Magie Noire

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, like crushed leaves and cut grass, sharp with a bitter edge.

It opens on galbanum, cassis and cassia, moves through honey, narcissus and cedar, and settles on oakmoss, spices and civet.

• galbanum: intensely green resin, bitter and sappy, like a snapped plant stem
• cassis: blackcurrant: tart and purple, with a green, faintly sulphurous bite

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.