Mandarino di Amalfi

The first TF I fell in love with. Also the first high-end, niche fragrance I really tried. I was amazed! It's this clean, slightly soapy, and so sunny and bright fragrance that's so perfectly uplifting. It made me want to go to the Amalfi Coast of Italy, dreaming it would smell like this! So, I finally made that dream happen (or at least to nearby Sorrento and Capri), and I definitely got this fragrance's vibe from those places! That may partially be because I was wearing it, but let's ignore that ;) I can think of no better fragrance companion when touring the Italian or Mediterranean coastline--although there are a lot of other great ones! I first bought the body spray. It was great, and if you really sprayed a good bit, then you'd get nearly the EDP performance. But it's missing some complexity and evolvement that the real EDP has. So, I caved and bought it, too--no regrets. Honestly, they layer well together so you can improve performance. People complain of longevity, but I've got over 9 hours out of this if I didn't really sweat. On average, after about 5-7 hours, it's more of a skin scent. I recommend doing two sprays everywhere you spray if you really want it to last. I do two behind an ear and two on a wrist and get great performance. It's unisex. On a scale where 1 is ultra masculine and 10 is super feminine, this is probably a 6 or 7.5. It takes a clean cut guy to pull this off; a macho dude will smell confused with this. However, with the right sense of style, this matches perfectly. I've worn this to the pool and to business meetings in a fine Swiss-made suit; neither felt out of place. I'll wear it year round, but it's best in Spring. 10/10 scent, perfectly fresh. 7/10 longevity. 9/10 sillage. Blind buy safe Edit: just bought a second 50 mL so that I can have one for travel. I’ve only repurchased two fragrances ever: this and Kilian Vodka on the Rocks. I now have collected over 10 Tom Fords and this is in the top tier of the collection. I’ve even gotten 10 hours and 6 or 8 of projection. That’s incredible for something so fresh. The quality is there on this, and I just can’t understand anyone who dismisses it as being boring or unpleasant. Still love it as much as my first sniff!

@SoF228. Hot shower, including good quality body scrub. Pat dry, you don’t want open pores to close. Use a decent, room temperature post save firming lotion, let it sink in. 2 small squirts will do your upper body. Let it sink in, then use one of the many Acqua Di Parma Citus body lotions, paying close attention to the areas you spray. I know it seems a lot but it’s literally 5/7 minutes which you’d use to dry yourself in any case. Finally spray this beautiful and delicate fragrance. Heat is your best friend when using this. Please do not think me patronising as I learned this only 16 months ago, on a Acqua Di Parma holiday, which ended up in me making my own fragrance I’m willing to bet you will have a 180degree turnaround on yout opinion. I’m willing to bet a full 100ml bottle on it. This is my promisory note v Not only will you have a wonderfully upliftihg first burst but it will last. Do not wear this in even close to cool temperatures, it’s will just be waste of superb juice. As your body warns up, you will catch strong wafts of this fragrabce. Others will notice it too. Be prepared to get asked what are you wearihg We all have too many citrus heavy scents but way too many do not get taught how to get the best of them. My word is my bond. Your bottle will last much longer. You WILL get compliments and enquiries, all day. Just my opinion but based upon what I was taught in Sicily. Many of Tom Fords cutrus collection work , very well with ADP skin preparation products. It’s an area TF have not plugged that gap. I’m so positive you will be delighted in the olfactory difference and in projection, longevity Me ? I love it as wavs but now a 100 ml bottle lasts me 2 summers. Enjoy. Truly not meant in any judgement, not at all. I hope this will have been helpful. My own preference is ADP but I also really am TF fan grandad 😂

Expensive, but by far the best citrus that I've come across. Definitely signature worthy for a guy, although I do have to admit it can come off as a mature feminine scent too (depends on the person, everyone has their own preconceptions). I think it's the basil, black current, amber aspects that set it apart from others and gives it that elevated feeling of sophistication. This is both elegant and slightly challenging and at the same time mass-appealing and easy wearing. I'm not a big Tom Ford fan (overhyped & overpriced) but they created a classic here and I expect this to be in my collection as long as it's in production and for a while after that. P.S., dont let others steer you wrong, the performance is tops, especially for a citrus frag. Top notes may fade after a few hours (true of most frags/they can't all have oud-like performance), but the mid and base are so good I dont mind. In fact, I look forward to those phases and I think that individuals that have the ability to move through equally satisfying phase progressions are the ones that stand above the din of decent scents that start off promising but fade into obscurity even if they dont fade out altogether.

Folks, it looks like after a multiyear hiatus this beautiful scent is back. You can now purchase it from discounters and department stores in North America. MdA has returned at an interesting time since we are headed towards winter in the Northern Hemisphere and TF's line up of "Mediterranean summer perfumes" is already quite crowded. Even so, I was excited to purchase a new bottle, as I much prefer this over the other scents within the category like Neroli Portofino, Solei Blanc, and Costa Azura. The way the orange blossom combines with the musk and civet makes the florals not feel not too overcharged (unlike the neroli bomb in NP) and gives an elegant sexiness to the dry down. To me it is unisex but leans masculine. Projection is not great, but I prefer my perfumes that way. 2 wrist sprays and 1 neck spray is enough for me to enjoy the scent, but for others it to enjoy it, it may not be enough. Longevity is moderate at about 4-5 hours. Yes it is overpriced, but for me the the scent really is that much better than the cheaper alternatives like the Aqua di Parma series. I love the MdA dry down so much so its a 10/10 from me.

Let me start with: good that it was a trade and not a buy haha. Because of its way to overpriced for a mediterrane scent which cost you max 10% of retail ij italy itself for example. The Scent itself altough is a perfect picture of rhe amalfi coast. It has that same base as neroli portofino, but smoother an softer opening and mid. Butter and semi sweet citrus opening is great, some wil compare to toilet spray, but its not if you know the mediterrane you know this is super blended! This scent is unisex for sure so for anyone no problem and any occasion is ok, it doesnt offense. For me its great ill use it for sure but not sure if I would buy it again, since there are others like azure lime, neroli portofino Forte and costa azzura aqua whoch is prefer.. 8/10.. its almost the most complete mediterrane scent.. so if you looking for that here it is! Performance is similar to other tf freshies.