Perfume Parlour 2007 EDP

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Dark Venom

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Perfume Parlour Dark Venom is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2007. Dark Venom opens with Bergamot and Mandarin, settles into a heart of Rose, and dries down to a base of Amber, Patchouli, and Vanilla. Perfume Parlour's Dark Venom carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget version of Dior Midnight Poison, that gothic dark-rose icon. It captures the citrus-cut rose and velvety patchouli-amber drydown, just rendered flatter and with the original's projection-bomb power pulled in close.
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  • Mysterious
  • Sensual
  • Bold
  • Sophisticated
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Dark Venom Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Midnight Poison by Dior
93%
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Midnight Poison the original Dark Venom inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Bergamot54%
Mandarin46%
Heartas listed
Rose100%
Baseas listed
Patchouli37%
Amber33%
Vanilla30%

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

The dark rose, patchouli and amber are built for cold weather, where the velvety depth blooms; summer heat would make it heavy.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

A dramatic, sensual dark rose that suits dates and formal evenings far more than daytime or office wear.

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

  • Geraniol from Rose

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

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

This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Dior Midnight Poison, a dark, dramatic rose. It opens with a sharp citrus snap - bergamot and mandarin that cut cleanly before the heart takes over. And the heart is all rose: a dark, creamy, slightly dirty rose, the centrepiece of the whole composition. The drydown wraps it in soft, velvety patchouli, warm amber and a sweet curl of vanilla - that shadowy, seductive frame the original is loved for, with the amber rounding off the patchouli's earthy edges. The original is famous as a projection bomb with solid longevity; the dupe keeps the gothic rose-patchouli mood but renders it thinner and more linear, with the velvety depth simplified and wear pulled in to a few skin-close hours. For an inexpensive, dramatic dark rose for cool-weather evenings, it captures the mood for the money.

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