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Perfume Parlour 2021 EDP

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Old Norse

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Perfume Parlour Old Norse is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2021. Old Norse opens with Bergamot, Lavender, and Clary Sage, settles into a heart of Saffron and Praline, and dries down to a base of Cedar and Oud. Perfume Parlour's Old Norse carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

Old Norse follows Parfums de Marly Haltane's spicy-woody oud-fougere. The aromatic lavender-sage opening into a praline-saffron heart and dry oud base reads close to the brief, but as a budget dupe it lands flatter, with the polished niche depth softened.
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Old Norse Eau de Parfum bottle
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Accords

Woody
80%
Oud
70%
Aromatic
65%
Sweet
60%
Warm Spicy
55%
Leather
45%

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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 praline sweetness, oud and dry woods are warm, cocooning notes suited to autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Office

Its confident, dressed-up spicy-woody character favours evenings, dates and formal wear over sport or daytime casual.

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Old Norse opens with a punchy aromatic accord of clary sage, lavender and bergamot, echoing the bright fougere start that makes Parfums de Marly Haltane so distinctive. The heart turns gently gourmand with praline and seductive saffron, before the base settles into a dry, slightly earthy oud-and-cedar woodiness - the synthetic 'oud' accord at the centre of the original. The effect is a spicy-woody, fougere-meets-oud composition with a playful sweet streak. As a Perfume Parlour budget interpretation it renders the blend flatter and more 2D than the niche original: the rich saffron-leather facet is thinner, the woods less refined, and longevity sits skin-close at a few hours rather than the long, if intimate, wear Haltane is known for. Even so, the lavender-praline-oud signature and the confident, dressed-up mood come through, making it an affordable route to the Haltane idea for cooler-weather evenings.

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