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Mandarino di Amalfi Tom Ford 2014 Eau de Parfum

Mandarino di Amalfi (Eau de Parfum) by Tom Ford

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Mandarino di Amalfi (Eau de Parfum) (Tom Ford)

Ranked 69 in Unisex Perfume

8.1 / 10 1246 Ratings

A popular perfume by Tom Ford for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
Pronunciation

Layers well with Neroli Portofino (Eau de Parfum)

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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Fruity

Aquatic

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Grapefruit

Lemon

Mandarin orange

Blackcurrant bud

Spearmint

Basil

Tarragon

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Black pepper

Clary sage

Coriander seed

Jasmine

Shiso leaf

Base Notes

Musk

Vetiver

Amber

Civet

Labdanum

Perfumer

Calice Becker

Ratings

Scent

8.11246 Ratings

Longevity

6.61139 Ratings

Sillage

6.41142 Ratings

Bottle

8.51130 Ratings

Value for money

5.7658 Ratings

Submitted by Freeestyler, last update on 25.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Private Blend" collection.

Reviews

40 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/14/2021

Cluddi
18 Reviews

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Cluddi

Very disappointed

After all the praise here at Parfumo, I had to test this fragrance. I love mint, lemon, and pepper and and and.... So many scents are here.... I have to love this fragrance.... So... Up on the arm...oh my goodness!!! This is supposed to be it? THE fragrance of the summer par excellence? I am sorely disappointed in my nose.... I only smell toilet duck.... Or generally cleaning products...
That can not be, today was probably what wrong with me. Tomorrow I test it again. But unfortunately only the same game. Fresh, herbaceous WC duck.... I am so sad... I thought you were my summer sweetheart.... But you and I that will unfortunately nothing...

Addendum after you quite a lot of kratzbürsrugen comments: I rate the fragrance according to MY sensation. I do not want to talk this perfume bad, but tastes are just different. Everyone decides for himself how many points he gives. And I and MY nose found him terrible on ME...sure he smells great on others...:-)

04/24/2021

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Basti87
242 Reviews

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Basti87

Top Review 31

Summer Perfection

Almost exactly 3 years ago I already wrote a comment about this fragrance. Now it is replaced by a new one. Already earlier I gave him a 10, but failed at the price-performance ratio with me. Now it is even in my collection. That's how it can go sometimes. Even in 100ml. For me, simply one of the most beautiful summer fragrances I have ever smelled. It just smells like summer, even if the TF Private Blends are really hard on the pain threshold. I wouldn't have bought it for the regular 300 euros, but I got it for a good bit less. I avoid the TF Private Blends as it's totally out of my price range. Oud Wood 30ml is also in my collection as the 30ml is still sold at humane prices. For fresh fragrances like this Mandarino di Amalfi, I prefer larger sizes as you can happily use more on fresh fragrances.
As mentioned in my summer blog, I think that you should treat for the summer quiet times more, because it needs special fragrances in this season. There are also great Cheapies that fully convince me but for the most beautiful season you should already invest. Dufttechnisch also the heaviest time, because you can wear almost anything in the rest of the year.
Before there is to this EdP I can everyone still the wonderful Acqua series to the heart. 100ml can often be found for just over 100 euros on some sites. I love them, especially the Acqua edition of this Mandarino di Amalfi. This is an EdT, which is really close to the original. I don't even think it's worse than this EdP. For me perfect summer signature due to the price and possibly a bit fresher and more casual. I think I heard once that the Acquas were going to be discontinued. Price definitely a bang for the buck and you should strike if you still want to have relatively cheap summer fragrances.

This Azur-blue bottle is a dream and the Private Blends just have their charm and appeal. Especially in the fragrance community. Just nice to have this one in the collection. The packaging is rather ordinary, the flacon with the golden shield for it all the more beautiful.
Now to the EdP, which I bought this year: Long I hesitated. Certainly because of the price, since I buy almost exclusively large bottles with fresh fragrances. Here it was worth it. Mandarino di amalfi smells for me simply luxurious and special. Where the Acqua is better worn during the day when the sun is shining, this one is wonderful to wear in the evening and also on summer nights. It also comes on really well during the day. It just smells like pure summer. If you wear this fragrance during the day, the sun should be shining or it should at least be really warm. Otherwise, it would seem more like a foreign body and it would not do justice to its vibe. This DNA just makes you feel good, doesn't smother you and has a good amount of sex appeal. What makes it so special? I don't know. With this big pyramid probably the perfect blend of citrusy, fruity, soft floral, mild spice and also maritime notes. Everything is perfectly balanced in my opinion and smells like pure summer. The start is very citrusy and fruity with that typical Mandarino touch. But the best part of this fragrance unfolds when the orange blossom comes in. It never gets too floral, but keeps its citrusy-fruity touch. As I said, there aren't many scents that smell more like summer, vacation and sun. The touch of this fragrance, in keeping with the name, also has a very southern feel to it and is reminiscent of that typical holiday air. Simply beautiful. It lays gently on the skin and there will hardly be people who do not like this. About the price can be argued of course.
I often read about durability problems. I can not agree at all. Especially in the freshness sector a great shelf life. The same applies to the Acqua, which also holds not much worse with me. The sillage is also top. Sometimes you think it's gone, then it comes back with a nice strong breeze. Also on clothes it holds brute for a fresh scent. I must say, however, that fragrances often last longer and I like to take 6-8 sprays in fresh fragrances.
This is also in my opinion 100% unisex.

As a conclusion, I must say: a fragrance that is worth the high price. However, you should look out for offers or even take the 250ml bottle. Or stop the Acqua, who has not quite so much money over. I have tested many fresh fragrances and this Mandarino range is definitely in my summer all-time top 10. For me, a perfect summer fragrance that is never boring and has its own special charm

10/08/2018

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

FvSpee
249 Reviews

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FvSpee

Top Review 30

Enlightened prejudices

Prejudices, stereotypes, blanket attributions are usually considered devilish stuff. Anyone who is only a little interested in being regarded as sophisticated will stand up and say: "Modern art is basically nonsense" or "All Asians are deceitful"?

I think it's better to be more relaxed, though. We're all prejudiced anyway. There's nothing you can do about it, it's how the human mind works. I got some, too. Sure. I even find them quite practical: they subdivide the over-complex world a little, so that you first have a useful rough orientation. From there you can find your way around in detail. No one can have a precise, well-balanced opinion within seconds on every political, moral, aesthetic and other individual question.

In order to avoid prejudices, however, three warnings should be observed: First: One should only allow such prejudices which have at least a core of truth. If the prejudice is completely off track, it does not provide a suitable rough orientation and can cause damage. Secondly, you should be aware that you have prejudices. If you think your prejudices are the finished truth, it becomes very dangerous. Thirdly, it follows that one must always be prepared to correct one's prejudices on a case-by-case basis. If the truth always fits the prejudice, then the prejudice is not particularly good, but I have become mentally lazy.

Such fragrance prejudices help me to find my way in the world of almost 150,000 perfumes (according to Parfumo's list by now:), especially by declaring a few brands to be "overrated, overpriced, snobbish" (and a few other cuddly favorite brands). I risk overlooking a good creed or considering a mediocre Guerlain to be good, but I accept that. For me, Tom Ford is one of the brands that I first put forward with a negative prejudice. I don't like them - beat me for it.

But this fragrance here is for me the reassuring proof that I am not yet totally calcified in my prejudice, because it is so good that I cannot deny him my unlimited respect. I was already quite enraptured at the first test, and now, thanks to a generous and surprising gift-test of a nice perfume, I was able to try it extensively for the second time.

What can I say, he has already been described here several times in the best way, and I had already contributed a statement: Fine, juicy and yet tender, sparkling and sparkling, magically balanced tangerine citric, interspersed with sometimes green-spicy, sometimes blue-aquatic, sometimes white-salty-mineral fresh notes; very cheerful and friendly, but never trivial or flat. A Hesperide with so much style and so clear character!

In addition for a summer fragrance a decent durability: After three hours still with some reach into the room to feel, after seven hours still very gently close. There's nothing to remember about that.

If it had been an Urban Scents, a Guerlain, a Harry Lehmann or a Pierre Guillaume, I would have given the 10. But there's that bad prejudice again, that doesn't grant Tom the top ranking.... What a thing!

06/03/2020

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 10
Scent

Jln20
4 Reviews

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Jln20

Top Review 22

The perfume, which is worth every cent

Mandarino di Amalfi smells rather monothematically... Tangerine.
Sounds boring? No.

It is not a 08-15 duty-free synthetic-generic summer scented head note mandarin, but rather a freshly picked mandarin from the sunny grove, ripe to eat but not overripe, juicy.

The tangerine is joined by slightly green notes, flowers and light woods, which wonderfully carry the tangerine head in the heart and base and give a pleasant, but unfortunately after a maximum of 4 hours only very closely perceptible, well-protected veil of fragrance.

The perfume is expensive and the shelf life is mediocre, 1.5h sillage, then decreasing, but the fragrance simply smells extremely high-quality, flawless, and is a crowdpleaser par excellence.
He has many friends here, but because of the price it is a fragrance that you will rarely smell outside our community. He is also super unique and stays absolutely in the memory - a great signature candidate.

Although primarily a summer scent, it evokes many, many compliments all year round.
And its freshness and high quality make it both casual and for going out and for special occasions an absolutely great choice that will make you stand out and be remembered.
All this justifies the price in my eyes. It's the most expensive perfume I own. It's also the best perfume I own
Sprayed on, the fragrance immediately puts you in a good mood. It is almost as if it creates a "positive aura" around the wearer, which casts a spell on everyone around him.
The fragrance is very light in character and will suit almost every man and woman. It is attractive to the opposite sex and is not "ONLY fresh" Testing at the souk! It's worth it sooo much :)

03/27/2021

Farneon
104 Reviews

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Farneon

My letter to Tom Ford (it's about time, but it's not meant seriously)

My dear Mr. Ford,

i admire you for being not only a fashion designer but also a filmmaker, a multi-talent so to speak and a good businessman anyway. I also admire your talent for briefing your perfumers to create something extraordinary. And actually, I like the unorthodox and crazy that goes on beyond the mainstream.

Your fragrances, however, with all sympathy for what you do, practically never correspond to what I expect and certainly not aim at my personal sense of well-being. Whether "Oud Wood", "Fucking Fabulous", "Tuscan Leather" or "Anthracite Noir" - do you wear that personally, in private?

With "Mandarino di Amalfi", which contains no mandarin at all (but never mind) I thought we could possibly reconcile in the fresh-citrusy way, but unfortunately that doesn't work out either. After I have already "smelled" because of you for test reasons after wooden furniture, carcass, second-hand shop, hayloft or spice bazaar and "hated" it, I still give you a compliment for awakening such associations in me at all - with whatever ingredients!?

However, I don't put on opera arias, free jazz sessions, Europop songs and folk songs either, because these genres simply don't appeal to me. Quite similarly it behaves with your fragrances. Each one I've always found more unpleasant than soothing so far. The tangerine tears it now also not out, because in my opinion I smell here (although already over 50) after the successful, very short prelude to a piece of "old men's soap"!

Can one (s) like (ladies do that certainly less, although it is a unisex fragrance), but you do not have to. In this respect, no reproach to you, dear Tom Ford. I just think you missed the point, for example, in contrast to virtually every fragrance of the "Blu Mediterraneo" series of Acqua die Parma, which are more sparkling, fresher and also come in a blue bottle (which, on the other hand, there is also much longer).

From therefore I must hereby unfortunately terminate our olfactory friendship, which never really existed. I hope you'll forgive me, because in principle I appreciate your original approach and pleasant otherness in the big wide scent world. It's just not mine! Therefore, there is also no rating!

Respectfully
Farneon

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