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Perfume Parlour 1947 EDP

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Green Opening For Women

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Perfume Parlour Green Opening For Women is an Eau de Parfum launched in 1947. Green Opening For Women opens with Green, Bergamot, Lime, and Neroli, settles into a heart of Hyacinth, Rose, Jasmine, and Violet, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Green Opening For Women carries a Statement verdict, a green-led wear.

Green Opening chases Pierre Balmain's Vent Vert - Germaine Cellier's legendary ultragreen chypre floral built on galbanum and crushed leaves. The dupe captures the crisp, leafy-green character but, as some wearers note, drifts toward a softer, sweeter, more fougere-like reading rather than the original's razor-sharp vintage greenness. A pleasant, affordable green floral on its own terms.
  • Fresh
  • Refined
  • Elegant
  • Uplifting
  • Sophisticated
Green Opening For Women Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Green
90%
Floral
75%
Aromatic
55%
Woody
50%
Citrus
45%
Powdery
40%

Performance

Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The crisp galbanum-green florals are tailor-made for spring and summer, evoking fresh foliage and cut stems, and would feel thin in winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date

A refined, leafy-green floral that suits daily, office and casual wear, with enough polish for a daytime date.

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About

Green Opening opens on a rush of green: lime, galbanum-tinged green notes, bergamot and neroli laced with basil, the crisp, leafy overture that made Vent Vert a benchmark green floral. The heart blooms with hyacinth, lily-of-the-valley, freesia, rose, jasmine and violet over a persistent galbanum thread, before a base of oakmoss, sandalwood, vetiver, amber and musk grounds it in soft, mossy woods. Germaine Cellier's 1947 original is famously an ultragreen chypre with moderate sillage and longevity; this budget interpretation captures the leafy-green signature pleasantly but, as community comparisons observe, it leans softer and sweeter over time, reading more like a green fougere than the original's sharp, vegetal chypre. The mossiness is gentler and the longevity moderate. Taken on its own terms it's a fresh, refined green floral suited to spring and summer daily and office wear, and an accessible nod to a perfumery classic.