Perfume Parlour 2017 EDP

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Poor Strong For Men

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Perfume Parlour Poor Strong For Men is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2017. Poor Strong For Men opens with Bergamot, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg, settles into a heart of Caviar, and dries down to a base of White Tobacco and Woody Notes. Perfume Parlour's Poor Strong For Men carries a Statement verdict, a fresh-led wear.

A budget take on Diesel Bad Intense. The spicy cinnamon-nutmeg opening over a salty-musky caviar accord and sweet white tobacco captures the original's warm woody-amber pull; this dupe trims the marine-animalic edge and gives up much of Bad Intense's near-eternal longevity.
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  • Confident
  • Bold
  • Sensual
  • Grounded
  • Sophisticated
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Poor Strong For Men Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Bad Intense by Diesel
93%
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Bad Intense the original Poor Strong For Men inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Cinnamon35%
Bergamot32%
Nutmeg32%
Heartas listed
Caviar100%
Baseas listed
White Tobacco53%
Woody Notes47%

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
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 warm spicy-woody amber with sweet tobacco is at its best in autumn and winter and feels too heavy for hot summer days.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Office Casual Formal

A confident, cosy woody-amber that suits evenings, dates and daily wear, with enough warmth without overwhelming a relaxed setting.

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

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot

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

Poor Strong chases Diesel Bad Intense, a warm spicy-woody amber known for grabbing attention. It opens with a spiced lift - cinnamon and nutmeg over bright bergamot - the warm, slightly red-herb spice the Intense version added. The heart is its signature trick: a caviar accord, salty and faintly marine-animalic with an ambergris-like muskiness that runs through the scent. The drydown is balmy and rich - sweet white tobacco wrapped in soft woody notes, comforting and a little rugged. Where the original is a near-legendary performer (twelve hours-plus on skin, days on clothing, strong sillage), this dupe keeps the spicy-caviar-tobacco story but reads flatter and more synthetic in the caviar and projects far more modestly, fading well ahead of the Diesel. It is still a warm, confident woody-amber with a salty twist - cosy and a touch sensual - that suits cooler-weather evenings and daily wear, an affordable budget stand-in for the Diesel.

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