Mentor

Description Mentor is a warm, gourmand-amber extrait de parfum from Mind Games, the chess-themed niche house, composed by perfumer Carlos Viñals in 2024 as part of the brand's Perfumer Extraordinaire collection. It opens on salted caramel, tart Italian lemon and dark plum, then settles into an amber-coffee and blackcurrant-liqueur heart before resolving into a smoky, earthy base of Boya oud, sandalwood and tonka bean. The name nods to the mentor's role at the chessboard — the steadying presence that shapes a player's instincts — and the fragrance wears the same way: comforting and guiding rather than showy, an easy fit for anyone who leans toward rich, dessert-adjacent ambers with a smoky edge. Scent Character Sweet / Gourmand — 56% Fresh (citrus) — 22% Woody — 11% Oud — 11% Translation: a caramel-and-coffee gourmand core carries the fragrance, brightened briefly by lemon and grounded by a genuinely smoky Boya oud and sandalwood base — not a sweet fragrance that fades thin, but one with real woody backbone. Fragrance Pyramid Top: Salted Caramel, Italian Lemon, Dark Plum Heart: Amber Coffee, Crème de Cassis (Blackcurrant Liqueur) Base: Boya Oud, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean Performance Longevity: Excellent — 8 to 10+ hours on skin, typical of the extrait concentration. Sillage: Heavy for the first several hours, settling closer to the skin as the tonka and sandalwood base takes over. Projection: Strong initial throw — a fragrance that announces itself, best suited to cooler weather. Best Occasions & Season Built for fall and winter, and for evenings and special occasions where a rich, smoky-sweet amber has room to breathe. Concentration & Provenance Extrait de parfum, the house's highest concentration. Composed by Carlos Viñals for Mind Games, part of the Perfumer Extraordinaire collection, launched in 2024. Try Before You Commit This listing is the 3.4 oz / 100 ml Tester — the full-size bottle without retail packaging, at $269.99. If you'd rather sample in miniature first, Venba also carries Mentor in 1 mL, 5 mL and 10 mL decants starting at $10.99 on the standard retail listing. 100% Authentic Every Mind Games fragrance sold on Venba is 100% authentic. We've filled over 200,000 orders and hold a 4.9★ rating on Trustpilot. Enjoy free U.S. shipping on orders over $100 and hassle-free returns on unopened items. FAQ Is Mentor unisex? Yes — Mind Games designs its fragrances to be worn by anyone. What's the difference between the Tester and the retail bottle? Same 100 ml juice — the Tester ships without the retail box or cellophane, at a lower price. What does Mentor actually smell like? Salted caramel and Italian lemon up front, warming into amber coffee and blackcurrant, then settling into smoky Boya oud, sandalwood and tonka bean. What season suits it best? Fall and winter evenings — it's a rich, smoky-sweet amber that can run warm in summer heat.