Libre L'Absolu Platine Yves Saint Laurent

Mostly clean herbal flower, soothing and slightly soapy. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on aldehydes, bergamot and mandarin orange, moves through lavender, blue lavender and orange blossom, and settles on vanilla and amber.

• aldehydes: the fizzy, soapy sparkle that makes a classic perfume smell like perfume rather than like any one ingredient
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

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.