Escada Nectar de Costa Rica Eau de Toilette 100ml Spray Victoria's Secret Oud opens thick and resinous

Oud opens thick and resinous

Guerlain layers it with violet leaf and a touch of amber so it doesn't go full motorcycle jacket

Boss Bottled opens with a hit of citrus — lemon and grapefruit that catches you first — before it settles into a warmer middle of cedarwood and amber

A light mist of setting spray over the top at the end

Lanvin wraps it in vanilla and soft amber

Escada Nectar de Costa Rica Eau de Toilette 100ml Spray Victoria's Secret Oud opens thick and resinousPassion fruit and gardenia the fruit forward opening that doesn't tip into gourmand sweetness, kept in check by white musk and a thread of amber. Nectar de Costa Rica smells like the air after rain in somewhere warm, not a dessert counter. 100ml EDT for her. Four sprays in the morning settle to a skin scent by early evening; reapply if you want the lift to carry through dinner.