Is Perfume Parlour Twilled Fabric a dupe of Serge Lutens Serge Noire?
Serge Noire EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2008 | Year | 2008 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Twilled Fabric EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
Serge Noire is a love-it-or-hate-it scent. Expect a challenging opening that veers into body odour territory for some, but if you can push through, it transforms into an incredibly deep, sexy, and artistic blend of dark spices and woods. Definitely not a blind buy.
Twilled Fabric interprets Serge Lutens' Serge Noire - that austere clove-and-incense over burnt dark woods. The dupe softens the original's gothic, dry-as-ash severity into a warmer, sweeter and more approachable smoky-spicy woody, with shorter longevity.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base 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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
The explosive clove-cinnamon spice over a smoky incense and resinous woody drydown reads heaviest in winter, the anchor season, with autumn a close extension. The heat and density keep it well off the spring and summer shelves.
Occasions
A pushy, artistic statement scent with strong projection suits date nights and formal cool-weather evenings where presence is welcome. The challenging, near-savoury opening makes it a poor office or sport choice.
Seasons
The smoky incense, clove and dark woods are firmly cold-weather, made for autumn and winter.
Occasions
Dark and characterful, it suits evenings and formal occasions where a moody, spicy presence fits.
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.
Every one of its 8 notes is in the original, including Cinnamon, Clove, Spicy Notes
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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