Vetiver Sensuel

This is another where you have to be wary of good reviews. I bought a sample just to be safe. There is one which describes this like clean soap. Not only is this correct its basically a gentle inoffensive floral with a hint of wood . It does last and project however. So as a lady its a safe buy . Infact my wife loves it! As a guy there are better subtle freshies out there. Tom Daxtoms Iridium immediately springs.to mind.

My LOORD!!!! This scent is so invigorating. A potential mood lifter. At first I was disappointed because the composition turned too sour and earthy on my skin when I put my nose to it directly. But then I caught whiffs of it in the air and was like "Is that me!!?". Its magic works remotely! On my skin it smells like freshly squeezed lime and salt. A salty, limey, bitter, rind made even more realistically crisp by the woody nuances of vetiver. I imagine someone just harvested fresh limes from their orchard and cleaned them in cold water for a meal and the limes are still attached to their stems. Later on in the dry-down off my skin it's almost lemonade or limeade-like in scent profile and its gorgeous. Off skin, in the air I get the combined aromas of the beautiful sweet orchid flower, the fresh mint and finally the woody and grassy vetiver to man-up the scent. This scent definitely reminds me of Guerlain Homme l'Eau Boisée and gets happy* points from me for that. However much like l'Eau Boisée, Mancera VS is not long-lasting about 4-6 hours maybe but has serious sillage when it exists. It goes in a direction of bright lime enhanced vetiver that personally reminds me of either a cold, foggy, dewy, morning in the mountains of Indonesia or a sunny warm midday on the beach in the caribbean. 🍋🌿🍈 God bless 9/10

This was a love at first smell for me. Its the friendliest Vetiver I have found, and works great in the summer heat and humidity where I live. The vetiver here is very subtle, as its mostly a lime and lotus fragrance. But, its still there and gives it a unique touch. The only negative thing I can say about this scent is that it might not be so memorable with how friendly and crowd-pleasing it is.

I couldn’t agree more with the below comment from DrNdJas. I’m really straining to smell any semblance of a Vetiver note at all. It’s overly citrus heavy, similar to the overload of lemon in Aoud Lemon Mint (what mint?). A synthetic overload like Aoud Lemon Mint which is another disappointing blind buy from Mancera. I will stick with my favourite vetivers and use this sparingly or as an air freshener.

Mancera Vetiver Sensuel my favorite summer scent, Lots of green and lemon in the opening, When it dries, it turns into a slightly sweet gourmet, moisturizer-like scent. Good scent for summer . Scent 9/10 Projection 8/10 Sillage 8/10 TOTAL 9/10 i Think