Perfume Parlour 2020 EDP

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Imperial Boiss

Name: Imperial Boiss Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Imperial Boiss is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2020. Imperial Boiss opens with Pepper and Pink Pepper, settles into a heart of Rose, and dries down to a base of Canadian Fir Balsam, Cedar, and Labdanum. Perfume Parlour's Imperial Boiss carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Imperial Boiss recreates Essential Parfums' Bois Imperial - that smooth, spicy-woody crowd-pleaser built on Iso E Super-rich cedar. The dupe captures the peppery opening and the deep woody backbone, though it loses some of the original's airy akigalawood radiance and signature softness. A versatile, affordable woody for everyday wear.

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Confident
Sophisticated
Grounded
Refined
Bold

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Inspired by

Bois Impérial by Essential Parfums

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Bois Impérial the original Imperial Boiss inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Pink Pepper54%

Pepper46%

Heartas listed

Rose100%

Baseas listed

Cedar40%

Canadian Fir Balsam30%

Labdanum30%

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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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

Also Works:

Spring

The deep cedar-balsam-labdanum base leans cool-season, while the peppery freshness keeps it wearable through milder spring days.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal

A smooth, versatile woody equally at home in the office, daily wear and relaxed evenings.

FAVOURITE

Imperial Boiss

EDP

Perfume Parlour · 2020 U

ScentArt

Confident Sophisticated Grounded Refined Bold

Top

Pink Pepper

Pepper

Heart

Rose

Base

Cedar

Canadian Fir Balsam

Labdanum

Longevity

Projection

Intensity

Mood Calming

EnergisingCalming

Character Serious

PlayfulSerious

Sentiment Brooding

UpliftingBrooding

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Ingredients and allergens

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About

Imperial Boiss opens on a bright, peppery snap of pink and black pepper, a spicy lift before the fragrance gets down to its woody business. A subtle thread of rose adds a touch of warmth and softness at the heart, then the base does the heavy lifting: a deep, smooth accord of Atlas cedar, balsam fir and labdanum that gives it a long, resinous-woody backbone. Essential Parfums' original is loved for its radiant, slightly fresh Iso E Super-and-akigalawood woodiness - approachable, polished and famously versatile; this budget interpretation captures the peppery-woody signature faithfully but reads a shade denser and less airy, missing a little of the original's transparent radiance and softness. The longevity is good for the price. It remains a confident, sophisticated everyday woody, versatile across spring, autumn and winter for the office, daily wear and relaxed evenings.