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Perfume Parlour 2007 EDP

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Boy Car

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Perfume Parlour Boy Car is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2007. Boy Car opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin, and Violet Leaf, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Pepper, and Tobacco, and dries down to a base of Amber, Cedar, Vetiver, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Boy Car carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Boy Car follows Tom Ford for Men's path from a bright ginger-citrus opening into a peppery tobacco-and-amber heart, and the warm-spicy character reads true. The original was already an intimate, lean-in scent, and this budget version sits even closer to the skin - a faithful, low-key woody-spicy.
  • Refined
  • Sophisticated
  • Grounded
  • Confident
  • Mysterious
Boy Car Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

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

Warm tobacco, amber and spice favour autumn and winter, with spring crossover and limited summer wear.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office
Also Works:
Date Casual Formal

Refined and unobtrusive, it suits office and evening wear with enough warmth for date nights.

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About

Boy Car opens with the same zesty snap of ginger and citrus that defines Tom Ford for Men, lifted by violet leaf and a herbal touch of basil. The heart turns warm and spicy - black pepper married to aromatic tobacco leaf, with a whisper of orange blossom for elegance - before the base settles into amber, vetiver, patchouli and cedar. The original was always a personal, refined scent that you lean in to appreciate rather than one that fills a room, and this Perfume Parlour take leans further into that intimacy: projection is gentle, longevity moderate, and the polished oakmoss-leather depth of the pricier juice reads thinner. The ginger and pepper sit forward while the refined drydown softens. A grounded, masculine woody-spicy for cooler-weather office and evening wear.