Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Mounera

Name: Mounera Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Mounera is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Mounera opens with Oud, Pepper, Cardamom, and Saffron, settles into a heart of Rose and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, and Vanilla. Perfume Parlour's Mounera carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

Mounera channels Mancera's Aoud Vanille, the cult oud-meets-creamy-vanilla unisex hit. It captures the spicy saffron-oud opening and the smooth vanilla drydown that makes the original so loved, but the dupe softens the rough edges and wears closer, trading the original's amazing sillage for a cosier, skin-warm finish.

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Sensual
Cozy
Mysterious
Warm
Comforting

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Inspired by

Aoud Vanille by Mancera

17%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Oud28%

Cardamom26%

Saffron25%

Pepper21%

Heartas listed

Jasmine53%

Rose47%

Baseas listed

Vanilla40%

Sandalwood33%

Guaiac Wood28%

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

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

The rich, spiced oud-vanilla warmth is perfect for autumn and winter and feels cloying in summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

A sensual, cosy scent for evenings and date nights, with enough depth for formal cool-weather occasions.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Mounera opens spicy and resinous with cardamom, saffron, black pepper and a smoky oud, slightly rougher up top before it mellows. A whisper of floral warmth bridges the heart, then the composition sinks into its real reward: a creamy, gourmand-leaning base of vanilla, sandalwood and guaiac wood where the oud recedes and the vanilla takes over. Against Mancera's Aoud Vanille, this dupe nails the linear oud-into-vanilla arc and that addictive sweet-woody drydown, but the original's powerful, soft-yet-far-reaching projection is dialled back here, leaving a warmer, closer wear with shorter longevity. It is a cosy, sensual oriental best suited to autumn and winter evenings, delivering much of the original's spiced-vanilla comfort at a budget price.