Mon Guerlain Intense

Mostly sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on lavender, mandarin orange and bergamot, moves through tahitian vanilla, madagascar vanilla and iris, and settles on coumarin, patchouli and licorice.

• lavender: clean herbal flower, cooling and slightly soapy
• mandarin orange: sweet, soft citrus. Gentler and less biting than lemon

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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