Diesel Only the Brave Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Brushes Out of the bottle: bright

Out of the bottle: bright citrus snap — bergamot and petitgrain — that lands fresher than cologne usually does

Some By Mi's version starts low with encapsulated retinol

Classic Old Spice opens with bergamot and a medicinal spice hit that cools the skin on application — that's the aftershave doing its job

A rich cream that actually lifts — not by tightening skin into submission

CK Be opens with bergamot and lemon — clean

Diesel Only the Brave Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Brushes Out of the bottle: brightAmber and leather, brewed with a hit of spiced ginger that makes it peppery rather than sweet. Only the Brave opens with that ginger snap bite, then settles into a woody amber base that doesn't soften or apologise. 50ml EDP, for him. Three sprays hold through the day without needing a midday top up the kind of fragrance that sticks around in a room after you've left it.