Baie Rose 26 Chicago unisex

Mostly the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend. Underneath that, fizzy and clean, the effervescent quality that makes classic perfumes smell like perfume.

It opens on aldehydes, moves through cedar, geranium and mimosa, and settles on amber, bamboo and musk.

• aldehydes: the fizzy, soapy sparkle that makes a classic perfume smell like perfume rather than like any one ingredient
• cedar: dry, clean wood, closest to freshly sharpened pencil shavings

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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