Slow Dance Byredo

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 opoponax and cognac, moves through labdanum, violet and geranium, and settles on vanilla, patchouli and incense.

• opoponax: sweet balsamic resin, warm and faintly liquorice-like. Sometimes called sweet myrrh
• labdanum: sticky sweet resin from the rockrose bush, leathery and warm with a dried-fruit edge

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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