Lattafa Asad Zanzibar

Mostly sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard. Underneath that, cool, powdery and slightly rooty, closer to makeup than to a flower.

It opens on lavender and black pepper, moves through coconut water, iris and salt, and settles on vanilla and incense.

• lavender: clean herbal flower, cooling and slightly soapy
• black pepper: dry and hot, like pepper cracked straight from the mill

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.