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Perfume Parlour 2019 EDP

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Innovator

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Perfume Parlour Innovator is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2019. Innovator opens with Spicy, Blood Orange, and Pepper, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom and Lavender, and dries down to a base of Woody, Amber, Sandalwood, and Tonka Bean. 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.
  • Confident
  • Sophisticated
  • Bold
  • Refined
  • Grounded
Innovator Eau de Parfum bottle

Profile

Composition

Timeline

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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
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.