V Canto · 2016
Mandragola Extrait de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Divisive
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
spiced saffron tea with oud-amber warmth
Scent Notes
Floral
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
V Canto Mandragola comes across as spiced saffron tea with oud-amber warmth. It opens with saffron, absinth and bergamot, moves into gaiac wood, Bulgarian rose and jasmine and settles on Oud, amber and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out. Released in 2016.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong sweet notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $99.
Explore more: More from V Canto · Gourmand perfumes · Saffron perfumes · Bergamot perfumes
Concentration
Extrait de Parfum
Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
The Brand
V Canto
V Canto is an Italian niche perfume house whose compositions are named after Italian opera arias and gothic-classical themes, such as Cianuro, Stricnina, Mirabile, Magnificat and Temptatio. Of the 44 V Canto perfumes listed, prices fall between roughly $74 and $425. Look first at V Canto Stricnina, V Canto Mirabile or V Canto Magnificat, the three the communities Scendira tracks mention most.
Notes behind the picks
V Canto Stricnina (Extrait de Parfum, 2017) comes across as berry cream tart with sweet vanilla musk, with blackcurrant and bergamot at the start and brown sugar, musk and patchouli at the base. V Canto Mirabile (Extrait de Parfum, 2015) reads as creamy spiced vanilla rum pudding, opening on vanilla and opoponax and drying down to vanilla absolute, tonka bean and musk. V Canto Magnificat (Extrait de Parfum, 2015) opens with amber and rose and ends on patchouli, benzoin and vanilla; overall it reads as powdery rose and cotton candy over warm vanilla resin.
Every other house is on the Scendira brands page, and floral perfumes and gourmand perfumes gather similar scents.
More from V Canto
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like spiced saffron tea with oud-amber warmth. It opens with saffron, absinth and bergamot, moves into gaiac wood, Bulgarian rose and jasmine and settles on Oud, amber and sandalwood.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
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