This Extrait version of Blue Talisman is a divisive one. While some hail it as a masterpiece and a compliment magnet, others find it cloying, synthetic, or a redundant upgrade to the original EDP. Sample first to see if you get the pear nectar or the pickle juice.

The Blu Talassim tracks Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman's fruity-fizzy citrus opening into orange blossom and clean musk, but the special captive woods (Georgywood, Akigalawood) that give the original its polished, futuristic edge come across simplified here as generic cedar and musk.