Bvlgari Le Gemme Empyr

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on ginger, moves through ginger, and settles on sandalwood and labdanum.

• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread
• sandalwood: creamy, almost milky wood. Softer and rounder than cedar

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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