Afnan Zimaya Red Carpet Paragon Eau de Parfum 100ml Spray Dolce & Gabbana no synthetic sharpness

no synthetic sharpness

closer to cologne than perfume

Torino21 opens with bergamot and pink pepper — bright

Idôle is Lancôme's modern take on the clean-skin fragrance: pretty but not precious

Good for someone who wears Y cologne and wants the scent to layer rather than clash with a separate fragrance

Afnan Zimaya Red Carpet Paragon Eau de Parfum 100ml Spray Dolce & Gabbana no synthetic sharpnessRed Carpet Paragon opens with a burst of pink pepper and cardamom the spicy sweet part that catches attention before anything else settles. Beneath that sits oud and amber, woody and warm, the kind of base that doesn't apologise for taking up space. Unisex EDP, 100ml spray. Four to five hours on skin, longer on clothes and hair if you want the staying power. Two sprays is enough; three if you're heading somewhere the scent needs to announce you first.