Samsara

Mostly soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on ylang-ylang, peach and bergamot, moves through iris, jasmine and narcissus, and settles on sandalwood, vanilla and iris.

• ylang-ylang: rich yellow flower, sweet and faintly banana-like with a creamy finish
• peach: soft and sweet with a fuzzy edge, more like the skin than the juice

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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