Suite 302

It opens with black cherry and red pepper, fruity and spicy at once. The heart of musk, violet and Rosa centifolia adds a powdery, floral softness. In the dry-down black leather, papyrus and tobacco take over, leaving it woody, smoky and faintly animalic.

Longevity and sillage are rated as good, though the number of votes is small, so those ratings are still tentative. It sits comfortably on both men and women. Floral Street Black Lotus and Boadicea the Victorious Alseif have a close profile.