Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Fig Whisper

Name: Fig Whisper Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Fig Whisper is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Fig Whisper opens with Water Lily, Fig, and Blackcurrant, settles into a heart of Jasmine, Iris, and Iris, and dries down to a base of Musk, Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Vanilla. Perfume Parlour's Fig Whisper carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget take on Phlur's Father Figure. Fig Whisper captures the fresh green fig-and-cassis open and the iris-sandalwood drydown, but Perfume Parlour's version reads a touch sweeter and the soft creamy-woody finish stays close to the skin, in line with the original's own famously weak longevity.

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Fresh
Refined
Comforting
Grounded
Sophisticated

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Inspired by

Father Figure by Phlur

93%

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Father Figure the original Fig Whisper inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Fig43%

Blackcurrant29%

Water Lily29%

Heartas listed

Iris36%

Iris33%

Jasmine30%

Baseas listed

Sandalwood29%

Musk27%

Vanilla24%

Patchouli20%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Short (2-4h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

The fresh green fig and airy water lily are light and clean, ideal for spring and summer with enough warmth for early autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal

Soft and unobtrusive, it suits the office, casual days and easy dates more than formal evening wear.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Fig Whisper opens just where Phlur's Father Figure lives, a fresh, slightly green fig laced with dewy cassis and airy water lily, clean and lightly fruity. The heart adds gentle elegance with iris and orris root softened by a touch of jasmine, keeping the composition balanced and refined rather than heavy. It settles into a warm, comforting base of sandalwood, musk, Madagascar vanilla and patchouli for a creamy, soft woody finish. Set beside the original, the Perfume Parlour interpretation pushes the fig a touch sweeter and renders the watery, skin-like quality slightly more straightforward, but the gap is small because Father Figure itself is a soft, intimate scent. Performance follows suit: where the original is famous for sitting close and fading fast, this dupe behaves much the same, a quiet skin scent that may need a top-up. For a few pounds it captures that clean, soft green-fig elegance convincingly for everyday wear.