Paco Rabanne Invictus Gift Set 50ml EDT + 100ml Shower Gel Hollister and a warm vanilla base

and a warm vanilla base — the smell of someone who's just stepped out of the shower and smells expensive without trying

longer if you catch your wrist on your neck

Reapplies cleanly at lunch if the day's long

A soft milky lotion that sinks in without the usual heavy feeling — the texture breaks into something almost invisible

the oil phase leaves skin soft without the tight feeling most removers leave behind

Paco Rabanne Invictus Gift Set 50ml EDT + 100ml Shower Gel Hollister and a warm vanilla baseInvictus opens with grapefruit and ambroxan that clean, slightly metallic edge that sits somewhere between shower fresh and aftershave brisk. The base is amber and woods, but the grapefruit never quite lets go, so it reads more like your skin than a fragrance. EDT, 50ml spray plus 100ml shower gel to match. Three sprays from the bottle carry through a working day; the shower gel is there if you want the scent to pick up on repeat. Neither apologises