Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

U £ Acquired

Oud Embrace

Name: Oud Embrace Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Oud Embrace is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Oud Embrace opens with Woody Notes, Rose, Saffron, and Thyme, settles into a heart of Oud, Patchouli, Jasmine, and Cumin, and dries down to a base of Musk, Leather, Amber, and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Oud Embrace carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget version of Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Aswad, the sweet 'burning wood and rose' oud. Owners say it lands the smoky oud-and-amber base around 90% close, though the rose-saffron top reads a touch sweeter and simpler and it can tip sugary sooner than the bold original.

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Bold
Sensual
Mysterious
Sophisticated
Warm

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Inspired by

Shaghaf Oud Aswad by Swiss Arabian

87%

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Shaghaf Oud Aswad the original Oud Embrace inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Rose30%

Saffron28%

Woody Notes24%

Thyme17%

Heartas listed

Oud31%

Patchouli20%

Cumin17%

Jasmine17%

Coriander15%

Baseas listed

Amber22%

Leather21%

Sandalwood21%

Vanilla19%

Musk17%

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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Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Strong

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

The smoky oud, rose and warm amber feel richest in autumn and winter and overwhelming in heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Casual

A bold, opulent oud best for evenings, dates and dressed-up occasions rather than the office or sport.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Oud Embrace follows Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Oud Aswad: a fiery opening of Indian rose and saffron over woody notes and a flick of thyme, leading into a smoky, resinous heart of agarwood, patchouli and a savoury cumin-coriander spice with jasmine softening the edges. The drydown is the signature part - deep oud and leather over amber, sandalwood, vanilla and musk, warm and a little sweet. Against the original, the PP take captures that burning-wood-and-rose DNA convincingly and owners rate the base around 90% close, but it leans sweeter up top and the spicy, complex heart reads simpler, tipping toward an apple-pie sweetness sooner. The designer was already an affordable, decent performer, and this dupe holds reasonably well for a budget oil. A bold, smoky-sweet oud for cold-weather evenings and dressed-up occasions.