Perfume Parlour 2014 EDP

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Courageous Living

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Perfume Parlour Courageous Living is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2014. Courageous Living opens with Grapefruit, Pepper, and Citronella, settles into a heart of Lavender, Geranium, and Nutmeg, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Vetiver, and Coconut. Perfume Parlour's Courageous Living carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

A budget take on Diesel Only The Brave Wild. The citrusy citronella-grapefruit opening drying into aromatic lavender and a rare creamy coconut captures the original's beachy fresh fougère; this dupe tames the loud synthetic coconut and gives up a little of the original's marathon longevity.
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  • Fresh
  • Uplifting
  • Confident
  • Energetic
  • Grounded
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Courageous Living Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Only The Brave Wild by Diesel
88%
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Only The Brave Wild the original Courageous Living 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
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The fresh citrus-lavender-and-coconut fougère is a warm-weather scent, at its best in spring and summer and too light for cold weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Office Date

A clean, beachy fresh fougère ideal for casual and daily wear, sport and the office, with enough lift for a daytime date.

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.

In standard patch-test panels

Other declarable allergens

  • Lavender Lavandula Hybrida Oil from Lavender
  • Rose geranium Pelargonium Graveolens Oil from Geranium

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

Courageous Living chases Diesel's Only The Brave Wild, a fresh, beachy fougère in the Virgin Island Water vein. It opens clear and vegetal - peppery black pepper, sharp citronella and bright grapefruit - crisp and citrusy. The heart turns aromatic and a touch sweet with lavender, green geranium and a flick of nutmeg, settling into a coumarinic fougère shape. The drydown is its unusual signature - a smooth, creamy coconut accord (rare in a masculine) wrapped around earthy vetiver and dry cedar. Where the original is famous for both its big creamy coconut and near-relentless longevity, this dupe keeps the citrus-lavender-coconut story but reads a touch flatter, tames the sometimes-shrill synthetic coconut and projects more modestly, fading sooner. It remains a fresh, easygoing summer fougère - clean, beachy and confident - that shines in warm weather, an affordable budget stand-in for the Diesel.

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