Montale Paris Bakhoor

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 incense and resin, moves through incense, resin and sandalwood, and settles on resin, resins and sandalwood.

• incense: dry resinous smoke, the smell of a church rather than a bonfire
• sandalwood: creamy, almost milky wood. Softer and rounder than cedar

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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