Perfume Parlour 2012 EDP

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Defender Second

Name: Defender Second Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Defender Second is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012. Defender Second opens with Rosewood, Lavender, Cinnamon, and Apple, settles into a heart of Cedar, Rose, and Lily of the Valley, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, and Oud. Perfume Parlour's Defender Second carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Defender Second chases Xerjoff's revered Alexandria II - that soapy lavender and crisp apple-cinnamon opening over an oud-amber-sandalwood base. The structure carries across, but it reads flatter and lighter, missing the original's plush woody depth and legendary longevity.

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Sensual
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Inspired by

Alexandria II by Xerjoff

93%

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Alexandria II the original Defender Second inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Apple28%

Lavender28%

Cinnamon24%

Rosewood20%

Heartas listed

Rose38%

Cedar35%

Lily of the Valley26%

Baseas listed

Oud25%

Sandalwood22%

Amber20%

Vanilla18%

Musk15%

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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Notes

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Base

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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

Also Works:

Spring

The oud, amber and warm woods suit cooler months and transitional spring, feeling heavy in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office Casual

An elegant oud-woody profile that shines at evenings and formal occasions, with enough polish for dates and the office.

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About

A budget interpretation of Xerjoff's cult Alexandria II, Defender Second opens just as its inspiration does: clean soapy lavender, a crisp juicy apple and a dusting of cinnamon, with palisander rosewood adding a refined woody lift. The heart brings a soft rose, cedar and a touch of lily of the valley before the base settles into the signature oud-amber-sandalwood warmth, sweetened with vanilla and rounded by musk. Set against the real Alexandria II it reads more two-dimensional - the oud is tamer and the woods thinner, so it loses the plush, almost three-day-lasting richness the original is famous for. Projection is moderate and turns skin-close after the first couple of hours, with respectable but not remarkable longevity. Still, for the money it captures that elegant, polished oud-woody signature convincingly - a sophisticated, faintly soapy warmth that suits cooler-weather evenings, formal occasions, dates and even refined office wear, reading as grown-up and quietly confident.