Armani Prive Sable Nuit

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on olibanum and pink pepper, moves through cedar, benzoin and labdanum, and settles on olibanum, vanilla and ambroxan.

• olibanum: frankincense: dry resinous smoke with a citrus lift. Usually worth naming as frankincense instead
• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns

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.