Absolute Aphrodisiac

Mostly sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard. Underneath that, like a new leather jacket, smoky with a bitter edge.

It opens on bergamot, birch and pink pepper, moves through cedar, jasmine and leather, and settles on amber, benzoin and leather.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• birch: tarry smoked wood, the note behind most leather accords

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

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