Vieri

Mind Games Vieri Extrait de Parfum

Lemongrass, lemon, pink pepper, tea, red fruits, peony, camellia, musk, amberwood, and incense — the Soulmate Collection's counterpart to Lionora, named for the nobleman who captured her heart, and the most crisp, most citrus-herbal, and most explicitly Mediterranean-summer composition in the collection: a lemongrass-lemon-pink pepper opening over a camellia tea heart that earns "most realistic pink lemonade I've ever smelled" and "transports me to Coronado Island in San Diego" from the collectors who connect with its specific coastal-herbal-citrus register.

"Vieri" is Lionora's nobleman companion in the Mind Games Soulmate Collection's love narrative — his character is described as bringing "subtle virility and avant-garde approach to love" to the Mediterranean landscape where the story unfolds. The fragrance delivers that concept in the form of a vibrant, slightly spiced citrus-herbal composition that reads consistently as masculine-leaning unisex to its wearers.

The lemongrass and lemon opening is immediately vivid, slightly sharp, and distinctly Mediterranean in the way of a meal served at an outdoor table with good olive oil and fresh herbs. Pink pepper adds dry warmth and a slightly Mediterranean-spiced quality. As tea, red fruits, peony, and camellia develop, the composition takes on a warm, slightly floral-fruity character — the camellia tea is the most interesting element, providing a slightly astringent, slightly warm tea quality that the composition's citrus-musk framework uses well. Amberwood and incense in the base are subtle warmth-providers rather than dominant characters. The overall arc is relatively linear and bright rather than deeply developmental. Performance: good on the right skin; some wearers find the lemongrass-forward character fades more quickly than expected.

🔺 The Scent Pyramid

Top Notes (0–20 min) Lemongrass · Lemon · Pink Pepper

Lemongrass is vivid, slightly herbal-citrus, and the composition's defining character. Lemon adds clean brightness. Pink pepper provides dry warmth.

Heart Notes (20 min–2 hrs) Tea · Red Fruits · Peony · Camellia

The heart softens the citrus-herbal opening with warm, slightly fruity-floral depth. Tea adds a distinctive aromatic warmth. Camellia is clean and slightly aquatic-floral.

Base Notes (2 hrs and beyond) Musk · Amberwood · Incense

The base provides warm, slightly woody depth without dramatically transforming the composition's character. Longevity: variable; best in warm weather.

What it smells like on skin:

The lemongrass-lemon opening is immediately bright and Mediterranean. Tea and red fruits add warmth through the heart. The amberwood-musk base is the quiet, long-lasting conclusion. Spring and summer primary; the Soulmate Collection's most explicitly outdoor-Mediterranean composition.

Why Collectors Keep Reaching For It:

🍋 Lemongrass, camellia tea, pink pepper, and amberwood — the Soulmate Collection's most crisp Mediterranean-herbal citrus composition, earning "most realistic pink lemonade I've smelled" and "transports me to Coronado Island" from the collectors for whom the specific lemongrass-tea-citrus combination delivers the coastal outdoor experience it promises

🌿 "Lemongrass Madagascar and sparkling citron with pink pepper around a heart of Camellia Tea... to enhance the natural warming effect, finished with a smoky Orientalwood and musk" — Perfumer Carlos Viñals' description of the Mediterranean-coastal architecture he built.

🔍 Authenticated gray-market sourced. Same Mind Games extrait. Below retail.

💸 Below retail on the Soulmate Collection's most explicitly Mediterranean and most crisp citrus-herbal composition — Vieri at gray-market pricing makes the lemongrass-tea-citrus extrait accessible.

⚡ Spring and summer primary — variable longevity; best in warm weather

Who actually buys this: Mediterranean-citrus-herbal fragrance devotees who want that specific register in a quality niche context. Collectors who want the Soulmate Collection's most explicitly masculine-leaning composition. Anyone who connects the words "coastal Mediterranean afternoon" with the fragrance experience they want most.