Carolina Herrera Amber Desire

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit.

It opens on dates and raspberry, moves through cinnamon and dates, and settles on amber, cinnamon and patchouli.

• raspberry: tart red fruit, jammy with a slightly fuzzy edge
• cinnamon: hot sweet baking spice

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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