Groove Xcape is a divisive beast, a genuine love-it-or-hate-it scent from Xerjoff that bucks trends. It's a proper niche experience: unique, complex, and probably not for the faint-hearted or those seeking mass appeal. Forget the clubbing marketing; this is an olfactory art piece.

A budget interpretation of Amouage Lineage, the niche spicy-incense unisex. Spicy Legacy lands the gingery, peppery opening and resinous frankincense-myrrh core, but where Lineage glows with mineral, salty-sea complexity and rich smoke, this dupe renders the incense flatter and drier, losing the original's luminous depth.