L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on ginger, bergamot and lemon, moves through spices, violet leaf and white pepper, and settles on tonka bean, cedar and tahitian vetiver.

• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

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.