Perfume Parlour 2010 EDP

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Populated Wood

Name: Populated Wood Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Populated Wood is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Populated Wood opens with Cinnamon and Saffron, settles into a heart of Cedar, Rose, and Incense, and dries down to a base of Amyris, Oud, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Populated Wood carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

Populated Wood recreates Dueto Parfums City Oud, the rose-dominant, oud-supported Eastern-Western blend. It captures the saffron-cinnamon opening and that rich rose-incense heart with a soft oud base, but the dupe softens the original's strong projection and wears closer, trading its long sillage for a skin-near budget version.

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Sophisticated
Sensual
Mysterious
Bold
Refined

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Saffron54%

Cinnamon46%

Heartas listed

Rose42%

Cedar30%

Incense28%

Baseas listed

Oud38%

Patchouli32%

Amyris30%

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

Also Works:

Spring

The warm rose-oud-spice character suits autumn and winter, staying elegant into cooler spring evenings.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office

Sophisticated and sensual, it works for evenings, date nights and formal occasions.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Populated Wood opens warm and spicy with saffron and cinnamon, a classic oud-rose overture. The heart is heavily rose-driven - lush and slightly jammy - lifted by a light incense smokiness and cedar support, exactly the rose-forward character the original is known for. The base is a smooth, soft oud rounded by amyris and patchouli, woody rather than aggressively animalic. Against Dueto Parfums City Oud, this dupe gets the rose-and-oud DNA right and keeps the spicy-floral warmth, but the original's strong projection and long sillage are dialled back here, leaving a more intimate, skin-close wear. Longevity is moderate. It is a sophisticated, sensual rose-oud for cool-weather evenings and formal occasions, offering much of the original's Eastern-Western charm at a budget price.