Mandarin orange in Velixir perfumes

Mandarin is rounder and sweeter than lemon or grapefruit, so perfumers use it where they want a citrus opening that does not bite. It blends easily with florals and with musks, which is the reason it turns up so often next to pear, bergamot and orange blossom.

Velixir perfumes with mandarin orange

Six of the 28 perfumes list it: Ares, Asteria, Hera, Icarus, Persephone and Poseidon.

By layer: top in six, heart in one.

Top notes

• AresEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlcitrus, mandarin orange and musk
• AsteriaEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlblood orange, mandarin orange and powdery
• HeraEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlpear, citrus and musk
• IcarusEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlpear, Calabrian bergamot and musk
• PersephoneEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlmandarin orange, pear and musk
• PoseidonEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlmandarin orange, bergamot and ambergris

Heart notes

• IcarusEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlpear, Calabrian bergamot and musk

Notes that go with mandarin orange

The notes that most often share a list with mandarin orange are musk, sandalwood, bergamot, pear and cedarwood, and the families of this guide that hold most of these perfumes are citrus and fresh, musky and powdery and floral.