A truly baffling fragrance, Empire is a gorgeous fruity-floral that plays hide-and-seek. It’s either a masterfully blended gem or a fleeting, overpriced disappointment, depending on your skin chemistry and patience. Definitely not a safe blind buy.

Crimson Voyage is Aromara's take on Dior's Rouge Trafalgar, one of the fruitier entries in Dior's Maison Christian Dior line built on pomegranate-soaked rose. Aromara pushes the pomegranate and raspberry top harder than Dior does, giving Crimson Voyage a candier, more immediate juiciness, while the rose heart reads a touch flatter and the sandalwood-musk base fades sooner than the exclusive line's polished dry-down.