Perfume Parlour 2007 EDP

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Golden Agar

Name: Golden Agar Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Golden Agar is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2007. Golden Agar opens with Rosewood, Sichuan Pepper, and Cardamom, settles into a heart of Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Oud, and dries down to a base of Amber, Vanilla, and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Golden Agar carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Golden Agar is Perfume Parlour's standard take on Tom Ford Oud Wood - the same smooth oud, cardamom-spice and sandalwood blueprint. It captures the elegant woody character but renders flatter and sweeter, with the oud thinner and softer-projecting than the refined original.

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Sophisticated
Refined
Grounded
Confident
Elegant

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Inspired by

Oud Wood by Tom Ford

83%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Cardamom37%

Rosewood31%

Sichuan Pepper31%

Heartas listed

Oud41%

Sandalwood36%

Vetiver23%

Baseas listed

Amber35%

Vanilla35%

Tonka Bean29%

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

Base

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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:

Fall Winter

Also Works:

Spring

A smooth dry-woody oud that works across seasons but leans cooler-weather, easing off in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual Formal

Also Works:

Date

Versatile enough for office and casual wear while still polished enough for formal evenings.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Golden Agar opens on a gentle cardamom and Sichuan-pepper spice over rosewood before settling into its core: a smoky-smooth oud paired with creamy sandalwood. This is the accessible, never-harsh oud that made Tom Ford Oud Wood a modern staple, and Perfume Parlour's version gets the broad strokes right. Amber, vanilla and tonka warm the drydown into a soft, slightly sweet woody finish. Compared to the original it reads simpler and a notch sweeter - the sandalwood is less silky, the oud less nuanced, and projection sits close to the skin where the real thing breathes a little more. Longevity is moderate. As an everyday budget oud it delivers the comforting woody-spicy impression most people are after, and it dresses up well for cooler-weather formal wear.