Mitsouko

Mostly damp shaded forest floor, green and slightly bitter. Underneath that, warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family.

It opens on bergamot, citruses and jasmine, moves through peach, ylang-ylang and jasmine, and settles on oakmoss, spices and cinnamon.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• citruses: a general citrus impression rather than any one fruit

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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