Imperiale Guerlain

Mostly bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel. Underneath that, smells like food: caramel, chocolate, vanilla, bakery.

It opens on citruses, lemon verbena and bergamot, moves through rosemary, and settles on rosemary, cedar and tonka bean.

• citruses: a general citrus impression rather than any one fruit
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

It fades fairly quickly 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.