Perfume Parlour 2022 EDP

M £ Favourite

Fortress Shield

Name: Fortress Shield Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Fortress Shield is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2022. Fortress Shield opens with Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Tomato Leaf, and Mango, settles into a heart of Cyclamen, Lavender, and Star Anise, and dries down to a base of Suede, Amber, Oud, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Fortress Shield carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

A budget take on Mind Games Blockade, the juicy-mango-meets-oud crowd-pleaser. Fortress Shield captures the fresh mango-and-tomato-leaf opening over a suede-oud-amber base, but where Blockade's oud reads clean and refined and evolves masterfully, this dupe renders the woody-leather drydown flatter and the polish a touch coarser.

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Confident
Fresh
Sophisticated
Bold
Refined

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Inspired by

Blockade by MIND GAMES

48%

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Blockade the original Fortress Shield inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Mango35%

Bergamot24%

Tomato Leaf22%

Pink Pepper20%

Heartas listed

Lavender39%

Star Anise32%

Cyclamen29%

Baseas listed

Suede29%

Oud27%

Amber24%

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

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

The juicy mango opening shines in spring and summer, while the suede-oud base gives it enough warmth for autumn; deep winter mutes the fresh fruit.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Casual

Also Works:

Office Date Sport

A versatile fruity-woody for casual and daily wear and relaxed dates, clean enough for the office but a touch playful for formal settings.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Fortress Shield interprets Mind Games Blockade, a unisex fruity-woody built on the unexpected pairing of juicy mango and refined oud. It opens fresh and vibrant with ripe mango skin, bright bergamot, green tomato leaf and a lift of pink pepper - the tomato leaf giving it identity beyond a simple fruity-fresh. The heart adds aromatic lavender, a touch of star anise and watery cyclamen, before the drydown settles into suede, clean oud, amber and patchouli for a smooth woody backbone. Against the original, this Perfume Parlour version captures the mango-to-oud arc convincingly but renders it flatter: the oud here lacks the original's polished, clean refinement and the leathery suede thins out sooner. Longevity is moderate where the original can reach into double digits, with modest projection that stays noticeable up close. It is a confident, distinctive fruity-woody for warm-to-mild seasons, casual and daily wear and easygoing dates - a wallet-friendly route to that mango-oud signature.