Perfume Parlour 2010 Edp

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Composition One

Perfume Parlour Composition One is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Composition One opens with Plum, Bitter Orange, and Cardamom, settles into a heart of Lily Of The Valley, Rose, Tuberose, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Incense, Cedar, Guaiac Wood, and Sandalwood. 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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  • Sophisticated
  • Refined
  • Elegant
  • Mysterious
  • Grounded
Composition One Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
The Library Collection Opus I by Amouage
96%
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 10%
Floral 30%
Fruity 11%
Green 6%
Sweet 22%
Warm 15%
Woody 19%
Earthy 8%
Animalic 4%
Fresh 10%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Floral
85%
Woody
70%
White Floral
60%
Warm Spicy
50%
Smoky
50%

Notes

Top Notes

Bitter Orange 37% Plum 34% Cardamom 29%

Heart Notes

Ylang-Ylang 24% Tuberose 22% Rose 19% Jasmine 19% Lily Of The Valley 16%

Base Notes

Incense 16% Guaiac Wood 16% Cedar 15% Sandalwood 15% Vetiver 13% Tonka Bean 13% Papyrus 12%

Performance

Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

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.

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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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