Mandorla Del Sud

The opening 10 minutes knocked my socks off. Okay, yes this has a resemblance to Dior Hypnotic Poison. But, I think it's closer to a cross between Acqua Di Parma Mandorlo Di Sicilia (but better) and Bond Fire Island. It smells like expensive sunscreen, almonds, and shea butter in the drydown. There used to be a lotion made by Hawaiian Tropic called Body Butter in a white container (they now have a cheap one in a green container). It smelled delicious with coconut, almond, and shea butter. It was for post sunburn skin hydration but you could also use it as regular lotion for dry skin. The quality of that stuff was incredible, it literally made my skin feel like silk. But like all good things, it was discontinued, and prices on eBay are insane. This smells EXACTLY like that body butter. Is it worth niche money to smell like expensive lotion, almond and sunscreen? That's for you to decide. I like it, and it has enough backbone to be worn in the cold I believe, so it's versatile. I would consider this for around 100$ USD. It's simple, but it's smooth and enjoyable. Scent 7.5/10 Performance 7.5/10

Somewhat sweet, soft/slightly powdery, and kind of smokey? Not sure what causes the smoke, but it kind of reminds me of burnt wood art (which I just found out is called Pyrography from Google), but in a perfumy way. Maybe like burning incense, but not the frankincense part. More of like the smoke coming from a burning, scented stick in general. The very, very first whiff had some almond elements, but that was covered with the sweetish smoke pretty quickly.

Not a bad scent, but somehow this smells more like suntan lotion in the opening than an almond pastry. Whenever I see amber listed as a note in a fragrance like this, I immediately think of ambroxan. There is some sort of molecule in here that smells scratchy/woody to me. My favorite from this house is still Leisure in Paradise.

Powdery almond, and surprisingly I detect a very strong leather note, but its not listed? Do not blind buy its not as sweet as its seems to be. The dry down is definitly better than the opening. (Sweeter with more vanilla)

PdM Pegasus clone. Can't distinguish one from another on the blotter. Maybe slightly sweeter and dirtier in the background. Good alternative, since its cheaper, but still, this is copied work.