Blockade
Blockade by Mind Games is an unisex extrait de parfum from 2022 in the luxury price tier. It opens with mango, pink pepper, tomato leaf and bergamot, moves into lavender, cyclamen and star anise and dries down to leather, patchouli, ambroxan and oud. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Mango Thick, sweet and tropical. Creamy rather than sharp.
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
- Tomato Leaf Bitter, fuzzy, greenhouse-in-summer. Divisive and very distinctive.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Cyclamen Watery, green and airy. Used to make florals feel light.
- Star Anise Liquorice-like and cool. Sweet but not sugary.
Dry-down
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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- Prada Luna Rossa Ocean
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