This one's a proper head-scratcher. Gorgeous, fresh, and sophisticated on paper, but the performance is shocking for most. If you're lucky enough to have it last, you'll love it, but for many, it's a fleeting whisper that vanishes quicker than a free bar tab.

Borough is Perfume Parlour's version of Bond No.9's Brooklyn, a fresh woody-aromatic often described as smelling like gin and juice. The dupe lands that zesty grapefruit-and-gin character over dry woods, though the budget oil renders Brooklyn's crisp, biting freshness a little softer and shorter.