Hermes Barenia

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, dark, earthy and slightly sweet, the classic seventies note.

It opens on miracle berry and bergamot, moves through white ginger lily, and settles on patchouli, akigalawood and oak.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• patchouli: dark and earthy with a sweet edge, somewhere between damp soil and a second-hand bookshop

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.