Ajmal Expedition

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry.

It opens on bergamot, floral notes and lemon, moves through violet, iris and fruity notes, and settles on cedar, woodsy notes and patchouli.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• floral notes: a general floralness rather than any one flower

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.