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Perfume Parlour 2012 EDP

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Reference

Name: Reference Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Reference is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2012. Reference opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Orange, and Lemon Verbena, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Violet, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Musk, Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Orris. Perfume Parlour's Reference carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Reference chases Roja Dove's luxurious Innuendo - the sunny citrus-and-ylang opening settling into a warm orris, sandalwood and musk base. The budget version captures the floral-woody shape but loses the original's exquisite clarity, reading flatter and less refined with shorter sillage.

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Elegant
Sophisticated
Refined
Confident
Romantic

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Floral

80%

Citrus

60%

Woody

60%

Musky

55%

Powdery

45%

Sweet

45%

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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:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer

The citrus-floral brightness suits spring while the warm woody base carries into cooler autumn days.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Formal

Also Works:

Date Casual

Refined and elegant, it works for the office, formal occasions and dates.

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Reference opens with a zesty rush of lemon verbena, orange, lemon and bergamot - the bright unisex-leaning top that gives Roja Dove's Innuendo its sunny lift. A honeyed ylang-ylang dominates the heart alongside violet, may rose and jasmine, before the base warms with orris, tonka, sandalwood, labdanum and musk. Where the original is prized for distinguishable, high-quality materials, this budget take blurs them together: the citrus is recognisable but the florals turn slightly generic and the woody base sits closer to the skin. It remains a pretty, elegant floral-woody musk for spring and autumn, suiting the office, formal events and dates, just without the depth and projection of the luxury original.