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Noire Illusion

Perfume Parlour Noire Illusion is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2017. Noire Illusion opens with Coffee, Dark Chocolate, and Sugar Cane, settles into a heart of Almond and Caramel, and dries down to a base of Heliotrope and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Noire Illusion carries a Statement verdict, a gourmand-led wear.

Noire Illusion takes aim at Kilian Black Phantom's dark, boozy coffee-and-chocolate gourmand and lands the bitter-sweet roast convincingly. The original's salty-rum complexity and creamy depth read simpler here, with the caramel weighted up, but it's a rich, comforting budget gourmand.
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  • Sensual
  • Cozy
  • Mysterious
  • Comforting
  • Bold
Noire Illusion Eau de Parfum bottle

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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 0%
Floral 7%
Fruity 0%
Green 2%
Sweet 51%
Warm 12%
Woody 18%
Earthy 14%
Animalic 0%
Fresh 1%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Gourmand
90%
Sweet
85%
Creamy
60%
Woody
50%
Warm Spicy
40%

Notes

Top Notes

Coffee 39% Dark Chocolate 34% Sugar Cane 27%

Heart Notes

Caramel 52% Almond 48%

Base Notes

Sandalwood 52% Heliotrope 48%

Performance

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

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

A rich coffee-chocolate gourmand belongs in cold weather, peaking in autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual

Its sweet, sensual character suits intimate evenings and date nights over daytime or office wear.

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About

Noire Illusion opens on bitter coffee and dark chocolate dusted with raw sugar cane, immediately recalling the brooding gourmand heart of Kilian Black Phantom. The middle turns nutty and sweet - almond folded into caramel - before a soft base of sandalwood and powdery heliotrope rounds it off. Where the original is a layered, salty-boozy affair with rum at its centre and a creamy, almost intimidating depth, this Perfume Parlour version flattens the booze and pushes the caramel-chocolate sweetness forward, reading more straightforwardly dessert-like. Projection stays moderate and longevity lands in the middle band rather than the original's all-evening grip. A cozy, sensual coffee gourmand best saved for cold-weather evenings and date nights.

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