Artemisia

Burberry

Burberry Touch for Men opens with a tart, almost metallic greenness from violet leaf, a piercing top note that feels both fresh and slightly synthetic in a way typical of early-2000s releases.

Masque Milano

Romanza from Masque Milano is a Victorian narcissus study filtered through an absinthe fog.

Widian

Liwa — named for the vast oasis at the edge of Abu Dhabi's Empty Quarter — is one of Widian's most architecturally complex compositions.

Montale

Wild Aoud opens with a terse snap of bergamot and artemisia — the bitterness cuts quickly, more clearing than welcoming.

Yves Saint Laurent

La Collection Jazz opens with coriander — a single bright, citrus-spiced note that has the dry warmth of seed rather than herb.

Hugo Boss

Boss Elements opens on a clean, slightly aldehydic bergamot and lavender — the kind of aromatic structure that dominated early-90s masculines.

Lattafa Perfumes

Safeer opens on bergamot and artemisia — a herbal, slightly bitter green note that sets an austere tone from the first spray.

Avon

Perceive for Men opens with a generous citrus fanfare — grapefruit and mandarin, sharpened by geranium and given an herbal edge by lavender and artemisia.

Etro

The name translates to rubber, and the fragrance lives up to it — birch tar pulls a smoky, almost-asphalt edge into the heart, where leather and jasmine make an unlikely pairing: the floral cleaning up the smoke just enough to keep it wearable.

Oriflame

Blazing Warmth opens with a cool, bright salvo of orange and green apple, undercut by an ozonic note that immediately signals open air rather than indoor warmth — the contradiction in the name is the point.

Comme Des Garçons

Marie-Aude Couture's contribution to the 2005 Sweet series, Nomad Tea is the herbal counterweight to the set's pastry-centred releases.

Oriflame

The opening is clean and Mediterranean — neroli, mandarin, and bergamot together in a bright citrus chorus that's familiar but executed without excess.

Ajmal

Alia opens bright and sharp — pink pepper rasp over bergamot and lemon, the kind of citrus-spice flash that stays only a few minutes.

Dolce & Gabbana

By Man, often labeled simply By, is a discontinued amber-woody from 1997 that has built a cult on the secondhand market.

Bath & Body Works

Ocean for Men opens with a confident hand — yuzu and bergamot deliver familiar citrus brightness, but watermelon, artemisia, and elemi resin push the opening into more angular territory, adding a slightly bitter, resinous edge that elevates it above a standard aquatic.

Zara

The opening balances sun-warmed mandarin against wormwood's dry bitterness, with cardamom providing aromatic spice and saffron adding a faintly leathery warmth underneath — a more adventurous top tier than Zara typically attempts.

Zara

A three-note miniature with a leather drydown.