Perfume Parlour 2010 EDP

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Ringing Poppy

Name: Ringing Poppy Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Ringing Poppy is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Ringing Poppy opens with Mandarin, Jasmine, Lily, and Gardenia, settles into a heart of Pepper, Tobacco, Incense, and Peach, and dries down to a base of Amber, Sandalwood, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Ringing Poppy carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's Ringing Poppy chases YSL Belle D'Opium's smoky white-floral oriental. The jasmine-gardenia opening and tobacco-incense heart read true, but it lands flatter and softer than the original's luminous, hours-long sillage.

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Sensual
Mysterious
Bold
Sophisticated
Confident

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Inspired by

Belle d'Opium by Yves Saint Laurent

92%

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Belle d'Opium the original Ringing Poppy inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Lily28%

Jasmine27%

Gardenia25%

Mandarin20%

Heartas listed

Tobacco28%

Peach26%

Incense24%

Pepper22%

Baseas listed

Amber37%

Patchouli34%

Sandalwood29%

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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Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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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

The smoky tobacco, amber and incense lean warm and cocooning, suiting autumn and winter far more than warm-weather wear.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Its sensual, dressed-up oriental character is built for dates and evenings out rather than the office or daytime casual.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Ringing Poppy opens on a bright sweep of Casablanca lily, jasmine and gardenia lifted by mandarin, the same luminous white-floral signature that made YSL Belle D'Opium feel modern against the heavier vintage Opium. The heart is where the inspiration shows clearest: a smoky tobacco-and-incense accord threaded with peach and white pepper, echoing the original's nargileh-style hookah effect. It dries down over amber, patchouli and sandalwood into a warm, sensual oriental base. As a Perfume Parlour budget interpretation it renders the composition a touch flatter and more 2D than the designer - the incense smoke is gentler, the florals less radiant - and longevity sits closer to the skin at a few hours rather than the 8-plus the original can manage. Still, the spicy-oriental character, the tobacco-floral tension and the overall mood come through convincingly, making it an affordable way to wear the Belle D'Opium idea for an evening out.