Musky Garden

The bottle is gorgeous and deceiving! Because the scent is not dark or mysterious as you might think or as I thought... it is juicy, fruity, floral and very clean, with the berries shining from the opening to the later powdery dry-down... very fresh, cooling, young and nice... perfect as a daily feminine fragrance... I think It works great for the college / office or in the morning (summer and winter)... I guess young girls would love it... its not what the sexy elegant bottle suggests... but in a good way...

This is a very potent, beautiful fragrance. This is fruity, musky, and I get a bit of leather in the dry down. This lasts ALL day and night. I have to wonder at the reviews below that state this doesn't last long for them. This is a BEAST. I wonder if it's been reformulated. To me, it's very sensual, dark and deep. I get the patchouli, but I don't find it to be offensive. There are florals here, but they're not the star of the show. If you love berries and musk, this one is for you.

This is like an older sister to Musk of Flowers. The typical Mancera floral accord is here but the amber rounds it out beautifully. Not as youthful as Musk of Flowers, but not too mature either. This one you can wear day and night, work or casual. It has the elegance and a little mystery. If you love florals with a little touch of darkness, you'll like this. Another awesome fragrance from Mancera.

Opening--beautiful citrus blast. I don't get any white peach or cranberry but IDC. 2-3 hours later, the florals introduced themselves with a hint of clean smelling patchouli. A couple of hours later it morphed into a fantastic fruity, musky finish. I barely get amber but again IDC. All I wanna do is sniff myself. 😊This definitely reads like Mancera Juicy Flowers but JF is more linear & animalic.

I hope this macerates well. I just received Musky Garden (already 5 years old by checking the batch code) and the performance is close to Zero. Also this smells so similar, a tad bit lighter and more airy than Montale Oudmazing which I own. As I have learned with all my Mancera's, maceration is key. Hoping for the best and will update my review when thing start to change.