Mango Manga
The mango and orange opening of Mango Manga is bright enough to read as genuinely tropical before the ylang-ylang arrives in the heart with a richness that shifts the composition's register entirely. Jasmine amplifies the floral density, and neroli keeps the accord from becoming airless. Then the base: oud, oak moss, cedar, and vetiver. This is the surprise in Mango Manga, a fruity-floral opening over a woody-resinous foundation that should not work as well as it does. The contrast is the point.
Why We Carry This
The pairing of mango-ylang with oud and vetiver is the compositional move that makes Mango Manga worth the shelf. Most fruity-florals fade into sweet musk. This one deepens as it dries, the oud-moss base giving the composition a gravity that the opening completely disguises.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Mango, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Peach
Heart notes: Rose, Jasmine, Frangipani, Ylang-Ylang
Base notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Amber, Cedarwood
Character
Accords: Fruity, Tropical, Floral, Sweet, Fresh, Musk
Perfumer: Pierre Montale
Launched: 2009