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Mind Games Mentor
Salted caramel, dark plum, smoky oud
Sweet and smoky sit side by side in Mentor, and neither gives way. Salted caramel, Italian lemon and dark plum open it, amber coffee and crème de cassis carry the middle, and Boya oud, sandalwood and tonka bean ground it. Carlos Viñals composed it for the Perfumer Extraordinaire collection from Mind Games.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Salted Caramel
- Italian Lemon
- Dark Plum
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Heart notes
- Amber Coffee
- Crème de Cassis
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Base notes
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- Strong
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Sweet and sharp
The top is juicy and edible: dark plum gives a deep, jammy fruit, salted caramel a rounded sweetness with a faint savoury edge, and Italian lemon a bright line of acidity that stops the whole thing from clogging. It reads as a dessert kept in check by acidity.
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Coffee and cassis
In the middle, amber coffee adds a dark, roasted warmth and crème de cassis a deep, liqueur-like berry sweetness. Together they push the gourmand side further into evening territory: this is coffee and berry liqueur, nothing light, and the plum from the top is still faintly present.
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Smoke and wood
The base is Boya oud, sandalwood and tonka bean. Oud and amber resin give the brand's smoky, earthy foundation, sandalwood smooths it, and tonka adds a honeyed warmth that points back to the caramel. As an extrait it sits dense on the skin and fades slowly.
Wearing it
When, who and why
Cold evenings
Mentor is an evening perfume for autumn and winter: dinners, long conversations, a coat and a scarf. Two sprays are plenty, on the chest or wrists; caramel and plum show at once, the oud only after a while. In a warm room it thickens quickly, so apply with a lighter hand.
A good match for
Anyone who enjoys gourmand perfumes but wants smoke and earth under the sweetness. It is unisex, and it suits people who like edible notes such as caramel and coffee without wanting the result to feel like a pastry.
Why choose Mind Games Mentor
It belongs to the brand's Perfumer Extraordinaire collection and is built on contrast rather than a single sweet note: juicy fruit against smoky oud, salt against honeyed tonka. One perfumer, Carlos Viñals, kept those contrasts in balance.
At a glance
- House
- Mind Games
- Perfumer
- Carlos Viñals
- Year
- 2024
- Size
- 100 ml
- Family
- Amber Edible
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Is Mentor a sweet perfume?
Yes, but with counterweights: salted caramel and plum are sweet, while Italian lemon, coffee and a smoky Boya oud base keep it from becoming sugary.
Which collection does Mentor belong to?
Mentor is part of the Perfumer Extraordinaire collection from Mind Games. Carlos Viñals composed it, and the brand calls it a gourmand built on contrasts.
What does the bottle contain?
100 ml of Extrait de Parfum. At that concentration two sprays are usually enough, so the bottle goes a long way.
The house
About Mind Games
Mind Games is a chess-themed niche house created by Alex and Mariana Shalbaf. Each perfume is an ‘aromatic movement’ that mirrors a move or idea from the game, and every full-size perfume is an Extrait de Parfum in a 100 ml glass flacon with a metal cap shaped like a chess piece.
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- Each perfume is an ‘aromatic movement’ that mirrors a move or idea from chess
- The brand calls its whole range unisex or genderless
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