I find with most bottles of fragrance that the first ( up to a dozen ) sprays, does not give a true reading of the sent when the bottle is new so I spray my bedroom curtains a few times to get to the lesser oxidized good stuff, I think I got this from jeremy fragrance from youtube.

We though it was like the fresh Spanish cologne that all the young Spanish students wore when they visited our country. It starts out all fresh and soapy with a rich spicy accord of lavender, rosemary and pine, before morphing into more of a citrus, cinnamon, clove, cedar and rosewood affair.Please be aware that in some instances your parcel may be delayed due to adverse weather on the route from our warehouse, even if your local area itself is not affected. Was unprepared for the initial onslaught of cinnamon and herb… but then the carnation heart kicks in and then the dry down! For example, some top note citrus scents smell stronger immediately upon application, while a lavender middle note may be sensed after some time from application as the top note evaporates. Longevity was around 4-6 hours for me at the most, it actually starts to deteriorate quite quickly after 3-4 hours. This was my signature sent back in the day, I never had gotten one bad remark about it while wearing, girls seemed to like it as I got compliments and asked what it was ha, it was not expensive back then just like today and my friends were wearing kouros, fahrenheit, aramis and so on and Mandate stood in amongst those big boys and at least held his ground.

I will now seek to found if any of the original is available as i have read it has been reformulated like everything else. You'll also be added to the mailing list and get discounts and voucher codes when we do online promotions.

Suitable for every day use, Mandate contains notes of bergamot, lavender, rosewood, rosemary, clary sage, geranium, clove, cinnamon, pine, cedar, oak moss, tonka, amber and musk to create a scent that is both classic and elegant. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. For me i hope it doesnt disappoint, because it was a stepping stone into the world of becoming a man.

If you do not update your preferences, we will assume that you are happy to receive amazing offers and news. Mandate is a masculine fragrance that combines the freshness of citrus with the warmth of wood and spices. Settles very quickly with the same top notes existing throughout, not an overly complex fragrance but its simplicity does it credit in my opinion and makes it a good all rounder. It's not a fougere in the rougher sense like a Paco Rabanne for example, it's much smoother and more mellow, with more of a powdered focus of geranium and lavender up front with the classic touches of pine cedar and oak moss and cloves very much lower in the mix.A classic well rounder "safe" fragrance i'm glad to keep in my collection but it's nothing special 3. It does have that musty chemical note that I think is the current cheap oakmoss substitute that I smell in recent Quorum and Polo Green reformulations but it is well tempered by other notes.