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Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

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Great Lady

Name: Great Lady Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Great Lady is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Great Lady opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Coffee, and Almond, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Rose, Jasmine, and Orris, and dries down to a base of Patchouli, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, and Cacao Butter. Perfume Parlour's Great Lady carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

Great Lady chases Carolina Herrera Good Girl Velvet Fatale, holding onto the coffee-and-tuberose duality with that caramel-sweet gourmand drydown, but the dupe renders it flatter and skin-closer, trading the original's rich roasted depth and lush florals for a simpler, more linear sweet floral.

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Sensual
Confident
Bold
Seductive
Sophisticated

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Sweet

85%

Gourmand

80%

Floral

70%

Coffee

60%

Cacao

50%

Warm Spicy

45%

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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

The coffee-and-cocoa gourmand sweetness is built for cooler autumn and winter wear and feels heavy in heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Casual

Bold and sultry, it favours dates and formal evenings over casual daytime or sport.

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About

Great Lady opens on a bittersweet coffee laced with almond and a flash of citrus, the bold gourmand signature of Carolina Herrera Good Girl Velvet Fatale, the sweeter, more caramel-leaning take on Good Girl. A floral heart of tuberose, rose, jasmine and orris briefly brightens the composition before it dives into a rich base of praline, cacao, tonka and vanilla. As a budget dupe it captures the gist, the coffee, the white florals, the sweet roasted drydown, while rendering everything more one-dimensional, missing the natural roasted-coffee texture and lush floral depth that give the Herrera its polish. Projection stays moderate and the scent settles close to the skin sooner, with shorter longevity than the original's bold, hours-long wear. It is a warm, sultry sweet gourmand for cooler-weather evenings that delivers the Good Girl Velvet Fatale mood at a fraction of the cost, even if it lacks the original's richness and staying power.