Manos Gerakinis' Silver Oud is a divisive beast: some will swoon, others will run. It's a bold-as-brass, take-no-prisoners kind of scent that you'll either adore or recoil from. Definitely not a blind buy.

Crimson Cuir is Aromara's take on Maison Crivelli Cuir Infrarouge, a niche fruity-leather that built a cult following on raspberry-soaked leather over smoky birch. This 35% Extrait leans harder into the raspberry top and leather heart than the original's more restrained blend, trading some of Crivelli's polish for a louder, cheaper-to-love opening that fades a touch faster into the patchouli-musk base.