Valentino Uomo Intense 2021 for men

Mostly sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard. Underneath that, cool, powdery and slightly rooty, closer to makeup than to a flower.

It opens on mandarin orange and nutmeg, moves through juniper and sage, and settles on iris, vanilla and leather.

• mandarin orange: sweet, soft citrus. Gentler and less biting than lemon
• nutmeg: warm dusty spice, dry rather than sweet

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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