Arezzo

Arezzo is named for the Tuscan city of gold and high fashion, and the brand calls it a tribute that combines opulence and elegance in equal measure: decadence meeting refinement. It opens with a vibrant citrus of mandarin and bergamot, which wearers describe as a burst of spiced citrus. The heart is brandy, with plum, spices, labdanum and orris butter, and the base is smooth tobacco, incense, Cambodian oud, patchouli, musk and ambergris. Wearers describe plum brandy in an old, dusty library, then a very gentlemanly and refined base where the tobacco layers with incense. The oud and ambergris divide opinion: some find a barnyard animalic edge and others find a smooth, woody blend with no skank at all. Performance is strong. Most votes call it long lasting, with strong projection, and wearers report it lasting all day. It is a clear winter and autumn scent for evenings and dates, and works for formal occasions. It is too heavy for summer and sport. The brand sells the 100 ml bottle at 140 pounds, a price most voters find fair or good value. It suits wearers who want a mature, boozy tobacco scent with real presence, and who do not mind that some call the style a little dated.