Perfume Parlour 2006 EDP

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Firey Island

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Perfume Parlour Firey Island is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2006. Firey Island opens with Cardamom and Ozonic Notes, settles into a heart of Musk and Neroli, and dries down to a base of Patchouli, Tuberose, Honey, and Skin Musk. Perfume Parlour's Firey Island carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

Firey Island chases Bond No.9's Fire Island - that famous beach-and-suntan-lotion solar accord of ozone, neroli and creamy tuberose. The dupe nails the sunscreen-on-warm-skin vibe but renders it thinner and a little more synthetic, with the musky-floral base less rounded and longevity dialled down from Bond's marathon wear.
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  • Sunny
  • Uplifting
  • Sensual
  • Fresh
  • Carefree
Firey Island Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

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Fire Island the original Firey Island 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
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

The solar ozone-neroli-suntan accord is pure summer and feels out of place in cold weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual Sport
Also Works:
Date

Breezy, beachy and unserious - it's a casual daytime and holiday scent rather than formal or office wear.

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.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Bitter orange peel Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil from Neroli
  • Neroli Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil from Neroli
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

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

Firey Island opens exactly where you hope a beach scent would: an airy ozone-and-cardamom shimmer that reads instantly as warm sea air. The heart blooms into orange-blossom neroli laced with clean white musk, that unmistakable high-end-suntan-lotion accord the Bond original made famous. Underneath, creamy tuberose, a whisper of honey and a soft patchouli-and-skin-musk base give it body and a faintly sensual, sun-warmed-skin finish. Against the Bond No.9 it copies, this Perfume Parlour version is recognisably the same idea but flatter and more linear - the floral facets feel a touch plasticky rather than luminous, and where the original projects for hours and lingers all day, Firey Island settles into a close skin scent fairly quickly. As an affordable summer holiday scent it delivers the daydream: bright, solar and carefree, ideal for hot days and casual wear, just without the depth and tenacity of the niche it imitates.

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