This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair, and frankly, we're not surprised. It’s got beastly performance matched only by its eye-watering price, so sample before you commit to smelling like a luxury spice explosion, or an Indian takeaway, depending on who you ask.

Inspired by Creed Oud Zarian, No. 518 captures the frankincense-ginger-oud silhouette but drops most of the rare-oud depth and rose heart, arriving as a louder, sweeter, shorter-lived version of the aged-oud original.