Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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False Display

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Perfume Parlour False Display is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. False Display opens with Angelica and Frankincense, settles into a heart of Amber, Orange Blossom, Patchouli, and Honey, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood and Oud. Perfume Parlour's False Display carries an Acquired verdict, a musk-led wear.

False Display reaches for Givenchy's Faux Semblant, nailing the smoky frankincense-and-oud spine with a skanky honeyed floral heart, though it wears less dense and projects more modestly than the uber-classy original.
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False Display Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Faux Semblant by Givenchy
83%
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Faux Semblant the original False Display inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

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
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Heavy frankincense, oud and amber make this a cold-weather scent that thrives in autumn and winter evenings and would smother in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

Its dark, smoky intensity suits formal nights and dates rather than casual daytime or the office.

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About

False Display opens on a plume of olibanum - dry, churchy frankincense - with a green angelica edge, setting up the incense-forward character that defines Givenchy's Faux Semblant. The heart is the interesting part: orange blossom and honey lend a slightly skanky, animalic sweetness that tangles with patchouli, Spanish labdanum and amber, building the big amber 'fug' the original is known for. It dries down to white sandalwood and oud, woody and resinous. Faux Semblant is dark, complex and uber-classy with six-to-twelve-hour longevity and strong early sillage; this dupe captures the silhouette - incense up top, honeyed floral skank in the middle, woody-oud base - but renders it a touch flatter and sweeter, with the refined incense and oud simplified and projection kept closer to the skin. It is unmistakably a cold-weather, after-dark scent: rich, smoky and grown-up, best saved for evenings, dates and formal occasions when its amber-woody depth has room to unfurl.

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