Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Black Tea Water

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Perfume Parlour Black Tea Water is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Black Tea Water opens with Black Tea and Tobacco, settles into a heart of Oud and Rose, and dries down to a base of Woody Notes, Leather, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Black Tea Water carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Black Tea Water is Perfume Parlour's run at Bvlgari's Eau Parfumee au The Noir, that gauzy smoky tea-rose. The dupe lands the black-tea-and-rose core but plays it heavier and a little flatter than the airy original, pushing the leather up while losing some of the gossamer transparency.
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  • Sophisticated
  • Mysterious
  • Refined
  • Grounded
  • Elegant
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Black Tea Water Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Eau Parfumée au Thé Noir by Bvlgari
14%
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Eau Parfumée au Thé Noir the original Black Tea Water inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Black Tea56%
Tobacco44%
Heartas listed
Rose56%
Oud44%
Baseas listed
Patchouli36%
Leather33%
Woody Notes31%

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
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter
Also Works:
Spring

The smoky tea, leather and rose lean cool-weather, peaking in autumn and winter while feeling heavy in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Office Date Casual Formal

Its refined, understated character suits evening and the office equally, transitioning easily into smart formal 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

  • Geraniol from Rose

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

Black Tea Water opens with a smoky breath of black tea and dry tobacco, instantly recognisable as the tea-rose territory Bvlgari mapped out. Where Eau Parfumee au The Noir stayed gauzy and enlivening, Perfume Parlour gives the same notes more body and a touch more sweetness, so the opening reads denser rather than translucent. The heart unfurls a smoky tea-rose as damask rose threads through a soft oud, warm but never sharp. The drydown settles into leather, woody notes and earthy patchouli that lend it a refined, slightly austere close. It stays fairly close to the skin like the original, though the louder leather facet gives this version a bit more presence early on. Best in cooler months and for evening or smart-casual wear, it is an approachable budget route into a smoky tea fragrance.

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