Givenchy Blue Label

Mostly sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on grapefruit and bergamot, moves through pepper, lavender and cardamom, and settles on cedar, vetiver and olibanum.

• grapefruit: bitter-fresh citrus, more tart and less sweet than orange
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

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.