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hugoscream – :
Ce parfum est un rêve en réalité…
trop trop bon, un coté très sensuel avec le mélange amande et vanille
légèrement sucré et a la fois poudrée
c’est un parfum top que je noterai 9/10
sa projection est bonne ainsi que sa projection mais j’aurai aimer qu’il soi plus fort personnellement
il dure entre 4 a 6 heures selon l’espace et le climat et sa projection est modérer
Bref ! UN MUST HAVE
rourreptsup – :
An intoxicating gourmand at its best. Almond, Vanilla, Jasmine, and Orange is what I get. Sadly though for a man it wouldnt work (Im a man). On a woman, this is how I would like my woman to smell. When I was at the counter at Neiman Marcus testing it, when it was airborne, man every woman stop and ask what was the great smell. Go try it!!
Btw the most masculine ones are ADP Cedro and Ginepro both smell awesome.
diman810 – :
If you want a best longevity and fresh summer scent in this line go to this
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pulsar511 – :
My second bottle. Its a sweet Almond-Vanilla mix with some airy Musk on my skin. It is sweet but a kind of sweetness I can stand, thanks to the Almond. Not the best scent in hot summerweather but lovely in fall, winter & springtime. A bit shortlived on me – about 3 hours so a bottle will be empty soon. I can’t see this scent on a man – its too sweet for that – this is a female’ish every-day-scent in my opinion.
landry777 – :
Vanilla and almond. Far too sweet and cloying. No.
aston4ik – :
This was once among the two sweetest scents I had ever encountered. The other one being By Kilian’s Love. Nothing about this reference has actually changed, but (about 6) years ago I couldn’t bear the sweetness, while today I long for it regularly.
I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a bottle this spring. And let me tell you it wasn’t the smaller size either 😀 I want to be able to douse myself with this as long as I can. Although, I wouldn’t literally shower myself in it, as I still consider it too sweet for that. Sweet, sugared almonds with some milky vanilla. Although I get little of the flowers and citruses or other ‘summery’ fresh elements, this is more than just gourmand. And yes, against all my expectations this does work wonderfully in the spring and summer. Oh, and my 5 year old was like ‘wow mummy, you smell soooo nice’ so that further intensifies my positive feelings for this one. Love <3
gigla – :
Orangina in a vanilla root-beer drink. Refreshing and distinct. I feel it should be catergorized as a gourmand.
y31 – :
Straight up root beer float!!! Love it!
valera-de – :
From a 1.5 TPC decant. Lovely almond butter and vanilla core with some light, but fleeting, top notes (bergamot, orange, etc.). Dries down to a fairly sweet vanilla aroma that has good longevity. Moderate sillage, definitely work safe. Don’t know how the sweetness will come off on a very hot day, but it wears great in warm-but-not-hot weather.
Certainly high quality, but wears too sweet and a little too feminine for my taste. Used once and told my better half that the rest is hers. “Very good,” 88/100.
Gabunurry – :
It’s quite powdery, elegant scent. At first it’s fresh and then it is very smooth, velvety. I like it, but there is something odd in the drydown. Tolu balsam? It’s exotic and good for moderate weather.
flouggere – :
Very close to Hanae Mori HM, which I already had. Although te citrus in Mandorlo di Sicilian is far better, not off-putting like in Hanae Mori.
is not the type of scent I was expecting from Acqua di Parma, since I felt for the soapy Colonias. If Prada is the King of Soapy frags, than AdP is certainly the Queen.
It was my first out of the Blu Mediterraneo line, in spite of the fact that I did test this one before buying. I chose it over all others. By now it is the one I use less.
freak_bo – :
Really nice, as people below noticed it is natural and sweet. On my skin first 10min is bubble gum and then it turns into almonds covered in sugar. This type of scent I can wear anytime.
zador1965 – :
Sweet Almond and Vanilla on my skin. Not supersweet, but sweet in a nice way. Star Anise and Musk dances around as well. I think this is great scent for spring/summertime. I sneeze alot so for me this will only be a parfume I test a few times.
Söt Mandel och Vanilj på min hud. Inte supersöt men trevligt söt. Stjärnanis och Musk dansar runt mjukt och trevligt. Detta är nog en vår/sommardoft. Jag nyser av den så det blir bara en doft jag testar ett par gånger, tyvärr.
Ivan2583 – :
Beautiful fresh almond vanilla. A gorgeous scent.
Something so light and airy, usually not found with almond and vanilla combos, but Mandorlo di Sicilia does it perfectly. Not too sweet either, just perfect.
I do get a little light creamy fizziness, but no root beer scent.
jurryjick – :
It starts off smelling like a super fizzy rootbeer bottlecap candy in a glass of cream soda with a hint of cedar in a delicious way. I do not like Hypnotic Poison but I really like this. I get the comparison, however, this is significantly more sophisticated. The drydown gets better and better. It lasts on my skin all day and finishes smelling like Lucky Charms marshmallows with a hint of cedar. The rootbeer goes away after about an hour. Stays sweet, warm, delicious, comforting and inviting. Perfect for slightly chilly days. I am a woman and I love smelling this on myself but I would be very pleased to smell this on a man too. If my boyfriend wore this I’d be glued to his chest.
scryfe – :
Yes, it does smell like cheap pink bubblegum, and I even get a little sweaty trainer from it, but more than anything I get a smellable eraser shaped like a swiss roll in a little cardboard tube that I was obsessed with when I was 10 years old, and for that reason I asked for this for Christmas. I love this fragrance, I am besotted with it. (I’m a woman.) And while it smells like lots of cheap things, it comes together in an incredibly classy and expensive way, there’s no way you can experience this as cheap-smelling. It’s just lovely. I would love it if a man smelled like this (but I hate old-school men’s fragrances & like my husband to smell like figs and korres shower gels).
My only problem is it doesn’t last on me at all. Perhaps I have already acquired some immunity to it!
etozd – :
You might get hit with some almonds at first, and then root beer, but almost immediately this smells like that old-school bright pink bubble gum—the hard, corrugated ones they sold at corner stores.
It stays this way for a while, with what smells like ambergris. This stage reminds me so, so much of by Kilian’s Love: pink vanilla w sexy (pheromone-like?) ambergris in the base.
The drydown is a beautiful Vanilla, but this is too sweet for me.
Deroxasjgz – :
Cannot stand this one had to wash it off…sorry but for some reason I cannot stand combination of almond, vanilla and anis..it reminds me of the fish bite smell..that stuff with vanilla that you are using to attract the fish when fishing..pass for me.
mak666 – :
This is really not for me. Smelled like I spilled rootbeer on my wrist, sticky sickly sweet. Thought I would like the star anise, usualy dig spices, but it was just sugary. Dries down more vanilla than almond to me. I mixed with the Acqua di parma fig scent and that made it nicer, but decided to just selling it on ebay.
If your a fan of gourmand you will probably enjoy this much more than i did.
⛤
Terastit – :
A pretty, soft oriental floral. Sweet and likeable. The citrus is hardly noticeable, it’s the ambery vanilla/almond that’s the star of this show. It’s not a gourmand, however; the florals keep it from being too edible. A soft, pleasant, comforting scent.
Note: Revlon’s Fire & Ice is a pretty good dupe of this and costs a fraction of the price. If you love this but can’t justify the expenditure, check out F&I.
Вдовин Андрей – :
Mandorlo di Sicilia is an almond scent that, in contrast to many other almond fragrances, does not smell of cherry syrup, baking aroma or heavy powder. I appreciate that so much!
It’s still very, very sweet and gourmand. The main notes are almond and vanilla, with a creamy and milky quality. It’s delicious. Star anise is also very noticeable, but it doesn’t turn to a licorice scent. It’s more of an interesting contrast between the slightly bitter, spicy anise and the milky vanilla and almond. I can’t really detect the other notes, but it makes sense that there is also something fruity and something balsamic in it, subtle in the background. Mandorlo is quite linear, but still well blended and not too simple.
Intensely sweet, as I said, but in a smooth and cozy way and not cloying or overwhelming.
Luckily, I don’t smell any mint or toothpaste.
Not sure if I would commit to a 75 ml bottle, but it’s lovely and really long lasting.
bekkayer – :
I tried it over the Almond milk concentrate by L’Occitane, and they work together beautifully. The cream tones down the sharper notes of this scent and the combination is still fine for summer, although not the very hot days.
dem-0n – :
1:1 Cavalli – Just Cavalli Gold For Her
Too sweet…
DuraBefarge – :
“Green” almonds are listed, and they are green. I think the green almond have been distilled, and the natural smelling extract is used. But since they are very green, together with the star anise, these notes are sharp and strong, maybe a bit off putting like toothpast smelling at first.
Then it gets better and more balanced. There are light fruity notes, florals, and a slightly sweet vanilla, that bring into balance the green almond and anise.
The tolu balsum gives it a bit of woody depth and richness. Yet it remains fresh and lightly floral.
It is a unique fragrance so it’s hard to describe it to you if you haven’t tried it. So I recommend sampling it. It is not a totally safe blind buy, some won’t like the greeness of the almond note.
So this is a gourmand, more than a freshy, but fresh enough for Spring and Summer, not to sweet, natural smelling, good performance.
A very enjoyable, BALANCED, Spring and Summer fragrance.
Rating: 8.25/10
God bless. John 3:16
Roman.Popov – :
I tried it by chance and i was mesmerised!i was searching for a fragrance in warm weather and this is perfect!it is sweet but not cloying,it is delicate but playful too.calm and cozy!it feels like i am on a sailbout midsummer with my toes in the water relaxing in the coast of a greek island!just bliss!
JudasPriest – :
I have mixed feelings about this one. Generally a nice smell, easy to wear but does last way too short for me.
I was mesmerized with the smell in the perfumery where I also tested the fig one. It was fresh, sweet citrus, smelled like Italian holiday. How disappointed I got, when the next day sitting in the office I’ve realized the cookie smell actually comes from me.
Since then, I’ve got used to its nice almondy notes. I am missing the citrus though.
Good smell for summer.
andreydemon – :
This is an odd one on me for sure. I definitely get the minty toothpaste, fluoride vibe that a lot of other reviewers have noticed as well, but there’s something else it reminds me of. I think it reminds me of those old time candy cigarettes lol. Its the fluoride smell that kills it for me though. So this is a no for me unfortunately.
ygb856speagoessenda – :
I don’t know if it’s the fragrance or my weird skin chemistry, but this smells like cheap Hubba Bubba chewing gum, dental hygiene, and those sweet bubblegum scented fluoride substances they used to use on you in the dentist’s office as a kid. It also opens up swelling weirdly salty, and not in a good, fresh way. During the dry-down, it improves a bit, and I can smell some of the anise, almond, and almost a cherry root beer vibe. But the overall “dental hygiene” scent still gets to me, and the almond is a bit too sweet and sickening.
Shalgyn – :
Smells like almonds and bubblegum, which sounds weird, but it’s delightful.
replicaw33034 – :
Why does this fragrance remind me of coffee? It doesn’t smell like coffee. It has this sweet almondy quality paired with vanilla. I love it. It reminds me a bit of Amaretto liquer which I like to drink but overall it has a dessert feel to it. It was a surprise to me that this is a unisex fragrance. It would be nice if I could make my boyfriend wear it but he doesn’t like to wear perfume so this gem is mine! If a man wears this I doubt that any woman would find the scent repulsive…rather hang on to your bottles gents, your significant other might want to try this out! I’m almost finished with the 75 ml bottle and next I want the 150 ml one.
narciss – :
REally I think this was the inspiration for Aquolina Blue Sugar.
It is the same! but no too heavy.
I love this, because I loved blue sugar.
lONG LASTING
RefDyenseWebably – :
The verdict in the comments seem to be “not unisex – mostly for women”. A guy smelling like this would be extremely enticing, I find.
I don’t like it as much on myself. I expected it to smell along the lines of L’Erbolario Mandorla, but it really doesn’t. In fact it reminds me more of a perverted version of Elie Saab L’Eau Couture, if they tried releasing a pink flanker where they soften green almond to a peachy-anise concoction. Something in it makes me vaguely nauseous, but I don’t dislike it. Maybe I finally found a perfume that’s actually too sweet for me.
vkica – :
I think balancing food smells is a tough gig. You get bubble gum, you get root beer, you get toothpaste. But you can also make out the almond, the loud and bold vanilla. The sweetness isn’t too much for me, in fact I think it’s quite light. It really brings me back to warm summer days spent walking near the lakes in Michigan, with a stop for ice cream. You can feel the breeze rolling over the fresh water into your hair and over your face. Your feet are hot from the sun sitting along their path. There is the distant and faint reminder of dirt, sand, grass. But you’re overwhelmed with a cold, sweet, vanilla treat at hand. It’s really nice. Very comforting. 7/10
zeev94 – :
I like wearing this with my flannel shirts, especially when chopping wood out behind the cabin. My girlfriend told me that when ADPB mixes with my body sweat, it makes her “REALLY excited”. I’m sure you folks know what ensues next…
Urballyantene – :
It smells very luxurious and nice. Sweet almond and vanilla are the main notes, but I can also sense peach and anise. I wouldn’t associate it with tropical climate, sea or summer. It’s a winter scent, very suitable for Christmas and cold weather.
It’s a feminine fragrance, I don’t think it’s suitable for men, too sweet for that.
A product of quality for sure and very lovely.
I think it’s great!
sergey_shav – :
My experience was exactly like leslee.long.5’s – I had such very high hopes for this, finally found a spray-tester, and waited for delivery.
I am a fan of gourmands (not for every day use, but as a niche scent for occasional use) and am a huge fan of the entire sensory experience when almond and vanilla team up to throw a party.
When my tester arrived I was downright giddy – I just knew I was going to love Mandorlo Di Sicilia.
To its credit, it was very strong. Unfortunately it was so over-the-top sweet on my skin that I felt a little queasy. I could make out a hint of the almond, but it was pretty much buried by the colossal candy-sweet-tsunami. Easily the sweetest scent I have ever put on myself – I think it’s really a push to call this a unisex fragrance – it smelled MUCH better on my fiancé than it did on me – on her the almond note was actually quite prominent and enjoyable for us both.
I can still enjoy it on her, and stick to Pi when I want to apply an almond note to my skin that agrees with my chemistry.
Reirtyinserne – :
Somehow this makes me feel what should a luxury hotel smells like.
I find it’s elegant and kind of unique.
vollk – :
I imagined a beautiful blue sea, tranquil and bright, floating along in an Italian paradise…..
Then that obnoxiously loud green speedboat came by and flipped me off raft. They circle a few times and are gone, leaving a few some turbulent water in their wake.
For me, this one sped past root beer, I am one of the toothpaste brigade for Mandorlo di Sicilia. I had a distinct impression of Aqua Fresh mixed with some of the bubble gum kid’s flavor. The dental health reminder dissipates after 15 minutes or so but the dry down is not very apparent, perhaps my nose still lost in my Aqua Fresh daze.
A paper strip will likely give you a fair impression of how your nose will perceive this one, as it’s an instantaneous smell not so dependent on your own chemistry.I would try it towards the last of any sampling you do as the mint may be bold enough to turn down your ability to appreciate other more subtle scents.
I will be passing this tester on and not purchasing any to keep, so I will say it’s not a safe blind buy in my experience and those of a fair number of others.
6351867 – :
This is my against all odds perfume. I despise almond and vanilla. I never liked sweet perfumes, they are not my style at all. It happened many times, that I fell in love with a fragrance, but quickly fell out of love because it became too sweet (Trussardi’s My name, D&G Pour femme for example). Yet somehow, Mandorlo di Sicilia works on me. I guess it is the anise that grounds this fragrance, makes it more interesting and keeps it from turning into that fluffy sweet cloud that I hate so much.
Very different from the others in the Blu Mediterranio line. It has a subtle refreshing sweetness – contradictory, yes, but it really does. In character I find it similar to the reformulated D&G Pour femme, although more sophisticated and less sweet. Very effortless, very mediterranean. It lasts about a good 5-6 hours, and sits very close to the skin. I will probably buy a bottle if use up my decant, because I really find it special.
1forexw – :
I like it’s notes, especially almond and vanilla, but sadly I am one of those people who just smells expensive toothpaste, and after that I couldn’t smell anything else. I didn’t wait for the drydown as I found the smell so unpleasant I washed it off. The opening is great though, really nice natural almond. It must have something to do with star anise in combination with other notes, I generally dislike star anise, both the smell and the taste, but I don’t understand how the toothpaste thing happens, but it does 🙁
MRCOBALT – :
My go-to fragrance. It’s a simplified linear version of Hypnotic Poison and Oriental Brûlant, with roasted almonds, sugar and vanilla. It has a tiny bit of the play-doh feel, a bit of aniseed.
It smells very natural though, which is mainly why I buy and wear it regularly.
On my skin it quickly becomes very very sweet, which is a shame as I prefer the root beer/cream soda-like top notes. I would love to smell it on a man.
Lasting power is about half a day, but it’s the kind of smell that becomes undetectable to the nose after an hour, unless you really focus on it (maybe because it’s a very simple scent).
Togarourgehep – :
Mandorlo di Sicilia is a sweet, fruity floral fragrance. Top notes are mostly sweet almond n star anise with bits of citrus notes freshening things up. Mid notes are mainly fruity peach and the vanilla note from the base ties the whole fragrance together with woody undertones. Projection is good, arms length and longevity is around the 7 hour mark. Good, light, sweetish frag for spring n summer, pretty much unisex as well. One of the really nice ones in the ADP Blu series. Temperatures have been around the low 30s Centigrade where I live so been enjoying these Blu ADP frags quite a bit. recommended.
gbvuzwoypnd – :
I had such high hopes for this fragrance. I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect “Play dough” or “root beer” scent…. other than Dior Hypnotic Poison. Well,,,, all I get is toothpaste combined with aftershave. This is basically the man version of HP…. Keep in mind, that everyone’s chemistry is different.
RMorgeR – :
I’ve just tried it twice in a perfume shop so can’t tell much about it,I just know that I want it 🙂
A very cozy,soft and lovely vanilla scent freshened by a very light touch of sweet orange with powdery almond and star anise
When I first tried it,I felt this is a love child of dior hypnotic poison and Valentino Poudre
I know Valentino Poudre doesn’t look like similar but they both are like a warm and soft blanket of powder and vanilla
It’s ageless,timeless,genderless,wearable and likable (I prefer it for females,just personal taste)
It stayed on my wrist for almost 10 hours with just 2 sprays!so Longevity doesn’t seem to be an issue,however sillage seems to be soft and although I like heavy fragrances and sillage monsters,it can’t make me resist a good vanilla fragrance or a gourmand
Gonna write more about it as soon as I can afford a bottle
❤❤❤❤
tu0872 – :
Def getting the root beer-esque scent other reviewers mentioned. I love most of the notes in this and love most Acqua di Parma so I figured this was a no-brainer for me….I’m kinda on the fence. A few reasons:
-its very, very light. I prefer something I can always tell that I’m wearing
-I like the root beer vibe, but I’m getting way more anise than I was expecting (and I do not like licorice.) Wish there was a bit more almond and vanilla over the anise.
This is kinda rare for me, I like it too much to get rid of it, but I definitely do not love it. Very odd frag.
Updated: its gonna be gotten rid of 🙁
kiky – :
Love at first sniff. This is like… cream soda as a perfume. I sensed a heavy resemblance to Hypnotic Poison (EdT).
This stuff is so delicious smelling. It’s not too heavy, and it’s not too light. It’s sweet, yes – but not too sweet!
Seriously, think of cream soda or something similar to it, and then smell this fragrance. Awesome fragrance.
– For anyone who thinks this is too ‘feminine’. Don’t worry about it! Wear what you enjoy. I’m a 20 something metalhead weightlifter with long hair, and I’ll gladly wear this out in public.
washington – :
As Always from Acqua di Parma, well preserved scent that delivers as promised.
Nice Bergamot oil mixed with mediteranian scent top notes.
Not to powerful but perfect for shower creme.
Rulezzz – :
Because I didn’t know what Mandorlo means, I guess I expected some kind of citrus . . . I won’t talk about the notes, all I can say is that every second that I don’t have this scent pains me. The love was immediate and intense – 8 hours later I can still smell it, and I think I’ll cry when it vanishes. Admittedly I love almond, star anise, vanilla . . . and have been trying for ages to find some kind of creamy, dreamy Dr pepper scent. But, it is more than that, somehow. Perhaps the ingredients are of an unusually fine quality, or I am simply in shock because I was expecting a nice but meh citrus . . . whatever. Not sure if I should use the word ‘besotted’ for a perfume, but right now I can’t think of a better word. So in love.
IzjaslavSahno – :
I bought the perfume parlour oil, version of this.
I find the original quite sweet light and powdery and i actually found the dupe so much better.
The almond smelt more real and fresh, one of the most gourmand smelling perfumes I’ve ever smelt. It seriously smells like a dessert, but also has depth.
And it last on the skin for hours with great sillage.
Someone mentioned a cyanide smell and i think this is normal in almonds, just depending on how sensitive you are to certain notes.
peris23 – :
Dear Lord, how I’ve tried (and tried, and tried!) to make this work…
This was a blind-buy, based on notes and reviews, and even though I attempted again and again to find it pleasing, this is a total failure for me.
I sadly belong to the group that only gets the “soda pop”/”bubblegum” smell.
There are no almonds here for me, unless you consider a cyanide note as some sort of almond. I think that I get some weird anise note (not your regular, yummy, bitter-sweet anise, but something else and far less pleasant), no vanilla, no wood, no flowers. I also get no fruit, although I get something that smells like an artificial cherry note.
This scent is both too sweet and too bitter for me (both on my skin and on paper). I don’t like cherry soda and not that fond of bubblegum scents (and this is not a sweet, cute bubblegum either, but those deadly, huge, sugar-bomb, way-over-the-top flavoured bubblegums).
It really pains me because I kind of longed for this perfume, and I know that all these notes are supposed to be natural and of good quality.
So this left me sad and with a feeling that my nose somehow got “broken” and not functioning like it should. Actually wishing I could give it away in order to stop the heartache…
zadoroznijs – :
به عنوان يك ادكلن شرقي – گلي – ميوه اي ، رايحه اي بي نظير و بسيار لذت بخش و بي آزاري دارد . رايحه كلي اين ادكلن رايحه اي است شيرين و دوست داشتني از بادام و وانيل كه با رايحه اي ميوه اي شاداب و با طراوت شده و كاملا بي آزار و لطيف و ملايمه و بدون ايجاد دلزدگي ميشه بدون نگراني اون رو استفاده كرد.
در ابتدا انيس ستاره اي ، رايحه اي قوي دارد و رايحه بادام نيز كاملا تميز و معطر است ولي قوي نيست و در پس زمينه حس مي شود. اين روايح با بوي پرتقال و بيشتر ترنج و هلو و روايح گلي ، بخوبي شاداب شده اند. در انتها ، وانيل با حسي نرم و خامه اي همراه است و مشك و سرو ، اون رو جذاب تر كرده اند و بلسان هم رايحه رو كمي شيرين و رزيني و كمي عميقتر وعنبري ميكند.
اين ادكلن ساخت خيلي خوبي دارد و ابدا سنگين و زننده نيست و بر عكس بسيار جذاب و موندگار است .
اين ادكلن بر خلاف اكثر روايح مركباتي ، نتهاي بيشتري به جز مركبات دارد و از اون ميشه چيزهاي بيشتر از صرفا رايحه هاي مركباتي گرفت و بيشتر به درد بهار و يا تابستان ميخورد. داراي ماندگاري خوبي است و با اينكه داراي پخش متوسطي است و بوش بيشتر روي پوست است ولي هنگام ارتباط با دوستان ، از نزديك كاملا حس ميشه.
varloon – :
Gorgeous oriental gourmand with the most beautiful combination of almond and rich vanilla, works well even in very hot weather lasts many hours dispite being an EDT, very good quality
sumin_evgen – :
This is exquisitely blended. I get almond brittle mixed with rootbeer. A classy unisex gourmand that can be worn all year round. I wore it today (warm summer day, slightly humid) and I got 6 hours longevity until it settled into a skin scent. If this was more of a beast, it would be cloying. My favourite of the ADP house thus far. 8/10
ubp429intitytek – :
what i get out of this is predominantly almonds backed with a floral freshness which gives off a slight minty vibe, it is a unisex frag for sure, nice scent, well worth a sample at least
nik 79 – :
A delightful gourmand, a vanilla-orange-almond confection of a fragrance that is sheer enough to wear in even the hottest weather. Leans more feminine than masculine. Silage moderate, and wear about 7 hours. I have the older round bottle as pictured, I’ve heard that the new formulation is substantially different but don’t know from my own experience.
Dweren – :
I bought this while on vacation in Sicily– I love to buy a scent and then be reminded of the time I was visiting. Although you expect the delirious orange flower with almond, all that quickly fades to 100% star anise, which to me is 100% root beer. It took me a while to figure this out, but my 14 year old son recognized the scent immediately, and has decided this belongs to him. He enjoyed Sicily too.
FriendPatrick – :
Is it me or does this remind you of slightly sweeter version of Chergui? I have mixed feelings about this one. I have quite a few gourmands and for some reason this one makes me a little sick. I think it’s better suited for a woman that a man. Just my humble opinion.
Gerlaves – :
I smell a large pitcher of ginger ale with a tiny amaretto biscuit on the side – what happened? I bought it after spraying myself from a tester at a high-end department store which left me enveloped in delicious almond. But my bottle instead envelops me in ginger beer. The ginger fades after a couple of hours to reveal a teeny bit more almond, but what a disappointment after my initial ecstatic experience.
Angel58 – :
I’ve got some samples of this by accident, I was looking for the discontinued one in the series with Cypress, but loved this and ordered a bottle.
This is capping off my collection. I thought I had my favorite fragrances from all the genre’s I like. But this is quite unique and very enjoyable comfort scent.
I heard it called a floral Oriental, or I would call it a fruity/ floral. Tropical fruit, with Jasmine and the green almond are great together, and I had nothing quite like it except for “Iquitos”. The vanela makes it creamy smooth, and the tolu balsam really ads a nice woody depth to the fragrance.
It is mostly a Spring and Summer frag when you want something more than a citrusy aquatic.
It transports me to a luxurious vacation on the Mediterranean.
I’m actually replacing my ” Iquitos” for this. Iquitos has civet and aldehydes, it’s supposed to be a chick magnet, I don’t care for that. This Almond of Sicily is much cleaner, and has that great nutty, fruity, floral, creamy, fresh scent.
I have woody/ fruities, and floral/ woodies, but this is evenly fruity and floral to me that makes it unique. Some get mostly almond and vanela, which I can understand, because I get them also. The almond and vanela reminds me of a coconut smell, that for me makes the peaches and fruit smell tropical. It reminds me of the Carabean as well as the Mediterranean.
This has gone into my top 5 for Spring and Summer, will really enjoy this one.
It is quite long lasting for this type of fragrance.
Rating: 9/10
=ArhAngel= – :
This reminds me of Hypnotic Poison but without the weird play-doh smell. I get mostly almonds and vanilla. A very soft scent.
андрей-ильч – :
I love wearing Acqua di Parma Blue Mediterraneo– Mandorlo de Sicilia layered with a burst of tangy Fresh Eau de Parfum–Hesperides or Fresh Pomegranate Anise. It makes me feel like I’m lounging in an almond orchard eating a grapefruit on a sunny day.
Freevip – :
Matty64 is right. They’re changing the bottles which means reformulation.
ClickSoft – :
remind me of
1. pop soda creamy vanilla
2. A&W Root Beer drink
3. Sarsi soft drink
very syrupy, sweet, creamy, soda pop and pop corn with vanilla honey flavor. i feel naughty, young and energetic. anybody can wear it, (no?, why not?) you should bring your sweet memories when your lovely mum is baking cake. …hahahahaa …. really sweet from top to bottom. 3 hours on my skin is really sweet. then it turn down to very light soft woody, musky and powdery scent.
your kids will love you, you wife love to hug, and your girlfriend/boyfriend want to bite you (hahahahahaha) and everybody asking…..are you baking cake?…. i see the world so bright and happy-peaceful-joy. that is how this perfume is made. (just my interpretation)
wheerlelm – :
Fantastically lovely scent! Light, warm and cosy.
Alexannddeerr – :
I get fizzy sparkling cream soda . It calms down a bit after a while. I like to wear this on my wrist on a sunny day when I want feel unusual . This a is playful scent . I’m not sure if I love it or hate it for the price I feel like I need to learn to love it since I own it but I’m not sure if I’ll be wearing this one much. Maybe I’m just fascinated how it’s possible to smell carbonation on your skin or maybe this fragrance is playing tricks on me.
rent1987 – :
Ha, this one brings a smile to my face! You like rootbeer? you’ll LOVE this one!
All i get is rootbeer with a slight vanilic musk and I love it! I use this to lift my mood, it’s just such a wonderful, bright, happy days are here again type fragrance.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a cheer me up fragrance! This fragrance exudes a good mood, I love it for that alone!
scent 7.5/10
longevity 7/10
silage 7/10
fertibertik – :
I have no idea what others are spraying but the bottle I have lasts FOREVER. I got my bottle in summer of 2013. Not sure of batch etc. But one thing I can tell you is its very long lasting.
gorggorg – :
For all those who complain about its lasting power.
Spray it on your hair and on metal or cloths.
Anyway ,before buying try it. Ilike it but would not buy it.
For me it’s only a nice ,gourmand scent ,smelling like a cocoa drink,long lasting (better than other’s).
Of cours its matter of ph.
INHATEP555 – :
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