Tropical Vial

I love what vitabhaya says about recommending this to "anyone who likes the idea of these notes" because, seriously, mango, basil, musk and jasmine sounds like the worst combination ever. Unexpectedly, this is a terrific combination and a really great perfume. It smells like mango basil in the opener and then it goes more jasmine which shades into a really good musk. The jasmine phase reminded me of April Aromatics Jasmina - lush and natural. I'm shocked that I actually adored this. Surprisingly great. Impressive silage and longevity as well.

I can only say that skin chemistry must play a huge part of how this scent is perceived. The opening is a huge burst of basil that after a couple minutes becomes church incense on my skin. I have no idea how basil, mango, jasmine and musk translate to incense, but that's exactly what I smell on me. It's actually a pretty good incense but not what I was expecting and certainly not tropical.

Never have I seen such disgusting fragrance. I hate this so damn much. Well when I saw the pyramid I thought oh that must be a really adorable one with mango and jasmine blablabla, so I got a sample of this and I nearly threw up.Neither have I smelled mango nor jasmine, it was just a strange and horrible mixture of some indescribable material which made me feel not natural at all.It smells like the ointment my mom used to apply on my skin and even worse than that. Tropical?Oh god please arrest this detestable fraud. What should mango smells like?Like Jo Loves Mango Nectar like Hermes Un Jardin Sur Nil like Neela Vermeire Bombay Bling but not this nauseating juice!!! -

Mango hit me as soon as I opened the vial. Yessss, I love mango! On application, a perfect blend of jasmine and musk, winding around each other, indifferentiable. A freshness lingers, must be the basil. Fresh and tropical without being fruity, more tropical as in green sub-jungle and hot penetrating dampness. The basil keeps this from being too heavy, but is so well-worked I wouldn't have known it was basil, only something green and light. I am hoping for a little more mango in the drydown, but am loving this fragrance and would recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of these notes.