MANCERA Sicily Eau de Parfum

The first long lasting citrus fragrance that I have ever worn. I bought a full bottle immediately. This is fresh, bright, happy. It’s perfect if you are in a dull, sulky mood. Definitely will lift your spirits and lighten your soul. It’s wonderful!

Love at first sniff! On par on quality MFK Aqua Vitae Forte(my most favorite freshie and an outstanding house for me). Smells really an expensive freshie. With high quality florals. Non pungent but vibrant citrus fruits. Maybe one of the best fresh perfumes that I have tried this year. Good thing it doesn't smell like soap and it smells like a lemon oil rather than lemon juice which really sets it apart from other freshies. Smells like a mish mash of fruits extract and florals. Jasmine and Ylang ylang is the backbone of this perfume. This is similar vibe to jour d hermes. unisex leaning at bit feminine. It has that fresh and elegant sillage. This does not smell like typical citrus cologne but rather a citrus perfume.

I can definitely detect high quality jasmine and ylang ylang in the dry down, they might have done a same process of enfleurage with TF Champaca Absolute(yellow floral), or Aqua universalis forte(white floral), Rose Absolue(red floral). It has that potent aroma of a flowers, but this one instead of being pungent, it is rounded with fruits and high quality(meaning it does not smell designer synthetics) lemon and bergamot oil. It's definitely high quality(except the slightest hint of the Mancerian peach note :D). I'm thinking of adding ice and sugar to this and drink it, it is that juicy. and it last and last. :)

You can trust me when I say a citrusy perfume is good, not because I’m an expert, but because I f*ing hate citrus.

As an active debaser of citrus notes, one sniff of this, I’ve...eh...betrayed myself. It’s such a vivid fruity scent. Though I can pick up several citrus notes, there are also quite a few other tropical fruits here to make it a whole.

This is a vivid, 3-D citrusy-fruity perfume.

Mancera Sicily

I was fortunate enough to obtain a sample of this fragrance, and I can't help but want to share my experience.

This is one of the best openings I have ever smelled in a fragrance.

It smells as if you've entered a fresh and bright citrus fruit orchard. I detected grapefruit, bergamot, peach almost immediately, and also, lemon, even though it's not listed as an official note. Not sure if the combined notes can give off a lemon/lime vibe, too but whatever the case, it's SO beautiful.

I definitely picked up a powdery lemony grapefruit vibe as it started to dry down with a very bright, fresh and fruity background. As it completely dried down and you're entering the mid, the musk and florals start to come out but the grapefruit is still dominant, supported by the other fruits. The rose starts mixing with the citrus in an intoxicating twist as the opening starts to fade and the mid takes center stage. The initial blast of citrus starts to fade a bit although it's still got a very fruity and fresh vibe.

The jasmine and violet start to come out more as the mid takes full dominance and the base of woods and musk slowly gain ground. The citrusy/rose combo becomes less intense but still prominent. As you flow through to the base, the fruitiness fades to just a faint background as the musk starts blending with the florals. The jasmine and violet start weaving in with the musk and the rose starts fading behind them. The woody notes start then to support the musky florals and the fruitiness fades almost completely.

The floral aspects and woods start to blend and the fruit starts making a bit of a comeback in the background, so it retains this fresh quality through the life of the fragrance.

Testing this out was quite an exhilarating experience. I have never smelled anything this fresh before. It is the most natural smelling "fruity freshie" I have ever smelled. It is so well blended. I could not stop smelling my arm where I had sprayed the sample.

The only problem is that the opening is so amazing that I wanted to keep respraying it to experience the opening again.

I am in love with this fragrance.

This is the first Mancera fragrance I've had the opportunity to smell and sample and I must get a bottle. It is really that beautiful. Although it does lean a bit feminine, I feel as though it is still very wearable for a man.

Orange Fanta in a perfume bottle. Or sipping orange Fanta lemonade in blooming garden in Italy.

Very sparkling and effervescent in the opening, smelling literally like juicy orange Fanta, plus florals. As it dries down it trades fresh sparkly citruses to more sweet nuances of fruity and musky base with also quite a bit of jasmine and violet, giving it slight, slight powdery, soapy touch.

Really youthful, playful and happy fragrance, with absolutely sublime and mouth watering opening.