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Counter Melon Play - 2570

Name: Counter Melon Play - 2570 Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Counter Melon Play - 2570 is an Eau de Parfum. Counter Melon Play - 2570 opens with Melon, Guava, and Banana, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, and Osmanthus, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Pink Pepper. Perfume Parlour's Counter Melon Play - 2570 carries a Statement verdict, a fruity-led wear.

Counter Melon Play captures Mind Games' Counterplay melon-osmanthus-patchouli signature with a genuinely distinctive fruity opening, but the extrait-level richness and longevity of the niche original are inevitably diluted.

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Playful
Vibrant
Unconventional
Fun

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Counter Melon Play - 2570 Eau de Parfum bottle

Inspired by

Counterplay by MIND GAMES

93%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Melon41%

Guava33%

Banana26%

Heartas listed

Osmanthus38%

Orange Blossom31%

Ylang-Ylang31%

Baseas listed

Patchouli40%

Sandalwood32%

Pink Pepper28%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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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:

Spring Summer

The juicy melon-floral profile is a warm-weather signature, feeling out of place in cold winter months.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Casual

Also Works:

Date

The playful, unconventional fruity-floral character suits casual days and relaxed dates over formal or office settings.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Perfume Parlour's Counter Melon Play is aimed at Counterplay by niche house Mind Games, a fruity-floral-woody built around the unusual scent of ripe cantaloupe rather than the typical designer citrus opening. The melon-guava-banana top is genuinely distinctive and does a solid job capturing that juicy, tropical-fruit identity the original is known for. Osmanthus, ylang ylang and orange blossom in the heart bring an exotic floral lift that mirrors the original's woody-fruity-floral classification reasonably well, though it reads a touch simpler than the niche original's more layered floral construction. The patchouli-sandalwood-pink-pepper base lands close to the original's woody foundation, giving a grounded, slightly spicy finish, but it settles thinner and less textured than the extrait-strength richness Mind Games built the fragrance around. Given the original is a prestige extrait de parfum, this budget rendition inevitably trades depth and longevity for accessibility, but the unusual melon-floral-woody combination comes through clearly enough to be recognisable and fun to wear.