Perfume Parlour 2012 EDP

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Active Person For Men

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Perfume Parlour Active Person For Men is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012. Active Person For Men opens with Bergamot, Grapefruit, and Sage, settles into a heart of Sea Water, Sichuan Pepper, and Juniper, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Oakmoss. Perfume Parlour's Active Person For Men carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

A budget take on Carolina Herrera CH Men Sport, Active Person carries the same grapefruit-and-Sichuan-pepper freshness over an earthy vetiver base. It runs a fraction flatter than the original, but the spicy lift that lifts it above generic sport scents survives.
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  • Fresh
  • Energetic
  • Confident
  • Grounded
  • Uplifting
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Active Person For Men Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
CH Men Sport by Carolina Herrera
93%
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

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

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Fall

The fresh citrus, sea notes and green vetiver suit spring and summer, with enough woody warmth to carry into autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual Sport
Also Works:
Date

A clean, lightly spicy fresh scent that suits casual daily, gym and office wear.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Active Person opens on a bright grapefruit lifted by bergamot and a herbal sage, mirroring the crisp, citrusy start of Carolina Herrera CH Men Sport. The heart is where the original earns its character, and the dupe follows: a peppery Sichuan-pepper kick over cool sea notes and juniper, the spicy twist that saves the scent from blending into the anonymous fresh-sport pack. The base settles into earthy vetiver, dry oakmoss and a touch of sandalwood, lending a green, faintly smoky woody finish. As a budget rendering, Active Person reads a fraction flatter and less zesty than the Carolina Herrera - the pepper's bite is slightly softened and the citrus opening shorter-lived - but the overall fresh-aromatic-with-spice signature comes through. Performance is decent for a fresh scent, with moderate projection that pulls close after the opening. A clean, lightly spicy fresh-aromatic for warm-weather casual wear, the gym or the office at a fraction of the designer price.

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