212 Sexy

Mostly sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit. Underneath that, soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry.

It opens on pink pepper, mandarin orange and bergamot, moves through cotton candy, gardenia and flowers, and settles on vanilla, musk and sandalwood.

• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns
• mandarin orange: sweet, soft citrus. Gentler and less biting than lemon

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.