Maison Alhambra Alive Now

Mostly dark, earthy and slightly sweet, the classic seventies note. Underneath that, smells like food: caramel, chocolate, vanilla, bakery.

It opens on grapefruit and bergamot, moves through praline, bulgarian rose and iris, and settles on patchouli, leather and vanilla.

• grapefruit: bitter-fresh citrus, more tart and less sweet than orange
• 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.