Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme dates from the mid-1990s and is still one of the best examples of a classic Italian masculine fragrance. It is built on lemon, tarragon and lavender, with a woody, slightly powdery base that feels clean without being sporty. Unlike the more recent D&G releases, it does not try to be […]
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Best Parfums de Marly Valaya Alternatives in the UK
Parfums de Marly has built a reputation on fragrances that feel luxurious without being heavy-handed, and Valaya is one of the cleanest examples. It opens on tangerine, peach and bergamot, moves through orange blossom and white flowers, and settles on a base of vetiver, sandalwood and ambroxan. It is bright, polished and easy to wear, […]
Best Amouage Guidance Alternatives in the UK
Amouage Guidance is a perfume for people who find most modern fragrances too polite. It is rich, resinous and a little theatrical, with saffron and incense on top, a heart of rose, jasmine and osmanthus, and a deep base of vanilla, sandalwood and ambergris. It comes from a house known for luxury Omani perfumery, and […]
Best Xerjoff Torino 21 Alternatives in the UK
Xerjoff’s Torino 21 is the kind of scent that makes people ask what you are wearing. It is built on mint, lemon and basil, and the result is bright, green and cooling in a way few niche fragrances manage without turning into a cleaning product. It is a favourite among people who want something sharper […]
Best Kilian Angels’ Share Alternatives in the UK
Kilian’s Angels’ Share is the fragrance that made cognac a perfume note people talk about. It is a dense, boozy gourmand built on a spirit accord, with cinnamon, tonka bean and oak giving it the feel of a bar at closing time, and it has become one of the defining dessert-leaning scents of niche perfumery. […]
Best Christmas Stocking Filler Perfumes in the UK
A stocking has a strange brief. The gift has to be small enough to fit, cheap enough that you can buy several, and still feel chosen rather than grabbed on the way to the till. Perfume is one of the few things that ticks all three boxes, provided you buy the right size. A full […]
Best Dolce & Gabbana K Alternatives in the UK
Dolce & Gabbana’s K launched in 2019 as the house’s answer to the woody-aromatic wave that Giorgio Armani’s Code and Paco Rabanne’s Invictus had already made mainstream, and it’s stayed a fixture on UK high street shelves ever since, usually priced somewhere between £60 and £85 for 100ml Eau de Toilette. It’s a bolder, more […]
Best Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey Alternatives in the UK
Issey Miyake’s L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme has been a fixture of men’s fragrance counters since 1994, and more than thirty years on it’s still one of the most recognisable “clean” scents in the category, usually priced between £55 and £75 for 125ml Eau de Toilette in the UK. It’s the fragrance most people picture when […]
Best Parfums de Marly Perseus Alternatives in the UK
Parfums de Marly’s Perseus has become one of the house’s more approachable releases since launching in 2018, a fresher, sportier counterpoint to the brand’s heavier orientals like Layton. It sits at proper niche pricing, typically £190 to £230 for a 125ml Eau de Parfum in the UK, which puts it well out of reach for […]
Best Hugo Boss The Scent Intense Alternatives in the UK
Hugo Boss launched The Scent Intense in 2015 as a richer, more concentrated follow-up to the original The Scent, and it’s remained one of the brand’s stronger performers since, typically priced between £60 and £80 for 100ml Eau de Parfum in the UK. Where the original leaned light and citrus-forward, the Intense version pushes into […]
