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Mancera Fragrance Buying Guide

Jul 13, 2024

Mancera Fragrance Buying Guide Overview

Introduction

  • Objective: Review and rank ~45 Mancera fragrances to create an ultimate buying guide.
  • Approach: Bought every fragrance from men's and Oud sections using samples.
  • Mancera's strengths: customer service, sampling options.
  • Main Focus: Men's point of view, but covers feminine and unisex fragrances too.

Popular Fragrances Overview

  • Cedrat Boisé: Lemony, smoky, woody fragrance; very compliment-getting.
    • Rating: Original 8/10; Intense 9/10.
  • Oud Lemon Mint: Lemony opening, clean musky dry down; long-lasting.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Instant Crush: Sweet, loud, floral, synthetic; similar to Baccarat Rouge 540.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Red Tobacco: Brash with spices, ashy tobacco; strong dry down with oud and vanilla.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Oud Vanille: Linear sweet fragrance, uninteresting.
    • Rating: 7/10.

Men's Section Samples

  • Black Gold: Soapy lavender, oud, rose; versatile and fresh.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Fig Ecstasy: Green, leathery; poor man's Fahrenheit.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Black Vanilla: Intense sweet florals, slight coconut note.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Coco Vanille: Balanced gourmand, not overly sweet.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Coco Violet: Feminine, green floral; misplaced in men's section.
    • Rating: 5/10.
  • Deep Forest: Civet-heavy, animalic leathery scent, very old-school.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Black Line: Traditional rose and oud, very Middle Eastern.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Amber Fever: Smooth sweet florals, better than Instant Crush.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Oud Exclusive: Sharp, spicy, sweet; hidden gem.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Aqua Woods: Clumsy aquatic, too feminine.
    • Rating: 5/10.
  • Melody of the Sun: Realistic citrus, tea, musk; beach scent.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Roses Vanille: Overly sweet, slightly balanced floral.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Royal Vanilla: Best vanilla fragrance in brand, ambery-patchouli blend.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Saharian Wild: Sweet amber, leather, spices; wintertime signature.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Sicily: Realistic citrus, watery mandarin with fruity notes.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Silver Blue: Sweet woody amber, versatile casual wear.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Wild Cherry: Smoky cherry, awkward masculine-feminine balance.
    • Rating: 5/10.
  • Wild Leather: Terrible medicinal leather scent.
    • Rating: 4/10.
  • Hindu Kush: Sweet opening, awkward vegetal dry down.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Jasmine Exclusive: Fruity, tropical cocktail, clean musk; female-leaning.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Jasmine Exclusive: Poorly blended animalic oud with hint of jasmine.
    • Rating: 2/10.
  • Kumkat Wood: Grapefruit version of Allure Edition Blanche.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Lemon Line: Simplistic, overly sharp lemon, incomplete.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Wild Wood: Green leather, mature man's fragrance.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Oud Black Candy: Licorice, simplistic amber woody dry down.
    • Rating: 5/10.
  • Oud Blue Notes: Soapy sweet florals, designer-like.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Oud Café: Sweet black coffee, woody vanilla dry down.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Oud Line: Animalic woody, oud accord.
    • Rating: 6/10.
  • Gold Intensitive Oud: Typical soapy rose and oud.
    • Rating: 7/10.
  • Precious Oud: Whiskey, tiramisu gourmand balanced well.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Sand Oud: Spicy, earthy oud.
    • Rating: 8/10.
  • Wild Rose Oud: Feminine soapy rose, should be only for women.
    • Rating: 7/10 for women only.
  • Holidays: Coconut suntan lotion, feminine.
    • Rating: 9/10 (for women).
  • Oud Orchids: Feminine, overly sweet, synthetic.
    • Rating: 7/10 (for women).
  • Oud Violet: Spicy aquatic florals, great masculine option.
    • Rating: 9/10.
  • Black Intensitive Oud: Feminine, soapy, old-school scent.
    • Rating: 4/10.
  • Crazy for Oud: Pure animalic oud accord, very polarizing.
    • Rating: 5/10.
  • Gold Oud: Natural Bulgarian Rose Otto, honey, feminine.
    • Rating: 9/10.

Top 10 Mancera Fragrances

  1. Kumkat Wood: Grapefruit twist on Allure Edition Blanche, long-lasting.
  2. Saharian Wild: Amber, spices; best nighttime wear.
  3. Oud Violet: Sexy and balanced masculine scent.
  4. Precious Oud: Unique, balanced gourmand.
  5. Cedrat Boisé Intense: Versatile, long-lasting.
  6. Black Gold: Versatile, fresh signature.
  7. Oud Exclusive: Balanced spicy, sweet scent.
  8. Royal Vanilla: Rich and nuanced vanilla scent.
  9. Sand Oud: Earthy, spicy, masculine.
  10. Oud Lemon Mint: Great summer fragrance, long-lasting.

Overall Brand Thoughts

  • Strengths: Performance, compliment-getting, accessible niche.
  • Issues: Too many redundant offerings, unclear gender targeting in marketing.
  • Final Rating: 7/10.

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