There is nothing tentative about this perfume. It’s like hosting a party at your pulse points. Plucky notes include ginseng (so uplifting, very important for November), a fresh zing from aloe vera and an almost woody horsetail trail that synergize into a striking and energetic scent.

If you favour a more unisex or masculine fragrance and wish you could wear your boyfriend’s aftershave every day, but find you can only surreptitiously spritz it when he’s not looking (after all, it ‘wouldn’t be fair’ after the informative lecture you gave him on borrowing your luxe moisturiser and the shocking cost-per-pea-size-portion of the stuff) then you may find that Clarins Eau Dynamisante sizes up nicely. I used to love wearing it on nights out for a refreshing fearlessness.

Bold. Cheering. Wonderful.

Clarins Eau Dynamisante starts at £30 (for a large bottle).