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Perfume Parlour EDP

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Mystical Illusion

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Perfume Parlour Mystical Illusion is an Eau de Parfum. Mystical Illusion opens with Fruity, Orange Blossom, Coriander, and Allspice, settles into a heart of Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Lily Of The Valley, and Heliotrope, and dries down to a base of Amber, Cedar, Vanilla, and Civet. Perfume Parlour's Mystical Illusion carries a Statement verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget take on Estee Lauder's Spellbound, that big-haired 1991 floriental. Perfume Parlour keeps the peachy-spiced floral heart and warm ambery drydown, just dialled down from the original's room-filling, mulled-wine intensity to something softer and closer.
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  • Sensual
  • Romantic
  • Sophisticated
  • Mysterious
Mystical Illusion Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
SpellBound by Estée Lauder
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Accords

Floral
80%
Amber
70%
Warm Spicy
60%
Sweet
55%
Powdery
50%

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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 warm spiced florals and ambery base are made for autumn and winter, where the mulled-wine warmth comes alive; summer would make it cloying.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

A sensual, dressed-up floriental that suits romantic dates and formal evenings far more than daytime or office wear.

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This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of Estee Lauder Spellbound, Sophia Grojsman's lush 1991 floriental. It opens fruity and spiced - juicy peachy fruit, coriander and a peppery pimento warmth wrapped around orange blossom. The heart is a full bouquet of rose, carnation, lily of the valley and ylang-ylang softened by powdery heliotrope, that classic spicy-floral femininity. The drydown turns warm and resinous with amber, vanilla and opoponax, a whisper of civet adding skin-close sensuality over cedar. The original was famous for projecting like mulled wine on the stove; this dupe renders that arc flatter and more linear, with the expensive spiced-floral facets simplified and the longevity pulled in to a few hours. For the money it still conjures a genuinely romantic, old-school floriental, perfect for cold-weather evenings.

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