s it but way longer lasting and a bigger citrus burst. Perfect blend of rind and sweet notes of the orange. Love it! Wear this over afternoon swim or energizer.