This one's a proper crowd-pleaser, fresh and fruity, but its notoriously poor performance means many feel short-changed. If you demand longevity, look elsewhere; otherwise, it's a solid, unpretentious pick.

A budget interpretation of Ex Nihilo's French Affair. The sensual rose-and-patchouli heart over mossy green woods is the song of the original, and this dupe captures that modern chypre swagger, though it reads cleaner and less mossy-sophisticated, with the oakmoss and vetiver depth softened.