Valentino Donna Born In Roma

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard.

It opens on black currant, pink pepper and bergamot, moves through jasmine, jasmine sambac and jasmine tea, and settles on bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and guaiac wood.

• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis
• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns

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.