Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Intense Aroma Exploding

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Perfume Parlour Intense Aroma Exploding is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Intense Aroma Exploding opens with Caraway, settles into a heart of Lavender and Pepper, and dries down to a base of Vanilla and Tobacco. Perfume Parlour's Intense Aroma Exploding carries a Statement verdict, a spicy-led wear.

Intense Aroma Exploding chases Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme - the same spicy caraway-and-pepper opening melting into sweet tobacco and vanilla. The dupe captures the cosy spicy-sweet character but renders flatter and weaker-projecting than the powerhouse original.
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  • Bold
  • Confident
  • Warm
  • Sensual
  • Cozy
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Intense Aroma Exploding Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Spicebomb Extreme by Viktor&Rolf
84%
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Spicebomb Extreme the original Intense Aroma Exploding inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Caraway100%
Heartas listed
Pepper54%
Lavender46%
Baseas listed
Vanilla52%
Tobacco48%

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
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The sweet spicy tobacco-vanilla profile is built for cold weather and feels heavy in summer.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

A warm, cosy spice-and-tobacco scent suited to evenings and dates over office or sport.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Intense Aroma Exploding opens with a warm, slightly bready caraway-and-spice flash before black pepper and a touch of lavender give it an aromatic edge. The heart of the scent, just like Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme, is its sweet tobacco-and-vanilla core - rich, gourmand and comforting. Perfume Parlour's version captures that addictive spicy-sweet signature that made the original a cold-weather favourite. Against the real Extreme, though, it reads simpler and skin-closer - the tobacco less rich, the spice less fiery, and projection more reserved where the original is a genuine powerhouse that throws strongly for hours. Longevity is moderate rather than the all-day endurance of the real thing. A cosy, affordable spicy-tobacco-vanilla for autumn and winter wear.

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