Kilian L'Heure Verte

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers.

It opens on absinthe, moves through licorice and violet leaf, and settles on patchouli, vetiver and woody notes.

• licorice: sweet aniseed, cooling and slightly salty
• violet leaf: green and dewy with a cucumber-like coolness. Nothing like the sweetness of violet flowers

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.