Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

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Penultimate Letter

Name: Penultimate Letter Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Penultimate Letter is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Penultimate Letter opens with Bergamot, Ginger, and Aldehydes, settles into a heart of Violet Leaf, Geranium, and Sage, and dries down to a base of Canadian Fir Balsam, Musk, Cedar, and Incense. Perfume Parlour's Penultimate Letter carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget answer to YSL Y Eau de Parfum, that crisp fresh-spicy office staple. It captures the ginger-and-sage freshness and clean cedar-ambergris base, just rendered thinner and with the original's strong reach pulled in.

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Fresh
Confident
Sophisticated
Refined

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Inspired by

Y by Yves Saint Laurent

44%

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Y the original Penultimate Letter inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Ginger37%

Bergamot34%

Aldehydes29%

Heartas listed

Geranium36%

Sage36%

Violet Leaf28%

Baseas listed

Cedar24%

Ambergris21%

Canadian Fir Balsam19%

Musk19%

Incense17%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

The fresh, green-aromatic profile is a transitional all-rounder, best in spring and summer but wearable into autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal Sport

Clean and versatile, it's a natural for office and casual daily wear, with enough polish to carry a date.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

This is Perfume Parlour's budget interpretation of YSL Y Eau de Parfum, a modern fresh-aromatic crowd-pleaser. It opens crisp and zesty with bergamot, a slightly spicy ginger and a soapy lift of aldehydes. The heart is clean and herbaceous - clary sage, geranium and green violet leaf - that polished, slightly fresh-floral core the original is built on. The base brings woody depth: cedar and balsam fir threaded with a curl of incense, soft ambergris and musk. The original is a performance workhorse, projecting strongly early and lasting 8-to-10 hours; the dupe captures the fresh-woody shape faithfully but reads flatter and more synthetic, with the ambergris-and-incense base less rich and longevity landing modest and skin-close. For an inexpensive, versatile fresh-spicy daily that nods to a designer favourite, it does the job for the money.