Carolina Herrera Oud Couture

Mostly the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend. Underneath that, dense smoky resinous wood, rich and medicinal. An acquired taste for many Western noses.

It opens on black pepper, damask rose and saffron, moves through benzoin and damask rose, and settles on benzoin, olibanum and oud.

• black pepper: dry and hot, like pepper cracked straight from the mill
• rose: the flower itself, landing anywhere between jammy and fresh green depending on the variety used

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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