Nishane Shinanay

Mostly creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on elemi, galbanum and blood orange, moves through cep, gardenia and tuberose, and settles on civet, opoponax and oakmoss.

• elemi: lemony pine resin, sharp and slightly peppery
• galbanum: intensely green resin, bitter and sappy, like a snapped plant stem

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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