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Perfume Parlour 2012 EDP

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Fifth Borough

Name: Fifth Borough Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Fifth Borough is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012. Fifth Borough opens with Floral, Bergamot, Nutmeg, and Saffron, settles into a heart of Immortelle, Gingerbread, Chocolate, and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Suede, Cashmere Wood, Broom, and Musk. Perfume Parlour's Fifth Borough carries a Statement verdict, a gourmand-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's swing at Bond No.9 Manhattan. The toasty gingerbread-chocolate-oud cocktail that makes the original a cult cold-weather scent is here, but Fifth Borough leans sweeter sooner and trades some of Manhattan's smoky, expansive depth for a cosier, flatter drydown.

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Sensual
Cozy
Warm
Confident
Mysterious

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Gourmand

85%

Sweet

80%

Warm Spicy

70%

Amber

60%

Woody

55%

Oud

50%

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Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

The rich gourmand gingerbread, chocolate and oud composition is built for cold autumn and winter wear and feels heavy in heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

A sweet, sensual evening and date scent that is too rich for daytime office wear but ideal for cosy nights.

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Fifth Borough opens spiced and fruity - saffron, nutmeg and a soft peach lead into the warm gourmand heart Bond No.9 Manhattan is loved for. Gingerbread and chocolate dominate the middle, plumped up by plum, honey and a waxy thread of immortelle and beeswax that gives the whole thing a candied, almost dessert-like richness. The drydown turns resinous and dark on oud, labdanum, patchouli and suede, sweetened heavily by vanilla and softened with cashmere wood and musk. Compared to the original, this dupe tips toward the sweet side faster and stays there: Manhattan's smoky cigarette nuance and its expansive, room-filling sillage are dialled back, so Fifth Borough reads cosier and closer to the skin. Longevity is good for a budget composition though it won't match the original's all-day staying power. A comforting, gourmand-oud comfort scent for cold evenings, recognisable to anyone who knows the Bond.