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Statistik – :
This opens with a positively HUGE burst of lemon. It’s only alright; at least it doesn’t smell like cleaner spray. It’s a bright, fresh, real lemon. It then takes on a “fresh” dryer sheets aspect. Overall, I found the beginning to be unimpressive. It does smooth out into a nice herbal scent. Breezy, light green, field of wildflowers-esque. Overall, for the price, it’s mediocre to me. Longevity is decent, it lasts a solid few hours for a citrus dominated fresh scent.
aspid – :
Nice fresh lemony orange realistic scent, nothing special though, I like it better than the original. This just has no projection or lasting power.
erik27 – :
It starts out like a cheap lime-flavored washing-up-liquid-scent. Then it morphs into an extremely weak aquatic smell
Sillage is practically not existing and longevity is poor.
All in all it is pleasant and gravely overpriced for what it is.
Phalescelve – :
This is good. Very good. It is mature, so wear it accordingly. Orange over a creamy vetivier, and very well done. Not simplistic, not a household cleaner vibe. Sophisticated, successful scent. Wearing this is a bit next level. It is for men, not boys. To me it smells like an attractive man who knows something a boy does not.
cheapestwowgoldfsm – :
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
allev – :
Mandarino di Amalfi Acqua is an aquatic citrus floral. This formula stays pretty true to the original essence, but tones down the green notes quite a bit to craft a more linear fresh fragrance.
I’ve worn them back-to-back, so I can testify that the Acqua version could easily be considered a fresher version of the original; especially to those who might be sensitive to the evergreen arrangement at the center of the original.
This formula places a stricter emphasis on the citrus presence. And from first spray, noticeably projects a lot juicer because of that.
The opening presents your with a very bright, aquatic tangerine citrus. It’s very deep, and natural smelling. A little sweet—with a mellow zest to it. The florals take place beside this, and are fairly well-blended with the citrus. I get mostly orange blossom, with a subtle wildflower arrangement backing it up. They are also very natural smelling, and you can almost pick up the green parts of the flowers as well.
Despite being an EDT, the concentration of oils seems pretty high, so it would be best recommended to apply this fragrance in light doses until you achieve your desired effect. It’s still one of those fragrances where if you overdo it—there’s no going back.
As far as demographic goes, this one is probably too hard stuck in the middle of genres to find an easy suitor for. Maybe not as much as its predecessor, but still considerably enough to require special tastes. It’s not entirely bad—but might only be worth checking out if you’re desperate to add some diversity in your range.
Only so much could be done for it I guess. I’d be surprised to find someone that was thoroughly satisfied (even with even this formula of the fragrance) so that it becomes apart of their standard life. It’s just still missing that special something in my opinion.
ernur_2014 – :
I tried this at Sephora and loved it. Bought the 1.7 OZ bottle on the spot. I get orange and a hint of mint. Fantastic. A little on the feminine side, but I’m ok with that. Smells delicious. Very summery and makes me feel happy. 1-2 sprays lasts on me for just a few hours, but 3-4 sprays with an extra spritz on my clothes lasts me a good 6-8 hours. Expensive, but a satisfying indulgence.
vladimirio – :
Way overpriced for what youre getting. Projection and longevity are really lacking and it just smells like orange peels. I dont get any “acqua” notes whatsoever
The bottle is very aesthetic but other than that, this fragrance is a hard pass for me
egor89 – :
Whoa. All of a sudden there are a ton more notes listed
slamm – :
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.
Icy – :
The more I wear I realize that something in the drydown reminds me of Clinique Happy.
Sofia_fromAC – :
I notice people discussing longevity and silage, I’ve noticed with this particular fragrance that spraying on clothes, vs skin, really helps. The opening is all citrus, lemon and orange. Very fabuloso (a house cleaner) smelling, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I love it, it’s like a piece of lemon hard candy. I get a brief mint (the reason I purchased this scent) and then the floral sets in. I also really get a burst of thyme that sticks around deep into drydown. I love Tom Ford. I try to hate his fragrances. They are pricey and pretentious. But I can’t help it, everything I try, I consider a masterpiece. This isn’t as complex as some of his other scents but I still really love it. Easy to wear and school/work appropriate. If you offend someone with this scent, they were looking to be offended about something. Only thing is, this really seems fem. I hate that fragrances are even categorized anymore, but I just don’t wear this and imagine a man loving it for himself. Depends on the man, though, I guess. It’s just very light and fresh
gladiator – :
The scent character of this is beautiful! I don’t think anyone on the face of the earth could dislike this. It is quite unique to me and i even get a kind of sun lotion vibe deep in to the dry down. The only downside for me is that it definitely leans more on the feminine side! So although i probably wouldn’t own this myself, i would imagine it smelling awesome on a girlfriend etc.
seasi – :
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.
trichevaanna – :
wow this is very much a women’s scent this is lovely. All I really get from this Orange Blossoms which I am not complaining about. I do worry its to lite and wont have much staying power but I probably wouldn’t mind spraying it on me more because it smells so good.
olino – :
Slightly toned down citrus when compared with the original MdA but with a more pronounced floral note which makes it slightly more syrupy.
Natural smelling and as captivating as ever but maybe redundant if you already own Mandarino di Amalfi.
Longevity and sillage is on par with its father lol.
inomiranin1989 – :
@quim nice to see you picked up a classic! VUI is magnificent! I too enjoy this frag, fortunately got a sample and while these scents lack longevity, the smell is captivating.
Enjoy your Valentino!
php020speagoessenda – :
Mandarino di Amalfi Acqua smells amazing! I fell in love with it at first sniff and I went back to Nordstrom a few weeks later and bought it. I should have picked up a sample for testing first though. As good as this smells, I found the performance to be pretty disappointing for the price. I sprayed some on my arm, within 30-45 minutes it was a skin scent and I couldn’t smell it at all after about 2 hours.
I ended up returning it and for an extra $20-25, I bought a 3.4 oz bottle of Valentino Uomo Intense for myself and a 5 oz bottle of Chanel Chance Eau Tendre for my wife. If you can find a good deal on this, it may be worth it as it smells amazing. I really enjoy the smell, but I couldn’t rationalize paying the retail price for something that doesn’t really last.
Diana Suvorova – :
Fresh bright citrus, but on the sweet candy like side.
It’s unfortunate how accurate and pure it smells, although, to most it’ll come off as that “artificial flavor candy” scent. But this is what Amalfi lemon actually smells like.
The base is very well done, you can smell the Lavender all the way down, good and long lasting too. Great for summer. Lasts long even while sweating outside.
volejnik – :
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.
egr004speagoessenda – :
this is so good and I can’t stop smelling it. unfortunately it doest go well with my skin ph. this must obviously be better suited for a man as I’ve never had a personal interference with any women’s perfumes. which makes sense really granted all people supposedly have such different chemistries. the most distinct difference is that women and men are proven to have a different ph. I mean women and men do smell different, there is a reason we have gender specific perfumes. I’ll be passing this on to my boyfriend
dmitriy131313 – :
My favorite just got better!!!
ClaliadascirL – :
Tone down the citrus, amp up the floral. Better longevity. Feminine leaning but I don’t care. Great for spring.