Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Million Oud Elixir

Name: Million Oud Elixir Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Million Oud Elixir is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Million Oud Elixir opens with Bergamot, Pepper, Nutmeg, and Saffron, settles into a heart of Gurjun Balsam, Cedar, and Labdanum, and dries down to a base of Leather, Sandalwood, Oud, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Million Oud Elixir carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Million Oud Elixir follows Paco Rabanne's 1 Million Golden Oud, that dark Middle Eastern spice-and-oud take on the gold-bar DNA. The saffron-pepper opening over an oud-leather core reads recognisably, though the dupe flattens the opulent depth and fades faster than the powerful original.

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Confident
Bold
Mysterious
Sophisticated
Sensual

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Inspired by

1 Million Elixir Parfum Intense by Rabanne

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Saffron30%

Nutmeg26%

Pepper24%

Bergamot20%

Heartas listed

Cedar39%

Labdanum33%

Gurjun Balsam28%

Baseas listed

Oud30%

Leather26%

Patchouli23%

Sandalwood21%

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

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

The spicy oud-leather warmth is built for autumn and winter and turns overpowering in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Bold and opulent, it shines for dates, evenings and dressier occasions; the depth suits nights over the office.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Million Oud Elixir opens warm and aromatic with saffron, nutmeg and black pepper lifted by bergamot, capturing the spicy entrance of 1 Million Golden Oud. The heart layers cedar, labdanum and resinous gurjan balsam, drying into a deep oud-leather base rounded by patchouli and sandalwood. Paco Rabanne's Golden Oud is a dark, opulent spice bomb that infuses the 1 Million exuberance with a luxurious oud-leather core and monster longevity; this dupe captures the silhouette but reads flatter - the oud thinner and less resinous, the leather softer, and projection skin-close within a few hours. It still delivers that bold, spicy oud-woody signature, making it a budget pick for evenings, dates and cold-weather wear with a dressy, opulent edge.