Perfume Parlour 2009 EDP

M £ Statement

Heroic

Name: Heroic Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Heroic is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2009. Heroic opens with Caraway, Floral Notes, and Cinnamon, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Geranium, and Tea, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, and Oud. Perfume Parlour's Heroic carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

Heroic chases Amouage's Epic Woman - that spiced rose and tea over a base of incense, guaiac wood, oud and vanilla. The bold, spicy-oriental mood comes through, but it renders flatter with softer projection, sketching the niche original's exquisite spice-to-wood arc rather than fully matching it.

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Sophisticated
Mysterious
Bold
Sensual
Confident

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Inspired by

Epic Woman by Amouage

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Epic Woman the original Heroic inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

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Topas listed

Cinnamon38%

Caraway31%

Floral Notes31%

Heartas listed

Rose30%

Jasmine26%

Tea23%

Geranium21%

Baseas listed

Frankincense15%

Guaiac Wood14%

Oud13%

Sandalwood13%

Amber12%

Patchouli12%

Vanilla12%

Musk10%

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

Spiced rose, incense and warm woods feel richest in autumn and winter where the smoky depth reads bold rather than harsh.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Formal

Also Works:

Date Casual

A statement scent, it leans toward evenings and formal occasions over casual daytime or sport.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Heroic opens fresh and spicy - crushed cinnamon and caraway over a delicate floral lift - the budget echo of Amouage's revered Epic Woman. The heart is a rich, slightly sour rose: damask rose with tea, geranium and jasmine, that complex, savoury-sweet floral character the original balances so finely. The drydown is where it earns its name - smoky olibanum, dry guaiac wood, oud, sandalwood and patchouli rounded by amber and vanilla, a deep spicy-woody-incense finish. Where the Amouage is famous for its slow, exquisite shift from fresh spice to smoky woods and stupendous longevity, this take reads flatter and more linear, the incense thinner and the oud simplified, projecting closer to the skin. Still, it captures the bold, mysterious, spicy-oriental spirit of Epic Woman - a statement scent for autumn and winter evenings and formal occasions - at a fraction of the niche price, even if the original's poised complexity is only suggested.