Perfume Parlour 2005 EDP

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Irresistible Wood For Men

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Perfume Parlour Irresistible Wood For Men is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2005. Irresistible Wood For Men opens with Grapefruit and Mint, settles into a heart of Sesame and Coffee, and dries down to a base of Cedar and Hazelnut. Perfume Parlour's Irresistible Wood For Men carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

Irresistible Wood revives Givenchy's discontinued Very Irresistible for Men - that cosy mocha riff of mint, coffee, hazelnut and sesame. The chocolatey-coffee comfort core comes through nicely; as a budget take it leans a touch sweeter and flatter, trading the original's smooth gourmand polish for value.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Cozy
  • Comforting
  • Confident
  • Sensual
  • Grounded
Irresistible Wood For Men Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed
Heartas listed
Baseas listed

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 coffee-hazelnut gourmand warmth is built for cold weather; it turns heavy and sickly in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual

Cosy and approachable for casual days and intimate date nights, but its sweet gourmand profile is a little informal for formal settings.

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

  • Spearmint Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil from Mint

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

Irresistible Wood opens cool and aromatic, a crisp mint over grapefruit that quickly gives way to the heart's signature trick: coffee and sesame folding together into a chocolatey, mocha-like accord. Hazelnut and Virginia cedar ground the drydown, lending a nutty, lightly woody warmth that keeps it cosy rather than dessert-sweet. As a budget clone of Givenchy's discontinued 2005 cult gourmand it captures that distinctive coffee-mocha comfort well - the same snuggly, moreish character reviewers loved in the original. The divergence is refinement: the dupe pushes the sweet coffee a little louder and the smooth, mellow blend of the original renders slightly flatter and more synthetic, with performance landing in the moderate 5-6 hour range. A warm, comforting cold-weather gourmand for anyone chasing a hard-to-find favourite.

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