Bvlgari Le Gemme Imperiali Irina

Mostly the general smell of flowers, without leaning sharp or sweet. Underneath that, soft skin-like warmth, more the smell of clean skin than a scent of its own.

It opens on magnolia, moves through jasmine, magnolia and musk, and settles on jasmine, magnolia and musk.

• magnolia: creamy lemony flower, fresh with a soapy edge
• jasmine: a rich white flower, heady and full. Up close it turns slightly animal, which some people love and others find too much

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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