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Upcycled Mandarin

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Sweet · Herbal.

3.29 / 5Rating · 72 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
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Year2025
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumersCarol BelliKosuke Minakata

Collection: The Imaginarium

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Upcycled Mandarin by Les Liquides Imaginaires has a listed citrus, sweet, herbal profile, with notes of Italian Mandarin, Green Mandarin, Pink Pepper, Italian Lemon, Cardamom.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-30. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Concentration not specified by source · US listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Citrus limon peel oil, Linalool, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Cedrus atlantica oil/extract, Benzyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Pinene, Vanillin, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Terpinolene, Terpineol, Tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Lavandula oil/extract, Beta-caryophyllene, Alpha-terpinene, Linalyl acetate, Geranyl acetate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzaldehyde.

Official US storefront declaration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Les Liquides Imaginaires official US product composition · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.24 / 5

21 votes

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Projection

1.90 / 4

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Value perception

2.42 / 5

24 votes

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Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Benzoin and Cardamom. Explore Upcycled Mandarin’s citrus direction alongside Bitter Peach’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Cardamom. Explore Upcycled Mandarin’s citrus direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does Upcycled Mandarin smell like?

Upcycled Mandarin by Les Liquides Imaginaires has a listed citrus, sweet, herbal profile, with notes of Italian Mandarin, Green Mandarin, Pink Pepper, Italian Lemon, Cardamom.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Carol Belli, Kosuke Minakata.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.24 out of 5, from 21 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Upcycled Mandarin?

Its listed notes include italian mandarin, green mandarin, pink pepper, italian lemon, cardamom, lavender, apricot, mahonial, orange blossom, immortelle, cedarwood, heliotrope, amber, haitian vetiver, almond, benzoin, vanillin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Upcycled Mandarin

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Les Liquides Imaginaires Upcycled Mandarin bottle
Leading accords
citrus
sweet
herbal
warm spicy
fruity
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Italian Mandarin · Green Mandarin · Pink Pepper · Italian Lemon · Cardamom · Lavender

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