Perfume Parlour 2025 EDP

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Pure Essence

Name: Pure Essence Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Pure Essence is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025. Pure Essence opens with Rose, Lily of the Valley, and Aldehydes, settles into a heart of Labdanum and Frankincense, and dries down to a base of Musk, Benzoin, and Ambergris. Perfume Parlour's Pure Essence carries a Favourite verdict, a musk-led wear.

A clean, soapy lily of the valley softened by rose and aldehydes, with a frankincense heart, inspired by Amouage Existence. Calm and serene, with a lighter trail and a thinner resin core than that original.

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Elegant
Refined
Comforting
Uplifting
Sophisticated

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Inspired by

Existence by Amouage

92%

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Existence the original Pure Essence inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Aldehydes12%

Rose11%

Lily of the Valley18%

Heartas listed

Frankincense14%

Labdanum10%

Baseas listed

Benzoin10%

Ambergris9%

Musk14%

Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

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Occasions

Office Best
Date Also works
Formal Also works
Casual Also works
Sport Not ideal

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Lily of the valley opens Pure Essence, airy and luminous, brightened by soft aldehydes and a powdery rose. It echoes the clean, almost soapy clarity of Amouage Existence. The heart adds a quiet spiritual depth, with frankincense curling around labdanum to give the white-floral structure warmth and shadow. The drydown is smooth and skin-like, white musk, benzoin and a touch of ambergris keeping it light yet grounded. Next to the Amouage the resinous heart is a shade thinner and the projection quieter. It is a serene, refined clean floral for office days and calm evenings.