Amouage Dia 40

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, the general smell of flowers, without leaning sharp or sweet.

It opens on aldehydes, cyclamen and musk, moves through ylang-ylang, rose and carnation, and settles on orris root, sandalwood and amyris.

• aldehydes: the fizzy, soapy sparkle that makes a classic perfume smell like perfume rather than like any one ingredient
• cyclamen: a fresh, watery green floral. The real flower has almost no scent, so this is a perfumer's construction

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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