Perfume Parlour 2017 EDP

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Noire Poppy Sudden

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Perfume Parlour Noire Poppy Sudden is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2017. Noire Poppy Sudden opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Freesia, and Pear, settles into a heart of Floral Notes, Orange Blossom, and Gardenia, and dries down to a base of Musk, Coffee, and Amberwood. Perfume Parlour's Noire Poppy Sudden carries a Favourite verdict, a musk-led wear.

A budget take on YSL Black Opium Floral Shock - the fresher, more floral spin on the Black Opium DNA with white flowers over a light iced-coffee base. Noire Poppy Sudden captures that breezy floral-gourmand character but renders it flatter and skin-close, with the original's already-modest longevity trimmed further.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Fresh
  • Playful
  • Flirtatious
  • Uplifting
  • Romantic
Noire Poppy Sudden Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

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Black Opium Baby Cat Collector the original Noire Poppy Sudden inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Heartas listed
Floral Notes26%

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
Intimate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The fresh fruity-floral profile with only a whisper of coffee suits spring and summer and feels thin in the cold.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office

Light and breezy enough for daily and office wear, with the floral sweetness to carry casual and date occasions.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

  • Citral Geranial from Lemon

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Noire Poppy Sudden opens fresh and fruity with freesia, pear, lemon and bergamot before blooming into a heart of white flowers, gardenia, orange blossom and solar notes. A light base of iced coffee, white musk and amberwood nods to the Black Opium roots without the heavy sweetness, exactly as Floral Shock intended - a fresher, more floral, less cloying take on the original. This Perfume Parlour interpretation keeps that airy floral-gourmand shape but renders it more two-dimensional, with the fruity-floral top pushed forward while the coffee-musk base sits thinner and fades faster to the skin. It is an easy, flirtatious warm-weather choice for casual days and dates, delivering the Floral Shock mood at a budget price.

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Where to buy

Prices for the United Kingdom · · checked 23 September


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