Perfume Parlour 2010 Edp

M £

Populated Wood

Perfume Parlour Populated Wood is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Populated Wood opens with Cinnamon and Saffron, settles into a heart of Rose, Incense, and Cedar, and dries down to a base of Amyris, Oud, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Populated Wood carries a Statement verdict, a rose-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.
Check price on → Check prices ↓
  • Sophisticated
  • Sensual
  • Mysterious
  • Bold
  • Refined
Populated Wood Eau de Parfum bottle

ScentArt

What is ScentArt? Explore in full screen →

Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 1%
Floral 13%
Fruity 1%
Green 1%
Sweet 16%
Warm 35%
Woody 32%
Earthy 22%
Animalic 13%
Fresh 3%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Rose
85%
Oud
70%
Woody
70%
Floral
65%
Warm Spicy
60%

Notes

Top Notes

Saffron 54% Cinnamon 46%

Heart Notes

Rose 42% Cedar 30% Incense 28%

Base Notes

Oud 38% Patchouli 32% Amyris 30%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

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.

Similar

Compare

Where to buy

Wide selection Amazon UK Prime delivery often available Check price on →
Lowest Upfront £7.00 Perfume Parlour - 13ml Buy Best Value £32.00 Perfume Parlour - 100ml - £0.32/ml Buy
also worth checking
Check price on →

ScentVerdict earns a commission from purchases - this doesn't affect our verdicts.

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.

Drawn from community reviews and editor-reviewed before publishing on . See our methodology and disclosure policy.