L'Homme Cologne Bleue

Mostly cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on sea notes, grapefruit and mandarin orange, moves through lavender, apple and geranium, and settles on patchouli, sandalwood and cedar.

• sea notes: a general salt-and-air impression, invented rather than extracted
• grapefruit: bitter-fresh citrus, more tart and less sweet than orange

It lasts an average amount of time 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.