Eau de Mandarine Ambrée (2013)
by Hermès

Tartness. Oranges soaked in cheap brandy. An almost pomander accord sans cloves. Becomes somewhat bitter. Only a hint, of fruity sweetness as this wears on. Still, that tiny sweet does not, can not mask the bitter smell. The amber appears later. It seems fizzy / fuzzy, almost blurry. The mandarin sits on the amber as though it's trying to suffocate the life out of it. EDMA fails to move me...

Much later the amber rises a bit, as the orange fades.

Chalky mandarin that turns a little plastic with the amber. The passion fruit appears to sweeten things up a little bit. This is a NO.

Reminds me of pez candy or kids chewable vitamins, the chalky kind. Kind of fun to sample, but don't really want to walk around smelling that way. :)

Nice smell of the pith and peel of tangerine oranges, but longevity is not great. And I don't know if I would want to smell like THIS necessarily; other orange suitable scents are out there, and this one seems too "kitchen" to be worn successfully.

This is pure mandarine, close to the skin for the bitterness. Good, with some black pepper, but may be too simple for what you expect.