Paco Rabanne 1 Million Royal

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers.

It opens on cardamom, tangerine and bergamot, moves through lavender, violet leaf and sage, and settles on benzoin, cedar and patchouli.

• cardamom: cool green spice with an aromatic, almost soapy lift
• tangerine: sweet soft citrus, rounder and less sharp than lemon

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

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