Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette

Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette places lush jasmine against tobacco, hay and apricot, while cumin-spiced musk and cedar make the floral warmth feel bodily and lived-in before tonka bean and amber soften it.

Profile: Woody floral musk.

Notes: jasmine, tobacco, hay, apricot; musk, cumin, cedar; tonka bean, amber.

Evolution: jasmine, tobacco, hay and apricot → cumin-spiced musk and cedar → tonka bean and amber.

Best for: A portrait for the bohemian who prefers a dressing room after the show to a pristine flower shop. Wear it at a jazz bar, backstage, or on a languid night when jasmine can mingle with smoke and warm skin; the bloom has a lived-in, bodily roughness that many floral lovers will find challenging.

Origin: France.

Longevity: 5–8 hours.