Creed Royal Princess Oud

Mostly soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on bergamot, violet and rose, moves through patchouli, tuscan iris and jasmine, and settles on agarwood (oud), sandalwood and siam benzoin.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• violet: powdery sweet flower with a green leafy edge, much like violet sweets

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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