This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair. For patchouli lovers, it's a deep, boozy, sexy vanilla dream; for others, it's a medicinal nightmare. Definitely not a blind buy.

Chases the creme-brulee-and-patchouli opulence of Kayali's Vanilla Royale Sugared Patchouli, but comes across sweeter and less resinous, with the earthy patchouli backbone fading faster than the original's assertive drydown.