Jean Paul Gaultier Cabaret

Mostly creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on ginger and citron, moves through orange blossom and marshmallow, and settles on vanilla and ambergris.

• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread
• citron: thick-peeled citrus, more bitter rind than juice

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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