Perfume Parlour 2012 EDP

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Fifth Borough

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Perfume Parlour Fifth Borough is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012. Fifth Borough opens with Floral Notes, 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 sweet-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
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Fifth Borough Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Manhattan by Bond No. 9
31%
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Manhattan the original Fifth Borough 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
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.

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.

In standard patch-test panels

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Sandalwood Santalol from Sandalwood
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

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

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.

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