Perfume Parlour 2016 EDP

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Mexican Oak

Name: Mexican Oak Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Mexican Oak is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2016. Mexican Oak opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Petitgrain, and Pink Pepper, settles into a heart of Cedar, Geranium, and Cardamom, and dries down to a base of Patchouli, Oakmoss, and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Mexican Oak carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget version of Acqua di Parma Colonia Quercia, that classy citrus-woody cologne. It captures the bergamot-cardamom opening and the mossy, woody base, just rendered flatter and with the original's premium oakmoss richness simplified.

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Sophisticated
Refined
Grounded
Elegant

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Inspired by

Colonia Quercia by Acqua di Parma

92%

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Colonia Quercia the original Mexican Oak inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Bergamot28%

Lemon26%

Pink Pepper24%

Petitgrain22%

Heartas listed

Cedar37%

Cardamom32%

Geranium32%

Baseas listed

Oakmoss39%

Patchouli32%

Tonka Bean29%

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

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer Winter

The bright citrus opening and mossy woody base make it a transitional scent, best in spring and autumn where the green-woody character is most at home.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual Formal

Also Works:

Date

Refined and grown-up, it slots into office and formal daytime wear, with enough ease for casual daily use.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Acqua di Parma Colonia Quercia, an elegant woody-spicy take on the Colonia DNA. It opens bright and refined - lemon, bergamot and rosy petitgrain lifted by a peppery pink-pepper sparkle. The heart brings warmth and structure with cardamom, vibrant geranium and starchy cedar, that muted citrus-peel quality the original carries beautifully. The base is where Quercia earns its name: a thick, lichen-rich oakmoss grounded by earthy patchouli and soft tonka. The original is praised for its quality oakmoss and 7-to-8-hour longevity; the dupe keeps the citrus-to-moss arc but renders the oakmoss thinner and less elegant, with the woods simplified and wear pulled in close. For an inexpensive, grown-up citrus-woody that nods to an Italian house, it captures the autumnal-forest mood for the money.