Bvlgari Le Gemme Yasep

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

It opens on sicilian mandarin and sichuan pepper, moves through sandalwood and cedar, and settles on amyris, musk and vetiver.

• sandalwood: creamy, almost milky wood. Softer and rounder than cedar
• cedar: dry, clean wood, closest to freshly sharpened pencil shavings

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.