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Delicate For Women

Name: Delicate For Women Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Delicate For Women is an Eau de Parfum. Delicate For Women opens with Orange and Raspberry, settles into a heart of Tuberose, Pink Pepper, and Allspice, and dries down to a base of Rosewood, Musk, and Cedar. Perfume Parlour's Delicate For Women carries a Statement verdict, a fruity-led wear.

A budget take on Gianfranco Ferre's Fragile - the same creamy tuberose dusted with raspberry and pink pepper over soft woods. Delicate lands the tuberose-and-fruit signature but renders it a touch flatter and shorter-lived than the 1999 original, with the cheaper pink-pepper bite a little louder up top.

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Romantic
Sensual
Feminine
Confident
Refined

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Inspired by

Fragile by Jean Paul Gaultier

31%

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Fragile the original Delicate For Women inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Orange59%

Raspberry41%

Heartas listed

Tuberose46%

Pink Pepper31%

Allspice23%

Baseas listed

Cedar39%

Musk37%

Rosewood24%

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

Short (2-4h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring

Also Works:

Summer Fall

The creamy tuberose and soft fruit feel most at home in spring and mild autumn; heat can flatten the powdery florals.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Romantic and feminine, it suits dates and easy evenings more than formal or sporty settings.

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.

Declarable under EU Annex III

Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

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

Delicate opens on a sweet-orange and raspberry-leaf shimmer that quickly cedes to the heart's star: a plush, near-buttery tuberose laced with pink pepper and a peppery pimento warmth. This is Perfume Parlour's read on Gianfranco Ferre's Fragile (1999), a fragrance famous for its powdery, slightly retro white-floral character. The dupe captures that creamy tuberose centre faithfully, though it leans a fraction sharper and more linear - the opening fruit reads brighter and the spice more obvious where the original feels more blended and refined. The drydown settles onto cedarwood, a soft violet-wood facet and clean musk, giving a gently woody-powdery finish that hugs the skin rather than projecting boldly. Longevity is moderate at best, typical of the house's softer florals, so expect a few hours of presence rather than an all-day trail. Best worn close in spring and milder autumn days, on dates or relaxed evenings where its romantic, feminine warmth feels right at home.

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