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I went into Zara fragrances with a healthy dose of scepticism. In my head, they were mostly going to be trend-chasing, inexpensive, and a bit too “inspired by,” since that’s how Zara often shows up in dupe conversations,...

Lalique Encre Noire à L'Extrême came onto my radar because I was looking for something in the same general mood as the discontinued Gucci Pour Homme from the early 2000s. Not a dupe, and it doesn’t try to be one, but it scratches a similar itch for me: dark...

If Rital Date was my introduction to Versatile’s sense of humour in gourmand territory, Culot Thé is the one that convinced me they can do clean and elegant just as well. It’s their take on fresh tea, with citrus...

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Homme will probably always be a milestone fragrance for me. It was the first “proper” designer bottle I bought with my own money during my student years. Looking back, I was also absolutely influenced...

Versatile is a brand that reminds you that perfume can still have a sense of humour without turning into a novelty. I first noticed the brand because of a throwaway comment on a Czech pop-culture podcast called Poprask. The hosts...

Rochas Moustache is one of those scents I bought blind after seeing it recommended again and again online, especially on YouTube, and with a price like that, it turned out to be a very safe bet. It’s a nod to classic masculine...