Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme

Mostly juicy and ripe, like peach, berry or apple. Underneath that, sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit.

It opens on almond, pink pepper and bergamot, moves through plum, cinnamon and heliotrope, and settles on tobacco, leather and patchouli.

• almond: sweet marzipan, sometimes with a cherry-like edge
• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns

It lasts well 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.