Perfume Parlour 2020 EDP

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Francis House

Name: Francis House Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

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 Cashmeran, 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.

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Sophisticated
Refined
Confident
Grounded

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Inspired by

Dior Homme 2005 by Dior

27%

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Dior Homme 2005 the original Francis House inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Bergamot37%

Pink Pepper34%

Elemi29%

Heartas listed

Cashmeran35%

Cedar35%

Patchouli30%

Baseas listed

Iso E Super38%

Musk31%

Vetiver31%

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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Notes

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Heart

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Performance & Mood

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.

Ingredients and allergens

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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.

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Francis House