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Perfume Parlour 2020 EDP

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Francis House

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Perfume Parlour Francis House is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2020. Francis House opens with Bergamot, Pink Pepper, and Elemi, settles into a heart of Cashmere Wood, Cedar, and Patchouli, and dries down to a base of Musk, Vetiver, and Iso E Super. Perfume Parlour's Francis House carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's affordable swing at Dior Homme 2020, the clean woody crowd-pleaser. It hits the bergamot-pink pepper opening and that creamy cashmere-cedar-Iso E heart, but trades the original's polished projection and all-day reach for a softer, shorter wear.
  • Sophisticated
  • Refined
  • Confident
  • Grounded
Francis House Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Woody
90%
Fresh
60%
Musky
55%
Aromatic
50%
Citrus
50%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Fall
Also Works:
Summer Winter

The clean, fresh-woody profile is a transitional all-rounder, shining in spring and autumn and holding up through milder winter days.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Casual
Also Works:
Formal

Polished but inoffensive, it slips easily into office and daily wear while having enough refinement for dates and smarter occasions.

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About

This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Dior Homme 2020, a modern fresh-woody benchmark. It opens crisp and bright with bergamot, a peppery pink-pepper lift and a hint of resinous elemi. The heart is the signature stretch: smooth cashmere wood and atlas cedar wrapped around earthy patchouli, giving that clean, creamy woodiness Dior built the scent around. The base leans hard on Iso E Super for a soft, woody-amber glow, threaded with Haitian vetiver and white musk. The original is praised for its grown-up polish and 6-to-10-hour staying power; the dupe captures the shape faithfully but reads a touch flatter and more synthetic, with projection settling close after the first hour and longevity landing in the moderate range. For an everyday office or daily woody that nods to a designer favourite, it does the job for a fraction of the price.