Toy Boy Eau de Parfum Gift Set

This Toy Boy Eau de Parfum Gift Set sits in the middle of the Toy Boy sets we list, which is usually the right place to be when you want a present with some weight to it.

The scent is Yann Vasnier's, from 2019, and it is more interesting than the name suggests. Pink berries and bergamot open it tart and quick. Pear follows with a juicy roundness, elemi adds a dry resinous snap so nothing goes syrupy, and nutmeg and clove bring a warm spiced dust that gives the opening its character. Give it ten minutes and rose comes forward, deep and slightly jammy, lifted by magnolia and grounded by flax, which has a dry papery quality that keeps the sweetness in check. Cashmeran runs through the middle softening every edge. What remains after that is sandalwood, creamy and quiet, vetiver dry and rooty against it, and amber glowing warm and resinous underneath. It sits close to the skin for the rest of the day and leaves something on a collar.

Two sprays is plenty and the strength holds up through a full day at work or a long evening. It reads as a men's scent and is marketed that way, but the rose and pear make it genuinely wearable by anyone who likes that combination. For gifting, it is a safe bet for someone who wears something sweet and spiced already and has never got round to trying this one.

Moschino is an Italian label begun in 1983 by Franco Moschino, the year his first womenswear collection came out, with Rossella Jardini taking the creative lead after his early death in 1994. The scents have always been made by a separate business. Euroitalia has produced them since 1987, for years as the exclusive licensee, and in September 2024 it bought the Moschino cosmetics and perfume trademark outright from Aeffe.