Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

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Big Boss

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Perfume Parlour Big Boss is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Big Boss opens with Bergamot, Pepper, and Sichuan Pepper, settles into a heart of Davana and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Leather, Cedar, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Big Boss carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

Big Boss takes aim at By Kilian's Dark Lord, landing the smoky pepper-and-leather core with a jasmine glimmer, though it wears drier and less brooding than the polarising, petrol-dark original.
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Big Boss Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Dark Lord by Kilian
87%
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Dark Lord the original Big Boss 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
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Smoky leather, vetiver and pepper read best in cool weather, glowing in autumn and winter evenings and feeling heavy in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

The dark, leathery character suits dates and formal evenings far more than the office or casual daytime.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Big Boss opens sharp and peppery - Sichuan pepper and black pepper lifted by a flicker of bergamot - echoing the spicy bite that launches By Kilian's Dark Lord. The heart brings a flash of jasmine sambac and slightly fruity davana, that 'jasmine drenched in rum' brightness, before the leather takes over. The base is where the dupe commits to the theme: smoky cypriol, cedar, patchouli and vetiver pile under a dominant leather note, building the dark, earthy boot-leather signature the original is famous for. Dark Lord is a love-it-or-hate-it scent - oily, smoky, almost petrol-like - with six-to-eight-hour longevity; this version captures the peppery-leather-vetiver shape but renders it flatter and a touch cleaner, with the more challenging animalic and smoky facets dialled down and projection kept skin-close. It is firmly a cold-weather, after-dark fragrance: best in autumn and winter evenings, on a date or a formal night out, when its bold smoky-leather character can hold court.

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