Royal Extract II

It opens with petitgrain and pink pepper: a citrus freshness with a quick spicy edge. In the heart, orange blossom and hyacinth add floral softness while cedarwood gives a woody backbone. The base of vetiver, galbanum and moss finishes the scent in a dry, green chypre mood.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure and business are the occasions named most often. Masculine and feminine votes come out equal, so it reads as truly in between. Atkinsons Posh on the Green and Goutal Eau du Sud have a close profile.