Perfume Parlour 2010 EDP

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Composition One

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Perfume Parlour Composition One is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Composition One opens with Bitter Orange, Cardamom, and Plum, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Papyrus, Cedar, Sandalwood, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Composition One carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget version of Amouage Opus I, the refined floral chypre. It captures the bitter-orange-and-plum opening and the lush ylang-tuberose heart over smoky woods, but reads simpler and flatter than the famously seamless, 12-hour original, with noticeably shorter wear.
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  • Refined
  • Elegant
  • Mysterious
  • Grounded
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Composition One Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
The Library Collection Opus I by Amouage
93%
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The Library Collection Opus I the original Composition One 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
Short (2-4h)
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 lush floral chypre and smoky woods feel richest in autumn and winter with a soft spring crossover.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Office

A sophisticated, dressed-up scent best for formal occasions, elegant evenings and the office.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Composition One follows Amouage's Opus I: a striking opening of bitter orange and plum spiked with cardamom, contrasting bright and a little jammy. The heart blooms into a lush floral chypre - dominant ylang-ylang and creamy tuberose with rose, jasmine and lily of the valley - sophisticated and full. The drydown is woody and resinous: incense, guaiac wood, Virginia cedar, sandalwood, vetiver and papyrus with a touch of tonka. Against the niche original, the PP take traces the structure faithfully but renders the seamless, expensive blend more simply and 2D, losing some of the smooth depth and the contrast of that great bitter-bigarade top. Opus I was a 12-hour powerhouse of restraint; this dupe projects more modestly and fades considerably sooner. A refined, smoky-floral chypre for cooler-weather formal wear and elegant evenings.

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