Melody Of The Sun

I was 19 when my mom discovered Elisabeth Arden's Green Tea and ultimately turned it into her signature scent. Ever since then I have a soft spot for the fragrances build around the combination of tea and citruses. They remind of my mother, they calm me down, they make me feel the tenderness of her. It's a combination that almost can't go wrong. And Mancera got it right as well. The citruses in Melody of the sun are incredibly smooth and blend nicely with the sweet pear. They are not offensive, they are not sharp, not zesty, neither astringent. Their task is to lift the green note of the tea, which is the real star here and carries well into to the soapy, musky dry down. It is soothing, likeable, nostalgic, poetic, clean, quiet, intimate and really well blend perfume, but it does not bring much new into the genre, can be a tad boring and a bit too familiar and really simple. But I still like Melody of the sun and the chances are high, that you will like it too. I wish it it would perform better, but all in all, solid release, 7/10. Perfectly unisex summer day scent.

Got this as a decant from FragrancesLine. I have more than a dozen bottles of different Mancera scents and that number will probably double by the time I work my way through them all. In general they're solid performers and most are unisex, including this one, though it leans a bit more feminine than I prefer. Moderate projection, longevity makes it to lunch as I expect of an EDP, lightly green and floral, strong tea notes. Car pool, elevator and small office safe, but you'd overspray this a bit if you really want it to get noticed. I like it fine. Nice clean vibe, but not sexy at all. I would think office wear for women, but I don't think most men will want to wear this to work. Maybe date night. Not a priority bottle buy for me. I'll pass.

ONE (1) (UNO) SPRAY (first spray ever) on my neck and chest area, wore this for 12 hours, came back after being out for the entire day and went for a shower and came out still smelling it (and this was after me sweating buckets the whole day in hot, humid weather) and I’m a very intense scrubber too in the shower as I have germaphobia. And it’s not an intimate projection either as my family could still smell it after I came back and asked and they were sitting like an arms length away. Again, ONE SPRAY. This perfume is so criminally underrated, it smells great for all occasions as it is not overbearing and I love it. I was wearing another perfume on my wrist and in comparison, that had long faded within 8 hours and I even sprayed twice.

This is probably my favorite summer Mancera. It's just so uplifting, bright, sunny and automatically puts me in a good mood. This longevity is good for a freshie, projection is moderate and it's scent trail although not monstrous by any means is quite pleasant. Here's the thing about complaints about longevity, sometimes a house's reputation can work against them. Yes this house is known for ridiculous longevity and projection, but in context those fragrances are usually Oud based, or sweet bombs or tobacco/booze etc.., of course they are going to last more than a citrus based scent. For a freshie you can't expect 10+ hours longevity. On my skin with MOTS I get around 4-6 hours and it works best in heat (hot summer days).

This is basically Mancera's take on the citrus & tea DNA. If we're talking about the scent alone, it's absolutely gorgeous. It's a well-balanced, smooth, and calming fragrance. It has the perfect balance between citrus tartness, fruity sweetness, and a touch of greenness from the tea and white florals. This would be a 10/10 release, IF MANCERA DIDN'T BUTCHERED ITS PERFORMANCE. On my skin, the longevity is... Alright, but the sillage and projection are basically almost nonexistent, and I know I didn't go noseblind on it. Overall, this is a nice fragrance from Mancera if you want something that is fresh, soothing, spray-and-forget type of fragrance. And, be prepared to overspray a lot.