Perfume Parlour 2001 EDP

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Easterner

Name: Easterner Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Easterner is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2001. Easterner opens with Iris, Honey, and Tobacco, settles into a heart of Musk, Amber, and Sandalwood, and dries down to a base of Rose, Incense, and Hay. Perfume Parlour's Easterner carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

Easterner chases Serge Lutens Chergui's honeyed tobacco-and-hay masterpiece. The sweet tobacco-leaf opening and powdery iris-amber warmth read true, but as a budget dupe it lands flatter, with the rich hay-absolute depth and balance softened.

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Cozy
Comforting
Sophisticated
Grounded
Mysterious

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Inspired by

Chergui by Serge Lutens

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Chergui the original Easterner inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Tobacco40%

Honey33%

Iris28%

Heartas listed

Amber37%

Sandalwood34%

Musk29%

Baseas listed

Hay40%

Incense31%

Rose29%

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

The honeyed tobacco, hay and warm amber are cocooning notes that bloom in autumn and winter cold.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Its cozy, intimate warmth suits evenings, dates and casual cold-weather wear over the office or sport.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Easterner opens on honeyed tobacco leaf threaded with powdery iris, mirroring the cozy, mildly sweet signature that made Serge Lutens Chergui a tobacco benchmark. The heart deepens into warm amber, musk and sandalwood, before a drydown of hay, rose and incense gives it the hay-absolute character that defines the original - Chergui is as much a hay scent as a tobacco one. The overall mood is enveloping, intimate and a little nostalgic. As a Perfume Parlour budget interpretation it renders the composition flatter and more 2D than the niche original: the luminous balance Chergui is praised for is muted, the honeyed sweetness reads simpler, and longevity sits skin-close at a few hours rather than the 8-10 the Lutens can deliver. Still, the honeyed-tobacco-and-hay character and the cozy autumn-winter warmth come through, making it an affordable way to wear the Chergui idea on cold days.