This one's a proper marmite fragrance - you'll either love how it swerves the crowd-pleasers with its bold, dark character, or you'll find it an overwhelming, synthetic mess. Definitely not a safe blind buy, but if you're after something unique and masculine, it could be a winner.

Oriental Oud is one of Alexandria UK's own Original Creations, not a dupe of a specific designer scent. It pairs a dark Cambodian-style oud with a bright lemon-orange-lavender opening and a saffron-vetiver heart, aiming for an accessible entry into the oud genre rather than replicating any single house's signature.