Armaf Ventana Marine

Mostly bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on citron, sicilian orange and calabrian bergamot, moves through ginger, rosemary and tunisian neroli, and settles on chinese tea, guaiac wood and palisander rosewood.

• citron: thick-peeled citrus, more bitter rind than juice
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

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.