A short list, held for a long time. Saffron opens it, incense sits in the middle, and dry amber and musk carry the rest. There is...

Citrus led — grapefruit with other citrus and fruity notes on top, over a light floral middle. Cedarwood, moss and balsamic notes at the base give...

The name means white oud, but the opening is green and sharp: cypress, black pepper and aromatic notes. Leather, vetiver and incense fill the middle, and...

Spice and fruit first — cinnamon, saffron and apple — then leather and rose take the middle, which is where the fragrance gets its character. Patchouli,...

Citrus over cake. Tangerine and orange open it bright, but cake and sugar are in the composition from the start, so it turns sweet quickly. Peach...

Dessert from the first spray — syrup, chocolate and toffee open it. Cinnamon, tonka bean and orris in the middle keep it from being flatly sweet,...

A dessert from start to finish. Coconut and almond open it creamy and nutty, chocolate and vanilla fill the middle, and praline, milk and amber finish...

Starts on fruit — pineapple, peach and apple — then orange blossom and rose take over and it turns floral. Patchouli, cedarwood and amber underneath mean...

A four-note citrus aromatic, and the short list is the point. Lemon and mandarin open it, a single lavender note sits in the middle, musk and...

Green and citrus at the top — galbanum next to lemon and bergamot is sharp rather than sweet. The middle is aromatic and woody with a...

Despite the name there is no gardenia in it — the opening is osmanthus with apricot and peach, which reads as soft stone fruit rather than...

Spice straight away, cedar in the middle, then leather, amber and musk to close. Classed as a leather fragrance and it wears like one — dry,...

Citrus for about a minute, then it gets serious — geranium, oud and incense through the middle, cedarwood and vanilla underneath. Oriental woody, and the vanilla...

Opens bright on grapefruit and bergamot, which is not where it ends up. Lavender and nutmeg turn the middle floral-spicy, and the base is patchouli and...

Pear at the top makes it read fruity for the first few minutes, then lily of the valley takes over and it turns clean rather than...

A short pyramid that does one thing well. Ylang-ylang opens it creamy and a little tropical, rose and mandarin sit in the middle, and patchouli takes...

Saffron straight into oud, with patchouli, sandalwood and vanilla underneath. The name means crown of oud, and the composition is exactly that — agarwood front and...

Saffron and raspberry open sweet and slightly tart, then a full floral heart of tuberose and Turkish rose takes over. Sandalwood, vanilla and tonka make the...

Saffron and lavender open it, cedar carries the middle, and the base is moss, amber and agarwood. A short, dry pyramid — the oud is the...

Aldehydes and citrus give it a clean, almost soapy opening, with peach to soften the edge. Lily of the valley and orange blossom through the middle,...