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Khalis New Monday EDP (U) 100ml NIB Cocoa and leather over oud is a genuinely difficult structure — get the ratio wrong and it goes from luxurious to chocolate-covered shoe polish. Top: Saffron, Cacao, Leather Heart: Rose, Agarwood, Olibanum Base: Amberwood, Caramel, Vanilla, Musk Saffron opens it golden and slightly bitter, with cacao coming in dry and dusty rather than sweet — think unsweetened powder, not candy. Leather runs underneath from the first minute. The heart is rose against oud with frankincense threading between them, which is what gives it that resinous, faintly smoky depth. Then caramel and vanilla soften the landing over amberwood and musk. Reviewers put this one next to Louis Vuitton’s Nouveau Monde, and the name is doing that on purpose. Retails $40. Shipping weight: 17.3 oz.