Blessed Baraka is a divisive, intoxicating amber-musk that some find heavenly and others, pure chemical hell. It's a love-it-or-hate-it affair, with fans praising its dark, sexy allure and mystique, while detractors are left recoiling from what they perceive as industrial-strength synthetics and an offensive 'rubber' or 'sick' smell. Sample first, no blind buying unless you live for drama.

Baraka dupes Initio's Blessed Baraka, a warm amber-musk from the Initio Parfums Prives 'Psychedelic Shot' collection. The amber-sandalwood-benzoin arc tracks well, though it reads slightly simpler and less resinous than Initio's more layered, near-£400 original. A soft, comforting amber-musk at a fraction of the price.