Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Isle Serenade

Name: Isle Serenade Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Isle Serenade is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Isle Serenade opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Lime, and Lavender, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Apple, and Blackcurrant, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Isle Serenade carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

A budget take on Roja Dove's luxurious Isola Blu. Isle Serenade lands the bright citrus opening and herbal lavender-thyme lift over a green, mossy chypre base, but where Roja's version is impeccably balanced and refined, this dupe renders the complexity flatter and the high-end polish thinner.

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Fresh
Sophisticated
Refined
Uplifting
Elegant

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Inspired by

Isola Blu by Roja Parfums

88%

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Isola Blu the original Isle Serenade inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Bergamot27%

Lime22%

Lemon20%

Lavender16%

Thyme16%

Heartas listed

Apple23%

Orange Blossom21%

Blackcurrant19%

Jasmine19%

Coconut17%

Baseas listed

Oakmoss19%

Cedar16%

Patchouli15%

Amber13%

Musk13%

Vanilla12%

Vetiver12%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Short (2-4h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

A bright citrus-chypre built for warm weather: bergamot, lime and lemon sparkle in spring and summer and feel thin in the cold.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal Sport

Fresh and refined enough for the office and daily wear, with the elegance to carry a date; its understated freshness suits casual settings too.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Isle Serenade interprets Roja Dove's Isola Blu, a fresh-citrus chypre (a summery reworking of Oligarch). It opens bright and uplifting with bergamot, lime and lemon lifted by herbal thyme and aromatic lavender. The heart adds soft apple, orange blossom, blackcurrant, jasmine and a touch of coconut, while the base grounds it in a green, earthy chypre of oakmoss, cedar, patchouli and vetiver with amber, musk and vanilla for warmth. Against the original, this Perfume Parlour version captures the citrus-to-mossy-chypre arc convincingly but renders it flatter - it loses Roja's impeccable balance and the layered, high-end refinement that justifies the original's price, with the complex base reading thinner. Longevity is moderate where the original reaches eight to ten hours. It is a fresh, sophisticated citrus-chypre for warm spring and summer days, the office, daily wear and dates - a wallet-friendly route to that elegant Isola Blu freshness.