Xerjoff Shooting Stars Oesel

Mostly creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full. Underneath that, bright and zesty, like fresh orange or lemon peel.

It opens on african orange flower, petitgrain and lemon, moves through mimosa, white flowers and jasmine, and settles on tobacco blossom, amber and patchouli.

• orange blossom: the flower of the orange tree rather than the fruit: sweet, honeyed and a little green
• petitgrain: the twigs and leaves of the orange tree: green, bitter and woody, where neroli is the flower and orange the fruit

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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