Xerjoff Casamorati Mefisto

Mostly bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel. Underneath that, soft and dusty, somewhere between face powder and clean laundry.

It opens on grapefruit, bergamot and amalfi lemon, moves through lavender, iris and rose, and settles on musk, sandalwood and virginia cedar.

• grapefruit: bitter-fresh citrus, more tart and less sweet than orange
• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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