Kalan is a truly divisive scent-bomb; you'll either love its unique, peppery-citrus punch or recoil from its perceived harshness. Definitely not a safe blind buy, but for those who get it, it's a confident, head-turning beast.

Eden's take on Parfums de Marly's Kalan captures the sharp black pepper and blood orange opening well but flattens out the niche house's dense, resinous amber base into something lighter and more linear - a bold, spicy amber for a fraction of the designer price, without quite the same depth or staying power.