Man's Best Bruno Banani

Man's Best opens with the kind of sweetness that announces itself before you've even lifted your wrist to your nose—a confectionery warmth that sits somewhere between mass-market comfort and awkward overreach. The apple and grapefruit arrive crisp enough to suggest freshness, but the pink pepper immediately muddies this impression, turning what could have been clean citrus into something vaguely spiced and decidedly synthetic. There's an artificial quality here that never quite resolves; it's the olfactory equivalent of a room sprayed with something chemical masquerading as fruit.

Where this fragrance attempts genuine character is in its heart, where cinnamon and nutmeg create a genuinely spiced warmth against the cashmere accord—that soft, slightly creamy texture that gives the composition momentary sophistication. For a brief window, there's something almost wearable: a gourmand spice story that recalls cinnamon rolls and mulled wine. The problem is the tonka and vanilla base arrives too aggressively, drowning everything in a syrupy sweetness that reads less "gourmet dessert" and more "flavoured syrup bottle."