Mancera Silver Blue

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on spices and bergamot, moves through caramel, amber and labdanum, and settles on amber, precious woods and patchouli.

• spices: a general spiciness rather than any one spice
• 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 carries into a room.

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