Incense Water

Longevity and sillage are both moderate. Most voters pick spring and autumn, with summer and winter further behind. It sits close to leisure and business wear, and feminine and masculine votes are almost even, so it reads as truly unisex. Perfumer H Saffron and Jo Malone Hinoki & Cedarwood have a close profile.

It opens with bergamot and French lavender, fresh and green. In the heart, saffron, Roman chamomile and Egyptian geranium add a floral, lightly spicy softness. It dries down onto Somalian frankincense, cedarwood, Pacific sandalwood and amber, a woody, resinous, faintly sweet base.