41 Burlington Arcade

41 Burlington Arcade from the British house Atkinsons, composed by Julie Pluchet in 2017, is a spicy, smoky citrus. Spice is what everyone notices; most also find it citrusy, a smaller group pick up wood, and a minority mention musk, flowers and amber.

Grapefruit, lemon and citruses open it bright and bitter-edged. Then the spices arrive: pepper and white pepper, pimento, nutmeg and cardamom, warm, dry and tingling, with a liquorice note adding a dark, slightly sweet twist. Floral notes soften the middle. The base is cedar and vetiver, dry and earthy, with smoke drifting through, amber adding warmth and musk a smooth finish.

It is worn by anyone and suits daytime through to evening across most of the year, for someone who likes citrus with a peppery, smoky backbone rather than a sweet one.

41 Burlington Arcade — unisex fragrance by Atkinsons (released 2017). Notes: Amber, Cardamom, Cedar, Citruses, Floral Notes, Grapefruit, Lemon, Licorice, Musk, Nutmeg, Pepper, Pimento, Smoke, Vetiver, White Pepper. — Parfica open fragrance database