Perfume Parlour 2016 EDP

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Compelling Feeling

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Perfume Parlour Compelling Feeling is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2016. Compelling Feeling opens with Apple Blossom, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom and Orchid, and dries down to a base of Musk and Honey. Perfume Parlour's Compelling Feeling carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget take on Initio's Addictive Vibration, Compelling Feeling keeps the addictive honey-and-blossom heart but renders it flatter and skin-close. The radiant orange and apple blossom opening is there, just less luminous, and the honey turns waxy-sweet sooner. A faithful gist of the original for a fraction of the cost.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Sensual
  • Romantic
  • Flirtatious
  • Confident
  • Comforting
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Compelling Feeling Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Addictive Vibration by Initio Parfums Privés
89%
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Addictive Vibration the original Compelling Feeling inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed
Apple Blossom100%
Heartas listed
Orange Blossom54%
Orchid46%
Baseas listed
Honey55%
Musk45%

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:
Spring Fall Winter

The honeyed, waxy-sweet floral character suits spring blossoms and the cosier warmth of autumn and winter, while feeling heavy in peak summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual

Its sensual, romantic sweetness is built for date nights and evenings out, with enough softness to carry casual 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.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

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

Compelling Feeling opens on a soft burst of apple and orange blossom, sweet and slightly powdery rather than truly radiant. The heart leans into vanilla orchid and white florals, creamy and exotic, while honey threads through everything with a waxy warmth. Musk grounds the drydown into a sensual, skin-close finish. Against Initio's Addictive Vibration, this dupe gets the honeyed-floral story right but trades the original's lush projection and luminous opening for something quieter and more linear - the flowers feel less alive and the honey reads heavier earlier. Longevity and sillage are modest, sitting close to the skin after the first hour. Still, it captures the intoxicating, pheromone-like sweetness that makes the original so loved, making it an easy reach for date nights and cooler evenings.

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