Perfume Parlour 2007 Edp

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Golden Agar

Perfume Parlour Golden Agar is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2007. Golden Agar opens with Sichuan Pepper, Cardamom, and Rosewood, settles into a heart of Oud, Sandalwood, and Vetiver, 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
Golden Agar Eau de Parfum bottle
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Oud Wood by Tom Ford
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 3%
Floral 4%
Fruity 0%
Green 4%
Sweet 30%
Warm 30%
Woody 35%
Earthy 12%
Animalic 9%
Fresh 5%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Woody
90%
Oud
75%
Amber
55%
Warm Spicy
50%
Sweet
45%

Notes

Top Notes

Cardamom 37% Sichuan Pepper 31% Rosewood 31%

Heart Notes

Oud 41% Sandalwood 36% Vetiver 23%

Base Notes

Amber 35% Vanilla 35% Tonka Bean 29%

Performance

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

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.

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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.

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