Mint & Tonic

Tried this today after being accosted by a sales assistant who picked the wrong guy to talk fragrances with! I tested her kung fu and it was pretty poor, she was very nice though and didn't pretend to be knowledgeable after she realised she was dealing with a fragrant OG!!! ;) I found it slightly underwhelming in truth. I'm a big fan of this brand for some reason I say that because not one fragrance wows me but there's some good solid stuff in there. Burlington Arcade was the highlight of recent releases from this house, Mint & tonic does open with a refreshing lime citrus, settling to a cleaner, aquatic type fragrance with a sharp hint of ginger. I was expecting something of the G&T or mojito from the name but instead a modern, clean affair which only has a hint of mint and no juniper which the tonic suggests. It's a clean, cool citrus musk of good quality, with some vetiver and cedar in the base but that's about it! Performance was average to poor on me.

Have worn this in high heat, actually surprised me how well this works in the hot weather. A lot of the freshness does disappear in the dry down and becomes more of a darker green mint but it still manages to work well in high heat even if the performance isn't great I did overspray this, and yes it did stain my shirt but I can say for a fact that because it stained my shirt it stayed on my clothes too and the scent was there until I washed my shirt. Which means this has a pretty decent oil concentration in it, the longevity isn't necessarily the issue but the projection is. And you will occasionally catch wafts of it in the air and wind as you're wearing this outdoors in the hot weather and on the beach as I was walking I kept getting wafts of it too even after I thought the scent had disappeared I was wrong

Picked up a four pack of travel size fragrances because I like 3 of 4 of them and these are easy to wear and relatively quite friendly. I enjoy the mint and tonic , but agree that the performance is less than desirable at this price point, but a lot better than many popular mainstream fragrances (albeit half the price of this one). The lime is initially very strong, but recedes in the first few minutes to let the mint, ginger, and "tonic" element develop. The result to me is a more perky, lighter, and fuzzy aromatic. There's a slight warmth underneath, and the spice element from the ginger is well balanced, and not overdone. Perfect for a sunny cool day.

For some time now I've been trying to find a sample of GNTONIC by M. Micallef, a scent that on paper should be good for summer and fulfil my desire for fragrances that offer a gin and tonic vibe. Unfortunately, I've not been able to find a sample, so I thought it worth trying Mint & Tonic instead, as I've heard that they are similar. I am, however, a little dubious about that, because GNTONIC explicitly aims for a gin-and-tonic vibe, whereas Mint & Tonic doesn’t seem to make such claims.

Mint & Tonic is a very fresh, mint and lime summer scent, I'd predominantly use for summer day wear, but could stretch to evenings and warmer spring days. The performance is not too bad considering the notes used in the scent, but do not expect beast mode 12+ hours etc.