Oil Fiction is a polarising beast: some praise its opulent, vintage amber-floral warmth as a masterpiece, while others dismiss it as outdated, soapy, and drowned in ambroxan. It’s got a loyal following, but definitely not a blind-buy.

No. 028 goes after Mugler Alien's jasmine-cashmeran-amber signature with a simplified version of the same trio: a bright jasmine open into a warm amber-woody base, but flatter and less radiant than the original's glowing, mineral-tinged amber.