Twilly d'Hermes

Mostly creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full. Underneath that, warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family.

It opens on ginger, bitter orange and bergamot, moves through tuberose, orange blossom and jasmine, and settles on sandalwood and vanilla.

• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread
• bitter orange: sour marmalade citrus, closer to peel than to juice

It lasts well 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.