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Foresight

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Perfume Parlour Foresight is an Eau de Parfum. Foresight opens with Lily, Pepper, and Aldehydes, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Gardenia, and Carnation, and dries down to a base of Amber, Cedar, Sandalwood, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Foresight carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget version of Prince Matchabelli Prophecy, the powdery 1962 aldehydic floral. It captures the soapy-lily opening and mossy floral character of the discontinued classic, rendered softer and a touch more linear than vintage bottles.
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  • Elegant
  • Refined
  • Sophisticated
  • Comforting
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Foresight Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Prophecy by Prince Matchabelli
44%
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Prophecy the original Foresight 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 Fall

The soapy aldehydic florals and mossy base feel freshest in spring and mild autumn daytime, where powdery classics breathe best.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office
Also Works:
Date Casual Formal

Quiet, refined and a touch old-world, it suits office and formal daytime wear, with enough elegance for a low-key date.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Prince Matchabelli Prophecy, a powdery aldehydic floral from 1962. It opens soapy and bright, with fizzy aldehydes, heady lily and a peppery lift. The heart unfolds into a full classic bouquet - rose, jasmine, carnation and earthy gardenia with a tart whisper of black currant - that vintage floral femininity. The drydown turns dry and mossy with oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood and cedar warmed by a little amber, giving the soft chypre footing the original is loved for. Prophecy itself was never a powerhouse - reviewers often wished it projected more - and the dupe sits in the same quiet register, wearing close and powdery with the moss and aldehydes slightly simplified. For an inexpensive nod to a discontinued powdery floral, it captures that calm, soft-light elegance for spring and autumn daytime.

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