Armaf La Rosa

Mostly sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on pear, black currant and pink pepper, moves through orange blossom, tuberose and ylang-ylang, and settles on praline, hazelnut and tonka bean.

• pear: light watery sweetness with a green crispness
• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis

It lasts an average amount of time and carries into a room.

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