Perfume Parlour 2019 Edp

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Powerful Noire

Perfume Parlour Powerful Noire is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2019. Powerful Noire opens with Boysenberry, settles into a heart of Coffee, Orange Blossom, and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Vanilla, Licorice, and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Powerful Noire carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget take on the discontinued YSL Black Opium Intense - the deeper, berry-laced coffee-and-vanilla twist on the Black Opium DNA. Powerful Noire revives that darker character but renders it flatter and skin-close, trading the original's boozy depth for a simpler, sweeter arc.
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  • Sensual
  • Mysterious
  • Bold
  • Cozy
  • Flirtatious
Powerful Noire Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
Black Opium Intense by Yves Saint Laurent
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 2%
Floral 18%
Fruity 27%
Green 4%
Sweet 46%
Warm 8%
Woody 7%
Earthy 8%
Animalic 2%
Fresh 6%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Sweet
90%
Coffee
85%
Gourmand
80%
Vanilla
70%
Fruity
60%

Notes

Top Notes

Boysenberry 100%

Heart Notes

Coffee 44% Jasmine 29% Orange Blossom 27%

Base Notes

Vanilla 42% Licorice 30% Sandalwood 28%

Performance

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

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The dark berry-coffee-vanilla gourmand belongs in autumn and winter; warm weather turns it heavy.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual

A deep, sensual scent that shines for dates and evenings more than the office or sport.

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Powerful Noire opens on a dark, juicy boysenberry before sinking into the signature Black Opium Intense heart of rich coffee, jasmine sambac and orange blossom. The base settles into creamy vanilla, licorice and sandalwood, lending a deeper, slightly boozy sweetness that set the Intense apart from the original. With Black Opium Intense now discontinued, this Perfume Parlour interpretation is a welcome revival - though, like most clones, it renders the composition more two-dimensional, with the berry-coffee sweetness pushed forward while the licorice-sandalwood depth sits thinner and fades faster to the skin. It is a cosy, sensual cool-weather choice for dates and evenings, capturing the Intense mood at a budget price.

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