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domik – :
initially juicy apples and rhubarb…stays like that for about two hours, keeps the green freshness. after that it sweetens up slightly and dries down to a less interesting base with vanilla. I don’t get much suede, maybe if I really force the idea, then there’s some in the drydown. Nice offering overall but I can’t help feeling that I smelled this one before. To me this is more on the masculine side than feminine.
p.s. 7 hours later the drydown has changed again and get some of the more interesting tart apples back. could this go from like to love? oh, one more thing, it has changed sides and become feminine at this stage … intriguing! love a shapeshifter!
ivanroj – :
I find this a fruity, lady of the Forrest kind of scent.
The bold and intoxicating fruits, give way to citrus peel and hanging moss. Later the fruits juice begin to fall on the Forrest trees and leaves as rich earth tries to make a appearance. You are left with the memory of heady pomegranate, young moss and rustling leaves in the wind.
I do not not find this unisex and find this very feminine, but strong and distinctive. This is a daring fragrance for sure and like Wolfsbane a love for me.
Crespo – :
This one starts very moist, damp and green. In just a few seconds after application the scent gets really high pitched, intensely shrill, bright green, juicy and tart. I detect the crisp green apple note and the sour leafy rhubarb. A gorgeous, cool toned spiciness from cardamom appears and rounds out the sharp edges of this toxic green opening.
The entire opening of this scent reminds me of the scene from Harry Potter where they lift the shrieking mandrake “babies” from one pot and replant them in another.
The cardamom leads the way for a deep, velvety floral feeling. I can’t really put my finger on what type of flower it is (it says mandrake flower accord in the notes, so it is obviously supposed to smell like the flower of the mandrake plant), but I can’t detect what type of notes they’ve used to create this accord. It smells floral in a violet-rosy-exotic, blushing, velvety kind of way, and the smell has depth, a bit of darkness and weight – it feels heavy, but not suffocating. The green fruity and slightly sour smell from the opening is still present, and lifts the more heavy feeling of this floral accord. This floral phase feels very sensual, attractive and enveloping.
The base makes its presence known with a smooth leather and creamy, semi sweet vanilla-tonka combo. There is still traces of the rhubarb left in the scent, and together with the vanilla it creates a dessert like feeling. It smells a bit like a less sweet panna cotta with rhubarb jam. Almost edible, but not quite. You feel like taking a bite, but you know you really shouldn’t.
There is also something in the base that reminds me of a soft, smooth, buttery caramel.
Again a really gorgeous and unique creation. I’m impressed!
Longevity is great, I get about 8-9 hours out of this. The scent is strong right away, but dries down to a soft medium.
bardin – :
Where is the juicy citrus! juicy fizzy orange!
It’s quite apples, summer citrus, and clear orange fizz blend! at least it starts with that and some rhubarb as well.
This is a fizzy red fragrance.
Oh GOD, as it calms down the birch starts to come up with the roses, pomegranate, and grand doses of apple roses. I just can’t stand birch in general, but till now (5 minutes in) the birch isn’t clear enough to make me dislike it, as a matter of fact, the rose apples pomegranate blend is making miracles hiding the birch, and helping the woody leather sued mix to come up.
I’m just not sure that there are roses in here as i believe it’s kind of weird, maybe it’s the cardamom sued that makes the blend appears to be having roses!
Weirdly, i like this one! it’s like a bright fruitti yet dark blend with some spices, and woody notes. The calmer the more pomegranate.
SPY HARD – :
Rhubarb & leather. I detect some mango althou not listed… Green, leathery, tart fruity…
Definitely different from anything I have smelled. No were near edible or gourmand. I would say chaotic. Like a hot day in an Indian market.
It’s like cooking rhubarb marmelade besides a pile of leather & stiring with a whole Birch branch.
If you are looking for a very different leatherish fruity concoction that this is worth trying out.
vladik1239 – :
Mandrake is some wicked stuff. First off, you get the apple and rhubarb, then slowly finishes to a nice clean leather smell. Never smelled “deadly addiction accord” before, but after smelling this, I am hooked! Full bottle worthy and I will be getting one in the near future.
Usenofeflousy – :
I almost passed this one up due to not feeling the note breakdown upon reading up on it. Once i smelled it, OMG I absolutely loved it. It was such a burst of fruity vanilla mixed with tonka, patchouli, leather & birch that literally swept me off my feet. My only complaint is I wish it lasted longer & projected a bit more cause it truly is a wonderful scent.
wco264speagoessenda – :
Mandrake opens with a burst of swirling, bright, and juicy tart fruit of which rhubarb and green apple are most prominent to me. The effect is like swimming in a gigantic bowl of Starburst and Skittles. The fruit stays for a while, mingling with a soft vanilla and some toasty tonka and eventually dries down to a comforting vanilla with hints of patchouli. The leather/birch notes do not stand out strongly for me.
A google search reveals another name for the mandrake plant is Satan’s Apple and has psychadelic and narcotic properties. This fragrance has the same fun appeal for me as watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, or Alice and Wonderland. A colorful, kaleidoscopic adventure ending in a deep, exhausted sleep in the dreamy comfort of a gigantic down bed from which you may not want to wake up.
UPDATE: My review was based on sampling it sprayed in a store. I’m wearing it today from a dabber vial I took home and it pretty much faded after the fruity opening. A small dabber sample is probably not the way to go with this one.