Parfums De Marly Palatine

Mostly soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry. Underneath that, sweet powdery flower with a green edge, like violet sweets.

It opens on pear, bergamot and mandarin, moves through violet, floral bouquet and lavender, and settles on musk, sandalwood and vanilla.

• pear: light watery sweetness with a green crispness
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

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.