Manor

Manor is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Orto Parisi Terroni, the divisive 2017 niche scent built around earth, dirt and smoke. It opens dark and spicy - a sharp cumin and charred-birch facet, softened by a glint of raspberry sweetness - before deepening into a loamy, almost primal heart of patchouli, amber and benzoin. The drydown is where the original lives: guaiac wood, vetiver, moss and a heavy animalic musk that reads like a warm, comforting forest floor. As a budget dupe this version keeps the smoky, earthy DNA but renders it rougher and more two-dimensional, with the bitter smoke pushed forward and the resinous, balsamic warmth of tonka and vanilla thinner than in the niche original. Performance is decent for the price, though without Terroni's potent 8-12 hour staying power. A bold, grounding, mysterious woody-earthy for cold-weather wear and anyone after Terroni's primal character on a budget.