Perfume Parlour 2020 EDP

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Hydrosphere

Name: Hydrosphere Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Hydrosphere is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2020. Hydrosphere opens with Mandarin, Violet, and Basil, settles into a heart of Cedar, Elemi, and Sage, and dries down to a base of Leather, Vetiver, and Nutmeg. Perfume Parlour's Hydrosphere carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Hydrosphere chases Memo Paris Ocean Leather - that bright citrus and aromatic-herb opening grounded by a soft, creamy leather-vetiver base. The fresh-leather concept carries across, but it reads thinner and more straightforwardly citrusy, missing the niche refinement of the original's signature leather.

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Fresh
Refined
Confident
Uplifting
Sophisticated

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Inspired by

Ocean Leather by Memo Paris

93%

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Ocean Leather the original Hydrosphere inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Mandarin41%

Basil32%

Violet27%

Heartas listed

Cedar38%

Sage32%

Elemi29%

Baseas listed

Vetiver39%

Leather36%

Nutmeg25%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

A bright citrus-aromatic profile with a light leather base suits mild and warm weather, thriving spring through autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal

Clean and refined, it makes an easy office and daily signature that also handles casual daytime and low-key dates.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

A budget interpretation of Memo Paris Ocean Leather, Hydrosphere opens fresh and zesty with mandarin lifted by aromatic basil and a faint powdery violet. The heart stays green and herbal - cedar, sage and a resinous elemi - before the base reveals what makes the original distinctive: a soft, refined leather woven through earthy vetiver, with a touch of nutmeg warmth. Set against the real Ocean Leather it reads flatter and more conventionally citrus-fresh, the leather lighter and less creamy-distinctive, so it loses some of the niche character that lets the original carry its citrus far past where most fade. Projection is moderate, strongest in the first hour before settling skin-close, with decent rather than remarkable longevity. Still, for the money it captures that clever fresh-meets-leather mood convincingly - a crisp, grown-up daytime scent that suits the office, daily wear and warm-weather casual outings from spring through early autumn, reading as clean, refined and quietly confident.