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Perfume Parlour 2016 EDP

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NYC II

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Perfume Parlour NYC II is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2016. NYC II opens with Mandarin, Violet Leaf, and Wasabi, settles into a heart of Rose, Orris, and Petrichor, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Incense. Perfume Parlour's NYC II carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's take on Calvin Klein CK2. NYC II captures the wet-stone mineral freshness and green wasabi lift that made the original a cult clean-skin scent; buyers rate the petrichor note realistic, though longevity stays short like the original.
  • Fresh
  • Refined
  • Grounded
  • Uplifting
  • Confident
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Woody
80%
Fresh
70%
Aromatic
60%
Green
55%
Powdery
50%
Musky
45%

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 cool mineral, wet-stone and green freshness is built for warm, bright spring and summer days.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date Sport

Clean and unobtrusive - ideal for casual daytime, the office and daily wear rather than formal evenings.

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NYC II chases Calvin Klein's CK2, the polarising mineral-aromatic clean-skin unisex scent. It opens fresh and slightly spicy with a green wasabi lift over juicy mandarin and a leafy violet leaf, that crisp, slightly aquatic start the original is known for. The heart is the signature: a wet-cobblestone, petrichor-like mineral note - rain on warm stone - woven with powdery orris and a soft rose. It dries into vetiver, a wisp of incense and clean sandalwood. Buyers comparing the two praise how realistic the wet-pebble note is, with several saying it smells exactly like CK2. Where it diverges, longevity is short - some report it gone in around an hour - which mirrors the original's own famously soft, fleeting wear. A clean, mineral, spa-like warm-weather scent that captures the distinctive petrichor signature at a budget price.