One archetype, seven vials. Fruity, smoky, pineapple and birch: this is the shape a whole generation of fragrances was built on. This set puts the original and six takes on it side by side so your own nose can settle which one you want.

The set (7 × 2 ml):

• Creed Aventus (the original)
• Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man
• Montblanc Explorer (the designer one)
• Maison Asrar Vanguard
• Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan
• Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense: a smoky-fruity chypre neighbour rather than a direct match
• Rasasi Hawas Black: the other smoky-fruity chypre in the set

How to taste a set: don’t rush all seven in one sitting. A nose fatigues after three or four. Spread it over two or three evenings of side-by-side wear, keep notes, and by the end you’ll know exactly which one deserves a spot on your shelf before committing to a full decant or bottle.

Ingredients: full INCI lists for each fragrance are on their individual product pages.

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