Maison Francis Kurkdjian Masculin Pluriel

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, clean herbal flower, soothing and slightly soapy.

It opens on bergamot and cedar, moves through cedar, lavender and mock orange, and settles on cedar, leather and patchouli.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• cedar: dry, clean wood, closest to freshly sharpened pencil shavings

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.