Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Diamond Wood

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Perfume Parlour Diamond Wood is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Diamond Wood opens with Pepper and Saffron, settles into a heart of Rose, Iris, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Oud and Castoreum. Perfume Parlour's Diamond Wood carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's run at By Kilian's Pearl Oud. The spicy saffron-and-rose-over-oud signature with its animalic castoreum edge is recognisable, but Diamond Wood tames the original's beast-mode performance and refined depth into a softer, more wearable take.
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  • Sophisticated
  • Sensual
  • Bold
  • Mysterious
  • Confident
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Diamond Wood Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Pearl Oud by Kilian
70%
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Pearl Oud the original Diamond Wood inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed
Pepper15%
Saffron19%
Heartas listed
Ylang-Ylang11%
Rose16%
Iris10%
Baseas listed
Oud18%
Castoreum11%

Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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Occasions

  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Casual Not ideal
  • Office Not ideal
  • Sport Not ideal

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About

Diamond Wood opens spicy and head-turning - a lively saffron and black pepper jangle that mirrors Pearl Oud's distinctive start. It eases into a grown-up floral heart of Turkish rose, rose and a touch of ylang-ylang, with iris lending a faint powdery refinement that keeps the rose from going jammy. The drydown is warm and a little animalic: a rich oud underpinned by castoreum gives it that 'fox in a blazer' personality the original is known for, woody and intense without tipping fully barnyard. Against the By Kilian, this dupe reads softer all round - the oud is cleaner and less raw, the animalic castoreum more restrained, and the whole composition flatter than the multi-faceted original. Performance is good for a budget oud but nowhere near Pearl Oud's near-legendary 20-hour cling. A sophisticated, sensual rose-oud for cold-weather evenings that captures a pricey niche scent at a budget price.

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