Mandarino di Amalfi Acqua

I've tried every TF fragrance I could get my hands on and I didn't like any of them. Not even a tiny bit. But I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this one. I kept coming back to it over several months, used my sample down to the last drop and decided I had to have it. I had no idea people thought this to be a more masculine scent until coming here. It def smells feminine to me. Citrus-like without smelling like an orange. It smells icy (maybe that's the mint). I adore a fragrance that smells cold. That makes it perfect for spring and summer but still nice in cooler months. Performance is moderate. I reapply once in the afternoon. It smells expensive and slightly retro. Reminds me of visits to the mall as a little girl in the summer, opening the door to the fancy department store and having the ice cold A/C hit you, along with the smell of those glorious perfumes. Trying to walk slowly to take it all in, but your mom is dragging you quickly by the hand. It doesn't remind me of any perfume in particular. But it reminds me of that experience. If pairing fragrances with food was a thing, this is what you'd wear while eating a seafood salad, sipping a mojito and having a sorbet for dessert. I always stop and smell my scents as I pass my dresser, but I spend more time on this one. This is how I want all my perfumes to make me feel.

Bought it yesterday and tried it today for the first time. Impressed with how it smells! So fresh and clean and for me quite soapy as well. What a scent! I see people calling this feminine and i don't quite agree. This is the definition of a unisex perfume. A really lovely scent! On the negative side, don't expect to get any compliments unless people get really close to you. Not really making an impression after the first hour since the projection is very low. Longevity looks decent though, 4 hours later, i can still smell it on my skin and it is very pleasant, but people sitting a few meters away from me don't even know if i am wearing a perfume. That is disappointing for such an expensive fragrance. I don't regret buying this since it was on a decent discount but while longevity is decent, sillage is not. So i wouldn't spend more money on that. If a forte version comes out and if it really is a forte version, then i will gladly make it my main summer fragrance. Until then, i will enjoy this one by smelling it on myself while i work, that's the best i can hope for. And i'm ok with that.

I just love this! This is such an amazing, uplifting, natural smelling and elegant scent! In my opinion this is the best from the private blend acqua line. I get some citruses on top, an aquatic feel, also, a spicy herbal accord. On the drydown the citruses go a little back and come out some beautiful peppermint, some spices, a fruity black currant and my favorite part of this fragrance, this basel note! The performance is not the best part of this fragrance, it's not bad but i would love some more. I get about 5-6 hours longevity and this projects moderate for about 1,5 hour, after that is a skin scent. This is versatile, easy to wear, great work scent and easy to like. I find it masculine, a gentleman's scent but a woman could easily wear it too. I usually wear it when it's very warm outside, it has better protection and i also spray my clothes for better performance. Overall, i just love this, one of my favorites for the summer! This is so uplifting and beautiful, the only downside is the weak-moderate performance.

The other week I decided to look for a new summer scent and tested Mandarino di Amalfi. My oh my...... this is wonderful. Citrus, mint, wild flowers. I can smell it all. In fact it is a herbal citrus scent with lots of thyme. It is very refreshing and sensual. Refined and high quality. I read that people complain about the longevity, on me this last forever. The first 4 hours it has a good projection but then becomes a skin scent. However then it stays there for hours. From early morning until late night. I always apply my perfumes on my arms so I can easily smell it. For me it’s a fantastic summer scent and I guess I’m one of those that get a very good performance with this Acqua version. I love it so much I think I will get a 30 ml bottle of the EdP version for vacation. Will revert with a review. Hope the longevity is just as good on the EdP.

I've worn this for a while now. It smells great, and it's pretty similar to the original. I find it hard to tell them apart. They both last a very long time on my skin (12 + hours). Fresh, citrus, floral. My only complaint is projection. I'm pretty sure people can't smell it on me. Even my girlfriend who sometimes notices what I'm wearing 40 feet away (she has a heightened sense of smell), hasn't commented on it, be it positive or negative. People at work haven't said anything either, and they always tell me what they think no matter what I'm wearing. I really like this, but projection on me is non-existent, and that's a huge disappointment considering how great it smells. I'd like to add that many fragrances people deem to have low projection, projects extremely well on me (fragrances in general), so I'm not blaming my skin.

This smells real nice. Definitely a fragrance to reach for if you want to relax and wind down. Very light, but I get about 4 hours longevity on 4-5 sprays to the chest with strong projection for the first 2 hours. I wouldn’t mind reapplying because the scent is that good and I’m not using this one every day – definitely a weekend scent. Clings to shirts very well, lasting at least a full day. After it has sit on the skin, smells very smooth and comforting, especially after having been warmed up by your body. Very bright in the beginning, very smooth in the dry-down – a perfect summer fragrance for those lax weekends in the sun. Scent: 8/10 Longevity: 4/10 Projection: 8/10 Overall: 8/10

Absolutely amazing. I cannot stop smelling my wrist when I wear this. Multidimensional. Citrusy. I get a lot of grapefruit along with other citrus scents. It builds and changes throughout the day. I cannot get enough of it. It has layers of mint and floral that just work together in fascinating ways. There is also some mandarin...just a fascinating experience wearing this! I wouldn't think I'd like mint in a scent, but it just is so complementary to the other scents in the fragrance. Very tranquil. Evokes imagery of laying out amidst heavenly pools surrounded by manicured lawns and lush gardens with the best service and care money can buy.

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite scents for hot weather. It's clean (almost soapy), sharp and fresh with just a touch of musk, amber and labdanum for depth. It's totally unisex in my opinion; probably one of the truest unisex fragrances I've encountered. On me (a female) I get the floral nuances, but definitely not so much that a man couldn't pull it off. Longevity is decent on me and the projection is suitable for hot weather when I don't want to wear a scent that will overtake a room. Definitely a love!

It smells so much like Neroli Portofino that if you smelled either one on a person they would be hard to tell apart. They are both absolutely gorgeous. This one is slightly sweeter and has much more orange than NP. They have the same sparkling uplifting magic that makes me dizzy on my feet and takes me back to the azure colored water of Portofino Italy. I actually think I may prefer this one to NP because of the extra citrus. So Gorgeous!!! If you’re lucky enough to live in Italy I envy you. You lucky devils.

Bought this for myself, and when first comparing it to Neroli Portofino acqua, I thought this was the better of the two. After a few wears however, I realized this was a bit too floral for my taste on me. I ended up giving this to my wife, who now LOVES it. Overall I love the smell, but it just barely crosses that "too feminine" line for me.

I got a sample of this at sephora and I'm obsessed with it. It feels like 4711 but longer lasting. Its fresh and summery - fruity without being overly sweet. I find it odd that some are saying its too masculine for women because I think most men would find it too feminine. It is probably right down the middle - a true androgynous scent

There is something so fresh about the fragrance. From first spray, it reminds me of breaking into a tangerine. The orange is so bright and juicy. A true Unisex option, I don't find it overly floral on the dry down. It just smells clean, fresh, delicious, unusual. Perfect Spring/ Summer daytime scent.

I love this scent even though it does not last on me at all. It is dominantly a citrus scent but the herbs like shiso (which I can actually smell) gave it some edge to other citrus soapy scent like Light Blue. 100% summer scent and very hard to go overboard with this one.

Super classy luxurious smelling summer scent. Can't get enough of it. Was a gift and I'm happy, because i don't see this mentioned often so I probably wouldn't have come across it and I'm super happy i did. The orange opening is wonderful. A green white musky orange.

I love it! My favorite summer scent!!! It smells clean soapy citrousy! Exactly likes its name it smells sweet minty mandarin! And the best of all is that lasts I can smell it on my clothes after one day and on skin lasts all day! Such a delightful joyfull fragrance!

update: Projection as i said was bad. But i could still smell it on my skin for 10 hours or so, not strong but detectable. On clothes, it is still going 24 hours later. I don't like spraying on clothes but in this case it seems helpful so be it.

This smell is positively delightful however unfortunately the fragrance is completely gone within an hour. This is so be expected for a citrus fragrance and so I recommend layering with a vanilla to help last longer

One of the best clean white t-shirt, summer, happyness scents. I lile this better than the original which I found leaning a bit feminin. Many scents do the same thing, but not many do it as good as this.

Loved it but the performance was really weak and the price is ludicrous. Discontinued anyway. Now you can only get the EDP version which is even way more expensive than Dior's Privée line.

First sprays are wonderful then it dies pretty quickly. The bottle is the best thing about it. Save your money and buy the pricier EDP version as this EDT version is piss poor.