Byredo Reine De Nuit

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend.

It opens on black currant and saffron, moves through rose and incense, and settles on patchouli and ambrette (musk mallow).

• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis
• saffron: warm leathery spice, dry with a faint medicinal bite

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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