This is a seriously divisive number, a true love-it-or-hate-it affair. Expect sharp, spicy rosiness that some find magnificent and others, well, pencil shavings. Not for the faint of heart, but if it clicks, it's a confident, head-turning signature scent.

Empowered Aura follows Initio's Power Self, that bright-yet-grounding white-floral musk. Perfume Parlour captures the creamy rose-osmanthus heart and soft musky-woody base, though it reads a touch flatter and, like the original, settles close to the skin sooner than its luxe price tag suggests.