This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair, polarizing opinions like few others. It's a bold, beast-mode oriental that demands confidence and can either be your signature masterpiece or just a bit too much 'body odour' for some. Definitely needs a test run before committing.

A budget interpretation of Guerlain Bois Mysterieux, French Puzzle carries the same dark woody-leather backbone resolving into balsamic myrrh. It trades the original's austere complexity for a simpler, more straightforward render, but the smoky, grown-up character survives.