Perfume Parlour 2010 Edp

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Moonlight City For Men

Perfume Parlour Moonlight City For Men is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Moonlight City For Men opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Rosemary, and Holly, settles into a heart of Tea, Styrax, and Lily Of The Valley, and dries down to a base of Tonka Bean, Benzoin, Almond, and Incense. Perfume Parlour's Moonlight City For Men carries a Statement verdict, a amber-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget take on the discontinued Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris - a smooth, powdery leather over tea and styrax, settling into a sweet, balsamic almond-tonka-benzoin base. PP captures the cosy 'powdery leather' signature that made the original a cult favourite, though it reads a touch flatter and brighter, with the rich balsamic depth softened. A long-loved amber-oriental for a fraction of the (now hard-to-find) original's cost.
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  • Sophisticated
  • Cozy
  • Refined
  • Sensual
Moonlight City For Men Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
Midnight in Paris by Van Cleef & Arpels
96%
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 12%
Floral 11%
Fruity 1%
Green 20%
Sweet 24%
Warm 19%
Woody 8%
Earthy 10%
Animalic 10%
Fresh 20%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Amber
85%
Powdery
65%
Leather
60%
Sweet
60%
Warm Spicy
45%

Notes

Top Notes

Leather 24% Bergamot 22% Lemon 20% Rosemary 18% Holly 16%

Heart Notes

Tea 37% Styrax 34% Lily Of The Valley 28%

Base Notes

Tonka Bean 25% Benzoin 20% Amber 20% Almond 19% Incense 16%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The sweet, powdery amber-leather base makes it a cold-weather scent at heart, most at home in autumn and winter evenings.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Office Casual

Its smooth, refined warmth suits evenings, formal occasions and dates far more than sport, with enough polish for office wear in cooler months.

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About

Moonlight City is Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris, the cult 2010 amber-oriental now discontinued. It opens with a soft leather facet wrapped in bergamot, amalfi lemon and a green rosemary-holly lift, before a gentle heart of tea, styrax and lily of the valley adds a smoky-floral smoothness. The drydown is the heart of it - the original's celebrated 'powdery leather' melting into sweet benzoin, almond, tonka bean, soft incense and amber, warm and enveloping. The original is prized for excellent, all-day longevity and a quality well above its price; as a budget dupe this version keeps the powdery-leather-amber DNA but lands a little flatter and brighter, with the balsamic richness slightly thinner and projection more moderate. A smooth, sophisticated amber-oriental for autumn and winter evenings, formal wear and anyone chasing the discontinued Midnight in Paris.

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