I can pick out most of the notes here, but the ones I particularly like in no particular order are the cedar, eucalyptus, moss, and castoreum. Oddly, I’m getting a bit of a soapy, cream soda texture overall, which is really quite pleasant. And at points it reminds me of the specific, and somewhat comforting smell you often experience wandering around art gallery gift shops. Don’t ask me why, I couldn’t tell you.

This is rose, saffron and oud executed with deft control. Do not expect any big, bombastic accords, this one is gentile and stylish, reserved and muted. Yet still, it’s got enough heft, particularly from the saffron to warrant a steady hand when applying the oil to the pulse points. It’s hugely wearable and totally universal. A big like from me.

Oh my, this takes me straight to Southwold, a gorgeous little seaside town on the Suffolk coast (UK) filled with cute little boutique clothing stores, yummy fish and chip places and cozy pubs. Atlante is a gorgeous marine scent. I can smell the pebbled beaches, the salt of the North Sea, that ozonic sea air you get as you walk around town and the smell of posh bougie stores. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I’m in love with this one. Follow me on Instagram: @TheScentiest

I adore Greek Keys, and own the special edition Parfum miniature. Here in extrait, I think it works even better. You can feel the golden sun flickering off the blue azure Mediterranean Sea, all fresh and ozonic. I particularly like the oakmoss as it gives off more of a myrtle like seaweediness. A sparkling, aquatic fougere. Makes me long for the Greeks islands I hold so dear.

Easily my favourite from Sarah Baker’s extrait collection. Props to Ashley Eden Kessler. To me the opening smells like a heady night out in the richest, trendiest areas of London. Resins and cardamom meld in the top, lifted by a spicy black pepper. The mid is all about the cassis and patch. Love this one.

Rules of Attraction is a musky, iris-based leather fragrance with bright, light florals. It’s a flirty, playful leather, with a sexy animalic side thanks to the addition of civet. Dries down more woody iris and the brand’s notes mention an antique rosewood accord which adds a more restrained aspect to the kink of the rest of the notes. I would say this is a wonderful spring fragrance and for fans of iris, civet and leather, you are gonna get a real kick out of this.

Anyone else expecting to see ambergris in the notes or just me?

If “make it smell like tartan” was the brief, this perfumes creators have well and truly knocked it out of the park. It smells like musty highland garments - in the best possible way - stored in the upstairs bedroom of a Scottish castle. Downstairs in the library there’s a roaring fire where the landowner is defrosting following a round of wet, cold, coastal golf with a glass of single malt in hand. Put simply, this is art made wearable. Follow me on Instagram: @TheScentiest

Warming, spicy, a little bit boozy, Flame & Fortune dances in the air like a crackling flame. The white florals are beautifully balanced and there’s a soft powdery quality, but not too much, just enough for it to smell clean. I love the apricot mixed with tuberose and pink pepper; the sillage is laced with these notes and it smells divine.