Entre Naranjos
Ramon Monegal (2011)

A nice, traditional citrus cologne. There are a lot of these, but it's because it's a recipe that works, and can be personalized with a slight tweaking of the recipe.

So what does it actually smell like? There's the traditional topnotes - bergamot and orange, with a pinch of mint for lift and lavender for grit. There's a notable green herbal heart, most obviously basil and taragon, with orange blossom and petitgrain to give continuity to the topnotes by extending the citrus smell.

These classic citrus colognes usually don't have much of a base (usually just a smudge of soap, if that), because they're intended to fade quickly and be reapplied throughout the day. Monegal modernizes Naranjos a bit with the inclusion of an ambrox base, but it's thin enough that reapplying is still fun.

As for what separates this from the rest of its similar scents, I think the prominent basil goes a long way to make Naranjos feel more masculine than the usual citrus cologne. Thumbs up!

A nice sharp orange, more the pith or oil than the juice. Not your typical citrus.

Entre Naranjos This rich orange blanket of warmth enters the room with a smie to announce your arrival with a warm radiance that could only come from the entire range of the orange tree. A blend of all aspects of ORANGE includes: oil from the orange fruit, Tunisian orange flower oil, neroli orange flower essence, and the distillation of wood of the orange tree (petitgrain) for a complete spectrum everything orange. This wave of orange aroma ties snuggly to warm woods base starting with petitgrain and then a blend of patchouli and amber. This combination of orange with a stabilizing deep wood warmth creates a cloak of mystery with warm assurances. The result is a darker fragrance than the bright Atelier Orange Sanguine, but it is a very attractive, masculine trending orange woods scent.Pros: True orange scent, warm wood baseCons: a little on the expensive side for an orange fragrance

This is about orange for sure, but more orange peel than generic orange. A sharp ambery citrus that rises above most orange themed fragrances. The patchouli adds spice.

Yes, a delightful orange blossoms/grapefruit combo with bitter/green initial accents (sour, averagely aromatic, barely minty and sparkling) and a final touch of soapiness coming from a well appointed amber/benzoin support. The note of orange is not effectively just fruity but also floral (and barely spicy-cinnamon??) in its neroli type of rendition and it starts to fully develop in all the fullness after an initial fizzy blast. The dry down presents a faint vetiver/patchouli backbone which imprints structure and some woody/dusty accents (a bit of cardamom?) in my opinion although the orangy spark holds on to be dominant. The base is almost edible and really irresistible but also elegant, subtle and more velvety despite a spark of rootiness barely adumbrated. Shadowy and mysterious. Perfectly unisex in my opinion. One of the best orange blossoms centered fragrances around.

Clear and pure orange blossom top notes that last about and hour, which is quite good for a citrus-based scent.  Then a hint of a green note is added when the top notes recede to be close to my skin. Linear on me, but convincing as a high-quality composition with limited projection - great for work! Overall longevity of about two hours.