Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Dark Night

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Perfume Parlour Dark Night is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Dark Night opens with Iris and Violet, settles into a heart of Vanilla and Sage, and dries down to a base of Patchouli and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Dark Night carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget read on YSL La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense. The powdery iris-and-violet lipstick accord and cozy tonka sweetness land well, but like the discontinued original the projection is shy - this take wears even closer to the skin and loses a little of the iris depth.
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  • Sophisticated
  • Cozy
  • Refined
  • Sensual
  • Elegant
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Dark Night Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense by Yves Saint Laurent
93%
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La Nuit de L'Homme L'Intense the original Dark Night inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Iris52%
Violet48%
Heartas listed
Vanilla57%
Sage43%
Baseas listed
Tonka Bean58%
Patchouli42%

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
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Powdery iris, vanilla and tonka skew warm and cozy, making it a clear autumn and winter wear.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Office Casual Formal

Soft and sensual, it suits dates and cold-weather evenings; intimate projection keeps it polite enough for the office.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Dark Night opens on a powdery floral hit of iris and violet - the same lipstick-soft accord that defined YSL's L'Intense flanker. A touch of sage adds a dry herbal lift before vanilla and tonka bean warm the heart into something sweet and cozy, with patchouli grounding the drydown. It is a linear, intimate scent built for cold-weather closeness rather than a room-filling statement. Compared to the original, which already projected below par and ran cozier and more wintry than the famous La Nuit de L'Homme, this Perfume Parlour version keeps the iris-violet DNA but renders it a shade flatter and skin-closer, with the refined iris-root facet softened into simpler powder. Sweetness from the tonka is nudged up to carry the budget version, making it an easy, comforting cold-night signature that nods clearly at the discontinued YSL without its last layer of polish.

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