Poivre 23 London unisex

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on cumin, incense and nutmeg, moves through amber, cedar and incense, and settles on amber, benzoin and guaiac wood.

• cumin: warm, dusty, unmistakably sweaty at any real dose. The note people either forgive or refuse
• incense: dry resinous smoke, the smell of a church rather than a bonfire

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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