Melody of the Sun
Melody of the Sun by Mancera is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with lemon, grapefruit, pear, blackcurrant, lavender and cardamom, moves into green tea, jasmine, osmanthus and cedarwood and dries down to amber, mate and musk. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
- Pear Crisp, watery and green-sweet. Clean and modern.
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Heart
- Green Tea Dry, slightly bitter, calm. Quiet and very easy to wear.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Osmanthus Apricot-and-leather floral. Unusual, warm and very wearable.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Mate Dry, smoky, bitter green tea. Toasted rather than fresh.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
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- Elizabeth Arden White Tea Wild Rose
- Memo Paris Inlé
- Andrea Maack Soft Tension
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