Perfume Parlour 2019 EDP

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Alpine Spirit

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Perfume Parlour Alpine Spirit is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2019. Alpine Spirit opens with Pine, Lavender, Thyme, and Basil, settles into a heart of Lily and Orchid, and dries down to a base of Birch, Rosewood, Nutmeg, and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Alpine Spirit carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget interpretation of Tauer L'Air Des Alpes Suisses, Alpine Spirit captures the crisp, mountaintop-herb opening that drifts into a powdery woody warmth. It reads simpler than Andy Tauer's layered original, but the cool, outdoorsy freshness comes through.
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  • Fresh
  • Grounded
  • Refined
  • Uplifting
  • Sophisticated
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Alpine Spirit Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
L'Air Des Alpes Suisses by Tauer Perfumes
88%
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L'Air Des Alpes Suisses the original Alpine Spirit inspired by

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 crisp alpine herbs and green freshness suit spring and summer, with enough woody warmth to carry into autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date Sport

A clean, outdoorsy aromatic that slots into casual daily and office wear.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

Other declarable allergens

  • Lavender Lavandula Hybrida Oil from Lavender

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Alpine Spirit opens on a brisk, herbaceous gust - thyme, basil and lemon-balm freshness laced with cool lavender and green pine needles - capturing the treeless-summit, glacier-air character that makes Tauer L'Air Des Alpes Suisses feel like a high-altitude breeze. The heart turns softly floral, a powdery lily and orchid blooming like alpine-meadow flowers over the green base. As it dries down, birch and rosewood lend a dry woody warmth, with ambergris, tonka and a pinch of nutmeg adding the sweet, sun-warmed-earth amber that grounds the original. As a budget dupe, Alpine Spirit reads simpler and more linear than Andy Tauer's intricate composition - the icy, complex herb opening is shorter-lived and the powdery transition arrives faster - but the overall mountain-fresh-to-warm-woody arc holds the recognisable shape. Performance is modest, in keeping with the niche original's own restrained projection. A clean, outdoorsy aromatic for anyone who loves crisp air and quiet, natural freshness.

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