Description
“A loving homage to the Ottoman Sultanic Empire and the beauty, opulence and grandeur of the palatial Topkapi Saray. This fragrance truly captures the era, ambience and luxuriousness of the time. The Royal gardens, represented by the most exquisite florals, the perfumes and attars which the Sultans wore. It symbolizes the affluence of the day, and honors one of the most revered leaders, Mehmed the Conqueror.” – a note from the brand.
Fatih Sultan Mehmed by Fort & Manle is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Fatih Sultan Mehmed was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Rasei Fort. Top notes are bergamot, petitgrain and apple; middle notes are tulip, iris, vanilla, ambergris and damask rose; base notes are virginia cedar, agarwood (oud), musk, patchouli, amber and benzoin.
milovan69 – :
I’ve tried this and Amber Absolutely from this house so far and, judging from that, I think they are very original. Not something I’ve tried before so that’s always something to appreciate. I would strongly advise those of you interested to actually sample first because I’ve been experiencing a slight difference between my tests. The first time I tried this I got more tulip and green apple whereas now I get more petitgrain, patchouli and agarwood, also something edible in the background. It does not develop as it did previously so I’m asking myself whether this perfume preserves well with time. Let’s just say I appreciate their efforts in originality, but I feel that they still need to get right some technical aspects of fragrance-making. They have potential, but they’re not there yet.
goblin – :
My goodness, I do love this one. Very fruity, floral (tulip and rose), and a bit salty because of the ambergris. The whole concoction kind of reminds me of fruity tea, I do enjoy that a lot. Sadly it is just a whisper in the wind. Longevity is 3 hours at best, with average projection turning soft quite quickly. Oh well… I will enjoy my sample for the short period of time that it will last me.
grinin68 – :
Apple and ambergris are intense! It’s warm and fresh simultaneously, sweet and salty. On its own it’s fantastic, but this is also a great layering fragrance as well. (Layered over Shalimar edp, the combination is incredible.)
asn50 – :
Vanilla, caramel, roses and amber blend.
It’s like a powdery Turkish delight, there are apples,there are doses of roses, chunks of vanilla, amber, musk, and patchouli.
As it said before, the longevity is quite bad, and the blend itself is quite MEH. I don’t see anything interesting in this one… in short, it’s vanilla, apples, amber, and rose, and you can neglect the rest of the notes cause you won’t define them unless you have hella strong of a nose.
Edit (26th June 2018) Testing it again today, i smell a sweet vanilla amber with benzoin, musk, apples, & petitgrain. An overly sweet appled amber & musk. Remains fair nothing more.
Fire345 – :
A very overhyped skin scent. Terrible longevity. Zero projection. Incredibly disappointing.
barsik2010 – :
Mostly apple on top with a lovely salty ambergris and floral heart supported by the woody base. It leans slightly masculine but the apple keeps it safely unisex. It’s nice on this frigid February day, but I suspect it will really come alive in warm weather. Very nice!
qesser – :
It is clear on first sniff why Fatih Sultan Mehmed was chosen as one of the finalists for “The Art and Olfaction Awards” in 2017.
A blend that screams opulence & sophistication, infusing sweet juicy bergamot and crisp apple with immaculate iris and radiant tulips (tulipan) accord that blends in with sensual musk adding a feeling of royalty, cleanliness with a twist in the heart,introducing subtle use of oud and noticeable patchouli for some earthy woody nuances to darken up the olfactive experience a bit.
Ambergris adds the final touch to this majestic fusion in the heart and base creating an airy sweet and salty contrast to the blend, somewhat aquatic floral, but simultaneously earthy and dark, this scent is the smell of life.
Fatih Sultan Mehmed is a perfume of profoundly magical proportions.
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kamarov7 – :
This whole collection is BANGIN’!! You would be hard pressed to find a dud among their offerings. My wallet is in heart attack mode. lol
xqn843bedyWelty – :
Wow, this is an exquisite fragrance, one of the most beautiful perfumes I have ever smelled. It’s pure magic in a bottle. Florals, fruit, woods, vanilla, ambergris and the highest quality oud…it smells as I imagine Arab royalty. It’s very quiet and beautiful, the oud is the most gentle I’ve probably ever smelled, zero barnyard yet it’s still present and not medicinal, the entire fragrance smells of quality and luxury without being pretentious or attention seeking.
I had been curious about Fort and Manlé since I first saw the bottles. One of the most eye catching designs and labels I’ve seen. I wasn’t sure if they were going to be “all bottle” or not, but no, what’s inside is as beautiful as what’s outside.
ALEKS662008 – :
In the opening I get bergamot and apple mixing with a lot of Petitgrain, it’s clean, bright, unusual, almost a subtle spice to it. Quickly develops with a floral note coming through which is listed as Tulip, it comes across like a soapy clean floral.
The way everything combines and with the resins too, it just smells like a luxurious soap, foamy and soft. I get a little Iris, but not too much, and as it develops further I get the Ambergris coming through much more. Giving it a waxy and salty edge.
I feel the ambergris helps move it away a little from the soap, and gives it a more unique and sensual feeling, a little more exotic.. I get a hint of Oud and patchouli in the base, but it’s minimal for me, the main star feels more like the ambergris, the resins, and the soapy tulip and florals. Sits close to the skin on me, with modest to light longevity. Unisex leaning feminine, all year round for any season.
I like this one, very nice
DJ_Strike – :
Firstly I’d like to thank my darling husband for my surprise samples of all the delicious Fort & Manle range. What a gorgeous enabler!
My interest in Fort & Manle was piqued really recently, my eye was caught by Fatih Sultan Mehmed.
This fragrance is hauntingly beautiful to me, I use the word hauntingly as it just follows you, with whispers of of every note. This isn’t a loud sillage monster because it doesn’t need to be, but you notice it and other people do, it is a quietly, personal luxurious scent.
Unfortunately (to my nose) this doesn’t evoke the scent of a palace garden with its beautiful Turkish roses. This smells to me as I imagine the man Fatih Sultan Mehmed himself smelling, the scent of salty, clean skin on his cheek, the heavy silk he wears fragranced with the air and flowers from his walk in the garden, his hand still holds the scent of the sweet apple he has just eaten, hints of burning incense, attar oils and although not listed black pepper nuances.
Would I like this in my collection? Absolutely.
Although, I do need to sample the other six offerings from this outstanding house….but there was no way Fatih Sultan Mehmed wasn’t going to leave his mark first.
boris1959 – :
Fatih Sultan Mehmed is the second entry I’ve tried in the house that distinctly strikes me as something that should be worn in the colder weather strictly, and mainly seems suited for men, though I imagine people of all sorts could enjoy this.
It’s starts with a burst of citrus but quickly becomes a mix of amber, oud, iris, patchouli, cedar, and vanilla. Sweet, woody, and every so slightly dirty, this is a blend that would work for most men and many others. An agreeable wintry mix, it could satisfy fans of many genres, of various tolerance. It’s difficult to think that this would be disliked.
On the other hand, I’m not smitten by it really since it’s not all that daring in any one area. Perhaps accentuation of one of the notes would give it an edge.
Still, it’s a very good performer (probably not quite as good as Amber Absolutely), yet with the standard pricing (230 AUD, 178 USD for 50ml) it’s not cheap enough to hastily buy just for the heck of it, but it merits some trying for sure. I could see it fitting the bill well for many.
7 out of 10
bulbashspb – :
FORT AND MANLE ~ Fatih Sultan Mehmed…
What a beautifully structured Chypre…
From the opening to the drydown its such a great fragrance…
Starts of with a dose of bergamot and a bit of apple after which the beautiful tulip and iris unravel resting in a delicious bed of vanilla and some abergris..
Toni – :
This fragrance is something that took one or two wearings to fully appreciate. The first time I smelt it… I couldn’t smell anything. The second time was unusual and the third time, now, I love it
A very soft oriental, that doesn’t invade your nose. At times, you can’t smell much and other times it wafts gently. It’s very powdery, and that ambergris is to die for.
Panda said it best, middle eastern royalty!
xrumerar – :
Fatih Sultan Mehmed is an amazing walk through a lush, royal garden. Protected by high walls, the exotic, beautiful florals and light fruits lingering from late blooming trees completes a vision of palatial eastern royalty. Gently spicy fruits, red apple greets you at the top. Like guards to the treasure of the gardens within, its lightly tinged with petitgrain and lightly sparkling bergamot. Somewhere in the garden a majestic rose blooms high from an expansive bed of soft, thin, pretty tulips at her feet. They waft gently, unseen but known on the warm breeze of iris that brings them to you. A beautiful juxtaposition of notes exist here in the barely there beauty of the tulips, creating a watercolour hue to the precious jewel of the rose and the warmth of the iris. In the base benzoin and amber add a beautifully light touch of warm gentle spices that linger around the apple creating a softly tangible spicy fruity accord that lasts the duration of the fragrance. Its a remarkably beautiful piece, with soft projection, the heart is a sanctum that exists in the tides of an outside war; the garden of this sultan is a personal haven of both tender beauty and inner peace.