Perfume Parlour 2015 EDP

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Mountainous

Name: Mountainous Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Mountainous is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2015. Mountainous opens with Mandarin, Jasmine, and Ginger, settles into a heart of Salt and Vanilla, and dries down to a base of Cashmere Wood, Sandalwood, and Ambergris. Perfume Parlour's Mountainous carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

A budget riff on Paco Rabanne Olympea and its addictive salty-vanilla accord. Mountainous lands the creamy vanilla-and-salt heart that made the original a hit, but the white-floral and ambergris facets read flatter, and it projects more modestly than Olympea's famous trail.

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Sensual
Confident
Flirtatious
Bold
Comforting

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Inspired by

Olympéa by Rabanne

92%

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Olympéa the original Mountainous inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Jasmine38%

Mandarin35%

Ginger27%

Heartas listed

Vanilla53%

Salt47%

Baseas listed

Ambergris34%

Sandalwood34%

Cashmere Wood31%

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.

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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

Also Works:

Spring

The warm salty-vanilla and creamy woods suit cooler autumn and winter wear, with enough freshness up top to work in spring.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Formal

Sweet, sensual and a little bold, it shines on dates and evenings more than the office or sport.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Mountainous opens fresh and faintly aquatic, green mandarin and jasmine over a whisper of ginger, before the signature salty-vanilla accord takes centre stage. That moreish blend of sweet vanilla and a savoury saline edge is exactly what Olympea fans chase, and the dupe captures the gist of it well. The drydown brings creamy sandalwood, cashmere wood and a touch of ambergris for warmth, though here the base is smoother and less resinous than the original's deeper, muskier finish. Compared with Paco Rabanne's Olympea, this clone is a touch sweeter and simpler, trading some of the white-floral lift and the salt-sand complexity for an easier, more linear wear. Projection is moderate rather than room-filling, and longevity runs a few hours before it hugs the skin, where the original famously carries all day. As an affordable everyday version of that salty-vanilla signature, it does the job for dates and cooler-weather wear.