Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir Eau de Toilette 200ml Spray Hair Balm 1000ml bottle — the size

1000ml bottle — the size that makes sense if you're using Olaplex treatments regularly

Festive Fantasy opens bright — blackcurrant and pomegranate — then settles into creamy tonka and sandalwood for the rest of the day without announcing itself

Two or three sprays settle for the evening

the dry-down is where it gets interesting

less heady

Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir Eau de Toilette 200ml Spray Hair Balm 1000ml bottle — the sizeDrakkar Noir opens with galbanum and bergamot that sharp green citrus hit that announced itself in 1982 and hasn't apologised since. The heart settles into a cedar and ambroxan base that sits closer to masculine cologne than eau de toilette softness, which is the whole point. 200ml spray bottle. Two or three sprays in the morning hold through the day without needing a mid afternoon top up. Skip if you want something quiet; this is the one for days