L'artisan Parfumeur · 2018

Mandarina Corsica EDP

L'artisan Parfumeur Mandarina Corsica eau de parfum bottle, a gourmand perfume
Longevity Variesreports split · 47 people
Projection Variesreports split
Worn by Everyonemost often worn by
gourmand sweet cozy intimate

Sweet mandarin custard with caramel warmth

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What the community says

Spicy, with a sweet streak

Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 47 describe how long it lasts, 41 how far it projects and 25 how it smells. Most other posts only name Mandarina Corsica.

How long it lasts47 people

Mixed reports on wear time
In words

Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.

How far it projects

Early reports
In words

Early reports, from 41 people so far, are mixed.

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Compliments
4%
4% of people wearing it get compliments (23).

Typical perfume we track: 8%.

Creators on Mandarina Corsica1 video

Summary in words

L'artisan Parfumeur Mandarina Corsica: what people say about it.

In short: Spicy, with a sweet streak.

Worn by everyone.

Mixed reports on wear time (47 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.

Early reports: Early reports, from 41 people so far, are mixed.

4% of people wearing it get compliments (23).

Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.

Community data through .

How we count
  • It sums up what 70+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
  • Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
  • These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
  • Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

L'artisan Parfumeur Mandarina Corsica comes across as Sweet mandarin custard with caramel warmth. It opens with mandarin orange and bitter orange, moves into immortelle, orange blossom and maltol and settles on caramel, vanilla and tonka bean. It reads unisex.

This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights. Released in 2018.

In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
  • Sample first if: sweet is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you dislike fruity fragrances.

Around $265.

Explore more: More from L'artisan Parfumeur · Gourmand perfumes · Bitter orange perfumes · Immortelle perfumes

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The Brand

L'artisan Parfumeur

L'artisan Parfumeur is one of the earliest modern niche houses, the Paris maison founded in 1976 by Jean Laporte and widely credited with helping shape the modern niche perfumery category. Across 76 L'artisan Parfumeur perfumes, the price spread is about $46 to $435. Mentions are highest for L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier, followed by L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer and L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu.

Inside the three picks

L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (1994) opens with fig leaf and galbanum and ends on coconut milk, pine needle and sandalwood; overall it reads as fig leaves and peach with creamy almond milk. For L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer (1999), expect smoky rose incense over woody resin: ginger and rose up top, benzoin, cedar and sandalwood underneath. L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu (Eau de Toilette, 2004) comes across as smoky, resinous incense over green vetiver grass, with green mango and cardamom at the start and vetiver, myrrh and benzoin at the base.

The Scendira brands page has every house, and woody perfumes and fresh perfumes are the nearest families to the picks above.

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FAQ

Common questions.

It smells like Sweet mandarin custard with caramel warmth. It opens with mandarin orange and bitter orange, moves into immortelle, orange blossom and maltol and settles on caramel, vanilla and tonka bean.

In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.

It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.

It reads unisex.

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