The drydown is clearly the highlight for me. I don't think I would like it on a woman, but of course tastes differ on that and everyone can wear what they like. Patchouli, oud, vetiver and leather make the comrade seem quite masculine, which is why I'm a little surprised that this is supposed to be a unisex scent. The 'musty' fades with time, as does most of the lemon, and you're left with an earthy, soft, peppery mix that still has something fresh about it. Since I actually already thought that this can not be for me, but time has taught me better. Since this is my first oud fragrance, I assume that it is due to this. The beginning is citrusy, spicy and very slightly 'musty' for me. Lemon Line, Sicily, Black Prestigium, Aoud Lemon Mint and Cedrat Boise landed in my mailbox and to cut a long story short, Aoud Lemon Mint won me over the most out of all of them! After long research and reading many comments and statements here at Parfum and some reviews on YouTube I had a rough idea of which scents are very popular and which are not so well received. With the result I have not expected, when I had me here in the Souk 5 samples from the house Mancera procured. It makes it worthy of the almost 2 hours it takes to get there. Patience is a must, and it will take more than one round of trying (as it gives different vibes at different times).Īgain I don’t feel ANY mint or oud, and it is very synthetic, but the mid through drydown is THAT good to me. It’s all about how much of a fraghead you are.

Projecting an easy 4ft+ At the start, with a sillage trail that lives throughout the entire 8 hour performance. The performance is your typical Mancera thick and powerful, start to finish. I absolutely LOVE this from the mid to the drydown. It’s difficult to describe, as I don’t feel like the listed notes are ever very obvious.

It grows to a more masculine feeling slightly sweeter in its roots, with that middle-eastern vibe ever present through to the end. Very synthetic, right from the start, and a very THICK scent cloud that resonates.Īs it progresses (a fairly slow process), a uniqueness begins to emerge. I was almost disappointed in my blind buy. A very middle-eastern, unisex, semisweetness that was very pungent. The opening is a completely different animal that the mid/drydown.

Mancera aoud lemon mint reviews