This is Guerlain's legendary vanilla, but it's a divisive one. Many find it exquisite, a rich and boozy dream, while others rage about its weak performance and high price. You might love it, or you might find yourself anosmic to its charms entirely. Sample first, and pray your nose isn't broken.

Vanille Doree is Alexandria UK's take on Guerlain's Spiritueuse Double Vanille - a vanilla-incense-rose gourmand at a fraction of the price. It trades the original's near-mythical layered complexity for a more direct, sweeter vanilla that arrives faster and stays flatter through the wear.