This one is a real Marmite, love-it-or-hate-it affair. It's either an amazing, unique take on the Eros DNA with a sophisticated Middle Eastern twist or a synthetic, oversweet mess that misses the mark entirely. Blind-buying is definitely not recommended.

No. 199 follows Creed's Aventus Cologne into fresher territory, dropping the smoky pineapple of standard Aventus for a mandarin-and-ginger opening over patchouli, vetiver and tonka. It's a fair sketch of the citrus-forward direction, but loses the spearmint-and-ozonic lift and cedar-styrax depth that make the original feel airier and more refined - here it reads simpler and a touch flatter.