Rosendo Mateu No 8 Fruity, Amber, Exotic Musk

Personal: 9/10 - I love the fruity sweetness of this one. Good complexity on the base too. Mass appeal: 8.5/10 - Most will really enjoy it. Not everyone will enjoy the intense fruits, though. Performance: 7/10 - Lasts and projects pretty well, though it's not amazing. Value: 6/10 - Niche prices, but this one is actually kind of worth it (it's beautiful, so). Uniqueness: 8/10 - The blend of fruits with gentle woods and vanilla is not unheard of, but this one does it SO well. SCORE: 77/100 Full bottle buy? YES, I love the fruity ambers with the gentle base. Blind buy? YES, if you like (not synthetic) sweet fruits, this one is quite safe. Recommend? YES, one of the better sweet, fruity niche fragrances on the market. Date night? YES, absolutely, for fun dates. Not steakhouse approved. Office safe? YES, it's perfectly professional but don't overspray it. Pros: Natural fruits, sweetness, and summery-fall vibes in a bottle. Cons: Expensive. Performance is okay. Some may call it boring, even. It smells like the most luxurious air freshener I've ever smelled. I love how it opens with bright, realistic fruits that get rounded out by a slightly warm spicy, woody, vanilla filled base. It doesn't smell like a niche fragrance, or designer, it just smells beautiful. It's definitely in masterpiece territory, and even as a guy, I would totally rock it. It's not particularly masculine, but that's okay. Though the frutiness can get cloying if it sticks around for too long. This one lends itself best to 2 or 3 sprays. Fruit in a bottle, and it's beautiful. Just don't get too trigger happy. *Review #24 in my fragrance journey - this fragrance I own as a decant*

This is a gem, yet, one of the reviewers below characterizes Nr. 8 as 'one of the most synthetic fruity-ambery vanilla I have ever smelled; and cheap'. This is not the case for me; I even consider those adjectives unfairly given. I have not experienced this beauty as synthetic at all. It rather starts with a beautiful blast of fruity citruses that lingers for a while. Then, it calms down to a beautiful, calming, fruity, silky, creamy aroma. I think this is mainly due to the balance between pineapple, cinnamon, and Iris. Don't get me wrong. This is not the only thing you detect at the dry down, but this combo plays a big part in this beauty's life. I have a thing with synthetics, which my nose often is able to detect, specially at the drydown. Here, my nose could't stop sniffing, and all the time it went, Ahhhh, mmmmm. I am so satisfied that I add this beauty to my collection.

Rosendo Mateu No. 8 es una fragancia luminosa, jugosa y muy envolvente. La salida es claramente frutal, con una mezcla vibrante de piña, manzana, pera y cítricos, pero no se queda en un simple efecto dulce o tropical. Poco a poco gana profundidad gracias al ámbar, la canela, el iris y el patchouli, asentándose sobre una base cálida de vainilla, cedro, vetiver y madera de guayaco. Me parece un perfume alegre, elegante y sensual, con buena presencia pero sin resultar vulgar ni excesivamente pesado. Ideal para quien busca una fragancia frutal con más cuerpo, sofisticación y carácter.

I bought a bottle from the first test. I applied it to a blotter and, in a few minutes, asked for a spray on my skin. It starts with exotic fruits, pineapple, and green apples on a musky background. Then, it seems that the sweetest syrup is added. It develops into a powdery cloud due to the iris in its composition. My nose catches a slight accent of rose in its heart. Then, the fragrance becomes very vanilla, dry, and even a bit bitter. I love it! from the first inhale! The more you spray, the muskier it becomes. The days i do not wear it, I miss it very much!

Beautiful unisex fruity fragrance. It has a unique fruitiness that I don't think I've smelt before. Its very apple heavy. The pineapple isn't remotely as strong as the apple note in this one to my nose, as the votes suggest. This smells like walking through a garden full of apple trees in the summer in the best way possible. The perfumer really nailed the realistic and natural fruity scent here. Perfect for the summer and spring but works well all year round. 10/10