This one's a proper fruit bomb, so beware: it's not shy. Erba Gold doubles down on tropical sweetness, moving beyond Erba Pura's sharp tang. It's divisive - some find it an addictive, mass-appealing summer banger; others, a synthetic headache in a bottle. Sample it first if you don't fancy choking out your mates.

French Gentleman follows Lacoste Pour Homme's softly sweet, boozy fruity-woody. The plum-and-grapefruit opening over spiced juniper and a vanilla-wood base reads true to the brief, but as a budget dupe it lands flatter and lighter than the designer original.