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Perfume Parlour 2014 EDP

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Dark Brew Mix For Women

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Perfume Parlour Dark Brew Mix For Women is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2014. Dark Brew Mix For Women opens with Grapefruit, settles into a heart of Rose and Hellabore Flower, and dries down to a base of Amber and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Dark Brew Mix For Women carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget take on Paco Rabanne Black XS Potion for Her. The tart grapefruit-over-red-rose opening drying into warm amber and black sandalwood captures the original's sexy fruity-oriental contrast; this dupe rounds off some of the sharp chypre edge and gives up some of the Rabanne's big longevity.
  • Sensual
  • Confident
  • Bold
  • Sophisticated
  • Flirtatious
Dark Brew Mix For Women Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Floral
80%
Fruity
60%
Amber
60%
Woody
55%
Sweet
50%
Citrus
45%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The warm rose-amber-and-sandalwood oriental is at its best in autumn and winter and feels too heavy and sweet for hot summer days.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

A sexy, confident fruity-oriental built for evenings, dates and dressier occasions; its richness is a lot for the office or sport.

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About

Dark Brew Mix chases Paco Rabanne's Black XS Potion for Her, a limited-edition fruity-oriental built on an unexpected contrast. It opens tart and zesty with bright grapefruit, the sour citrus that gives the scent its bite. The heart is its hook - a deep red Baccara rose laced with dusky hellebore flower, sweet-and-sour and faintly powdery where the grapefruit's sharpness meets the rose's sweetness. The drydown turns sexy and warm: black sandalwood and amber, smooth and a little resinous, the part reviewers call the most seductive. Where the original starts as a sharp chypre before mellowing into a long-lasting, room-filling oriental, this dupe softens that initial sourness, reads slightly flatter through the rose, and projects more modestly with shorter wear. It remains a confident, sexy fruity-rose oriental - bold and a touch flirtatious - that suits cooler-weather evenings, an affordable budget stand-in for the Rabanne.