Is Perfume Parlour Mystical Illusion a dupe of Estée Lauder SpellBound?
SpellBound EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 1991 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Mystical Illusion EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
This 90s powerhouse is a love-it-or-hate-it affair, but for those who get it, SpellBound is pure magic. It's a heady, unapologetic declaration of confidence, though beware the reformulation roulette - the vintage is where the true enchantment lies.
A budget take on Estee Lauder's Spellbound, that big-haired 1991 floriental. Perfume Parlour keeps the peachy-spiced floral heart and warm ambery drydown, just dialled down from the original's room-filling, mulled-wine intensity to something softer and closer.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Given its strong sillage and potent character, SpellBound is best reserved for evening dates and formal events where it can truly shine without overwhelming. It's too assertive for casual or office wear, especially in its vintage formulation.
Seasons
The warm spiced florals and ambery base are made for autumn and winter, where the mulled-wine warmth comes alive; summer would make it cloying.
Occasions
A sensual, dressed-up floriental that suits romantic dates and formal evenings far more than daytime or office wear.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 11 of its 14 notes, including Fruity Notes, Lily of the Valley, Heliotrope
Adds allspice and coriander, drops apricot and benzoin
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Mystical Illusion EDP
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£42.16
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International (2)
Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. How import charges work