Francis House

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.