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, Iris, 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.
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  • Grounded
  • Uplifting
  • Confident
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NYC II Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
CK2 by Calvin Klein
86%
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CK2 the original NYC II inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

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Topas listed
Wasabi36%
Mandarin33%
Violet Leaf31%
Heartas listed
Petrichor42%
Iris31%
Rose28%
Baseas listed
Vetiver39%
Incense31%
Sandalwood31%

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 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.

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

  • Geraniol from Rose

Other declarable allergens

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

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.

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