Montale Paris Embruns d'Essaouira

Mostly salty and mineral, like sea spray. Underneath that, cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers.

It opens on sea water and spicy notes, moves through sandalwood, sea water and spicy notes, and settles on musk, sandalwood and spicy notes.

• spicy notes: a general spiciness rather than any one spice
• 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.