Bvlgari White

Mostly sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice. Underneath that, soft skin-like warmth, more the smell of clean skin than a scent of its own.

It opens on tea, artemisia and bergamot, moves through pepper, cardamom and coriander, and settles on musk, woody notes and jasmine.

• tea: dry and faintly smoky, closest to a cup of black tea left to cool
• artemisia: bitter silvery herb, sharp and slightly camphorous. Wormwood, the absinthe plant

It lasts an average amount of time 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.