Perfume Parlour 2019 Edp

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Innovator

Perfume Parlour Innovator is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2019. Innovator opens with Pepper, Blood Orange, and Spicy, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom and Lavender, and dries down to a base of Tonka Bean, Amber, Woody, and Moss. Perfume Parlour's Innovator carries a Favourite verdict, a warm spicy-led wear.

Innovator copies Parfums de Marly Kalan - the same spicy blood-orange opening over aromatic lavender, orange blossom and a dry amber-moss base. The budget version captures the oriental-spicy idea but reads flatter and sweeter, losing the original's dry, distinguished performance.
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  • Confident
  • Sophisticated
  • Bold
  • Refined
  • Grounded
Innovator Eau de Parfum bottle

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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 12%
Floral 19%
Fruity 4%
Green 8%
Sweet 20%
Warm 24%
Woody 15%
Earthy 9%
Animalic 3%
Fresh 16%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Warm Spicy
80%
Amber
60%
Aromatic
60%
Woody
60%
Citrus
50%

Notes

Top Notes

Pepper 36% Blood Orange 36% Spicy 28%

Heart Notes

Orange Blossom 52% Lavender 48%

Base Notes

Tonka Bean 23% Amber 21% Woody 19% Sandalwood 19% Moss 18%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter
Also Works:
Spring

The spicy, dry amber profile suits cool autumn and winter, with the citrus lift working in spring.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Office Casual

Sophisticated and confident, it suits evenings, dates and formal occasions.

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About

Innovator opens with Kalan's signature contrast - black pepper and spices over juicy blood orange that nearly turns candied before pulling dry. The heart of lavender and orange blossom adds an aromatic, green tension before a base of tonka, amber, woods, moss and sandalwood grounds it. Where the original is famed for its dry, metallic-grassy complexity and chart-topping longevity, this budget take is flatter and leans a touch sweeter, with the moss and woods softened and sillage that sits closer to the skin. It remains a confident, sophisticated spicy-amber scent for cooler months and spring, well suited to evenings, dates and dressed-up occasions.

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