Divisive yet undeniably popular among its target audience. While some dismiss it as a generic Invictus clone with a tacky bottle, many young users find its fresh, sweet, and green character a compliment-getting winner. Don't knock it 'til you've sniffed it.

A budget take on Mind Games Blockade, the juicy-mango-meets-oud crowd-pleaser. Fortress Shield captures the fresh mango-and-tomato-leaf opening over a suede-oud-amber base, but where Blockade's oud reads clean and refined and evolves masterfully, this dupe renders the woody-leather drydown flatter and the polish a touch coarser.