Montale's latest is a divisive beast: some hail it as a creamy, dense honeyed musk, others smell baby wipes, public toilets, or play-doh. It's not a crowd-pleaser, but a distinctive, powdery-sweet enigma tailored for those who dare to be different.

Arabian Veil chases Montale's Arabians Musk - that intoxicating swirl of honey, dates and clean musk over vanilla and tonka. The dupe nails the sweet, sticky Middle-Eastern gourmand warmth but leans even sweeter and more syrupy, with the musk faint and the original's slow floral-to-woody evolution flattened into a more linear honey-vanilla.