Divisive, overhyped, and a magnet for debate - but if you're not bothered by the 'Babycat clone' discourse and appreciate a robust, smoky vanilla-suede, this is a banger. Not for the faint-hearted or those who avoid strong saffron and leather.

Smoked Velvet chases Omanluxury's Caden - that fiery saffron-and-suede leather drying into boozy coffee and vanilla amber. The dupe captures the smoky saffron-leather signature but renders it softer and less opulent, with the charred, room-filling intensity of the original tamed and projection scaled back.