Lancome Maison Rose Peonia

Mostly the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend. Underneath that, clean and airy, the smell of just-washed clothes and open windows.

It opens on bergamot, muguet and pear, moves through jasmine, muguet and orange blossom, and settles on apricot, cedar and musk.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• lily-of-the-valley: small white flower, fresh and dewy green. The real flower yields no oil, so this is always recreated

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.