Ch Beast Carolina Herrera

Mostly sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on juniper berries, angelica and black pepper, moves through watery notes, balsam fir and violet leaf, and settles on cashmere wood, madagascar vanilla and labdanum.

• juniper: dry resinous berry, piney and gin-like
• black pepper: dry and hot, like pepper cracked straight from the mill

It lasts an average amount of time and carries into a room.

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