Solid performer
Lasts about 10 hours with strong sillage. The Sandalwood drydown is my favorite part — warm and not overpowering.
Cardamom and Grapefruit over a sandalwood base.
Cardamom and Sandalwood for year-round wear.
Mind Games Scholar's Mate Decant (Sample) opens spiced and woody, leading with Cardamom, Grapefruit and Bergamot for its first impression on the skin. It warms into a heart of elemi, Pimento and Orris, the character that carries it through the middle hours. It grounds in a base of Sandalwood, Fig Nectar and Madagascar Vetiver, the lingering trail it leaves behind.
Wearers consistently describe Mind Games Scholar's Mate Decant (Sample) as a woody spicy scent defined by cardamom, grapefruit and bergamot. The sandalwood and fig nectar base draws the most mentions for the impression it leaves.
4.6
7 reviews
Lasts about 10 hours with strong sillage. The Sandalwood drydown is my favorite part — warm and not overpowering.
Reach for this most mornings. Lasts about 10 hours with strong sillage. Reads woody spicy without being loud.
Punches above its price. Cardamom up top, Sandalwood underneath. Will rebuy.
Get compliments every time I wear this. The elemi really stands out. Lasts about 10 hours with strong sillage.
The Cardamom opening is gorgeous and it settles into Sandalwood beautifully. Lasts me a full day.
Lasts about 10 hours with strong sillage. The Sandalwood drydown is my favorite part — warm and not overpowering.
Punches above its price. Cardamom up top, Sandalwood underneath. Will rebuy.
Mind Games Scholar's Mate Decant (Sample) opens with Cardamom, Grapefruit and Bergamot, moves through a heart of elemi, Pimento and Orris, and settles on Sandalwood, Fig Nectar and Madagascar Vetiver. Overall it reads as a woody spicy fragrance.
Expect around 10 hours of wear, with strong sillage and above average projection that settles closer to the skin over time.
Yes — its woody spicy profile suits year-round wear, both daytime and evening depending on the occasion.
Top: Cardamom, Grapefruit and Bergamot. Heart: elemi, Pimento and Orris. Base: Sandalwood, Fig Nectar and Madagascar Vetiver.
It works as a versatile signature; its strong sillage keeps it appropriate for both casual and dressed settings.
Projection is above average in the opening hours, driven by its Sandalwood, Fig Nectar and Madagascar Vetiver foundation, before it softens to a skin scent.
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