Acqua Di Gio Elixir

Mostly cool and wet, the note most people read as sea air or rain. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on bergamot, green mandarin and nutmeg, moves through violet leaf and water notes, and settles on leather, patchouli and vetiver.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• green mandarin: mandarin picked unripe: sharper, greener, less sweet

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.