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Deliberate

Name: Deliberate Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Deliberate is an Eau de Parfum. Deliberate opens with Green Notes, Rose, Tuberose, and Mimosa, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Patchouli, Jasmine, and Iris, and dries down to a base of Amber, Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Oakmoss. Perfume Parlour's Deliberate carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

Deliberate chases Estee Lauder Knowing's powdery rose-chypre. The aldehydic rose-and-tuberose opening over earthy patchouli and a mossy base reads true to the brief, but as a budget dupe it lands flatter, with the vintage original's animalic depth and 8-plus-hour wear softened.

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Sophisticated
Sensual
Confident
Elegant
Mysterious

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Inspired by

Knowing by Estée Lauder

91%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Rose20%

Tuberose17%

Aldehydes16%

Mimosa16%

Plum16%

Green Notes14%

Heartas listed

Patchouli20%

Iris17%

Jasmine17%

Orange Blossom16%

Cardamom14%

Lily of the Valley14%

Baseas listed

Oakmoss24%

Amber21%

Sandalwood21%

Vetiver19%

Civet16%

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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Heart

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 powdery rose, earthy patchouli and mossy chypre base lean cool-weather, leading in autumn and winter with a spring crossover.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office

Its sophisticated, dressed-up rose-chypre character favours evenings, formal occasions and dates over sport or daytime casual.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Deliberate opens on aldehydes, mimosa and powdery rose threaded with tuberose, plum and green notes, the grand, slightly old-school floral flourish that defines Estee Lauder Knowing. A spiced floral heart of jasmine, iris, orange blossom and cardamom leans into earthy patchouli, before a classic chypre base of oakmoss, amber, sandalwood, vetiver and a whisper of civet gives it depth and sensuality. The overall character is sophisticated, powdery and unmistakably grown-up. As a Perfume Parlour budget interpretation it renders the composition flatter and more 2D than the vintage original: the rich, animalic moss-and-civet drydown is tamer, the rose less three-dimensional, and longevity sits skin-close at a few hours rather than the 8-13 Knowing is renowned for. Still, the powdery-rose-and-oakmoss chypre signature and the confident, sensual mood come through, making it an affordable route to the Knowing idea.