Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Oud Serenade

Name: Oud Serenade Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Oud Serenade is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Oud Serenade opens with Citrus, Pepper, Pink Pepper, and Pineapple, settles into a heart of Jasmine and Frankincense, and dries down to a base of Vetiver, Oud, Patchouli, and Vanilla. Perfume Parlour's Oud Serenade carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

A budget take on Nishane's Hacivat Oud. Oud Serenade captures the juicy pineapple-and-pepper opening drying into incense, oud and earthy patchouli that defines the niche original, but Perfume Parlour's version falls noticeably short, wearers report the opening drifts off-target and the oud reads skanky, while the original's beast-mode longevity collapses to barely an hour or two here.

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Sophisticated
Mysterious
Confident
Grounded
Refined

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Inspired by

Hacivat Oud by Nishane

93%

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Hacivat Oud the original Oud Serenade inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Pineapple33%

Citrus24%

Pink Pepper22%

Pepper20%

Heartas listed

Frankincense52%

Jasmine48%

Baseas listed

Oud29%

Patchouli25%

Vetiver25%

Vanilla21%

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

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Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Short (2-4h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

Also Works:

Spring

The smoky oud, incense and earthy woods are dark and warm, best suited to autumn and winter with enough fruit for cool spring.

Best Occasions

Also Works:

Office Date Casual Formal

Its sophisticated, smoky-woody depth leans toward evenings and formal occasions more than the gym.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Oud Serenade opens on the signature juicy pineapple that made Nishane's Hacivat Oud a cult favourite, sparkling against citrus and a bite of pink and black pepper. The heart turns resinous and smoky, frankincense and olibanum wrapped around a thread of jasmine. It settles onto the dark base the original is built on, smoky oud, Haitian vetiver and earthy patchouli with a touch of vanilla. Set beside Hacivat Oud, the Perfume Parlour interpretation is the most divergent in the line, wearers note the opening and heart drift off-target and the oud can read a touch skanky and synthetic where the original is rich and supercharged with naturals. The original is a legendary beast-mode performer; here longevity is the real weak point, often fading to a skin scent within an hour or two. For a few pounds it gestures convincingly at that smoky pineapple-oud signature, an inexpensive way to sample the Hacivat DNA for cooler evenings, but it cannot match the original's depth or staying power.