Supremacy (Silver)

Supremacy Silver is a study in contrasts, where crisp orchard fruits collide with brooding birch tar in a peculiarly compelling way. The opening salvo of bergamot and green apple arrives sharp and almost sour, cut through with an earthy oakmoss that immediately signals this isn't some mindless fruit cocktail. There's a smokiness woven throughout that transforms what could have been a safe crowd-pleaser into something with genuine bite—the birch tar reads like leather boots left too close to a bonfire, acrid and almost austere. The pineapple that emerges later adds a tropical sweetness that shouldn't work alongside the resinous patchouli, yet somehow this unlikely pairing creates a dark, caramelised effect, like tinned fruit over a campfire. The jasmine barely registers as floral; instead, it lends an indolic richness that amplifies the musk and ambergris in the base, creating a skin-scent that hovers between fresh and animalic. This is for the wearer who wants the approachability of a fruity fragrance but refuses to smell like a teenager's body spray. It's got the accessibility of a designer crowdpleaser with an undercurrent of something more uncompromising—smoke-stained cashmere, perhaps, or the leather interior of a vintage car parked under apple trees. The 3.9 rating feels about right: it won't change your life, but it might surprise you with its refusal to play entirely safe.