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Apple Crumb

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Alexandria UK Apple Crumb is an Eau de Parfum. Apple Crumb opens with Osmanthus, Pepper, and Cinnamon, settles into a heart of Tobacco and Labdanum, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, Vetiver, and Vanilla. Alexandria UK's Apple Crumb carries an Acquired verdict, a gourmand-led wear.

A budget take on Parfums de Marly's Oajan, an apple-pie gourmand built on honey, cinnamon, and osmanthus. The comfort-food opening is well captured, but the vanilla-tobacco base here is simpler and less creamy than the original's polished, black-tie gourmand finish.
  • Indulgent
  • Cozy
  • Charismatic
  • Warm
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Accords

Gourmand
80%
Sweet
65%
Spicy
50%
Woody
40%

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Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Community season votes for Parfums de Marly Oajan, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

Wearers put Parfums de Marly Oajan, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights.

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About

Apple Crumb is positioned as an interpretation of Parfums de Marly's Oajan, chasing the same rich, decadent gourmand experience. It opens with a warm blast of honey and cinnamon, with fruity osmanthus adding a sophisticated apricot-leather nuance that completes the apple-pie impression the original is known for. The composition settles into a resinous heart of amber and labdanum, deepened by a sweet pipe-tobacco facet, before finishing on vanilla, tonka bean, vetiver, and cedar. The comfort-gourmand structure is a fair likeness of the original in the opening hour. Where it comes up short is in the dry-down: Parfums de Marly's version is known for a remarkably creamy, polished vanilla-tobacco finish that reads genuinely luxurious, while this version's base is thinner and sweeter in a more generic way, with less of the leathery osmanthus complexity carrying through. Longevity is moderate rather than the original's noted staying power. Still, it delivers a satisfying autumnal gourmand experience for a fraction of the price.

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