Ch Prive Carolina Herrera

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, like a new leather jacket, smoky with a bitter edge.

It opens on whiskey, grapefruit and pomelo, moves through cardamom, lavender and sage, and settles on leather, tonka bean and woody notes.

• grapefruit: bitter-fresh citrus, more tart and less sweet than orange
• cardamom: cool green spice with an aromatic, almost soapy lift

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.