Aventus or Layton?

Both are worn by people who want to be complimented. Both open with fruit. Both are expensive enough that choosing wrong stings. They are, however, very different scents, and the difference is easy to hear once you know where to listen.

Think of them as two moods of the same confident man, or woman: Aventus is crisp, airy and a little smoky, the scent of a bright afternoon; Layton is rounder and warmer, apple pie and lavender in a cashmere jumper. Neither is better. They answer different days.

Aventus: fruit over smoke

Layton: apple, lavender, vanilla

Aventus is a bright afternoon; Layton is the evening after it

How to choose

If you like fresh and woody, start with Aventus. If you lean to sweet and warm, start with Layton. Better still, wear one on each wrist for a day, then each alone for two. The one you miss is yours.