Palermo Byredo

Mostly bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel. Underneath that, sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice.

It opens on citruses, petitgrain and bergamot, moves through musk and rose, and settles on ambrette (musk mallow).

• citruses: a general citrus impression rather than any one fruit
• petitgrain: the twigs and leaves of the orange tree: green, bitter and woody, where neroli is the flower and orange the fruit

It lasts an average amount of time 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.