Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

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Scarlet Elegance

Name: Scarlet Elegance Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Scarlet Elegance is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Scarlet Elegance opens with Bergamot, Pink Pepper, and Cherry, settles into a heart of Orange Blossom, Heliotrope, and Vanilla, and dries down to a base of Cashmere Wood, Musk, Violet, and Tonka Bean. Perfume Parlour's Scarlet Elegance carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget take on BDK Parfums Rouge Smoking - a juicy black-cherry-and-vanilla heart, powdery with heliotrope and violet over a soft tonka-musk-amber base. Reviewers who tested it side-by-side with the original call them near-identical, with PP lasting longer. A masterfully sweet cherry-amber for a fraction of the niche price.

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Sensual
Romantic
Sophisticated
Flirtatious

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Inspired by

Rouge Smoking by BDK Parfums

93%

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Rouge Smoking the original Scarlet Elegance inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Cherry45%

Pink Pepper30%

Bergamot25%

Heartas listed

Vanilla38%

Heliotrope36%

Orange Blossom26%

Baseas listed

Tonka Bean21%

Musk18%

Cashmere Wood16%

Ambroxan15%

Labdanum15%

Violet15%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

Also Works:

Spring

The sweet, powdery cherry-vanilla-amber character is most at home in autumn and winter, though it stays wearable in milder spring.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Its sensual, romantic cherry-amber suits dates and evenings most, with enough ease for casual and daily wear.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Scarlet Elegance is Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of BDK Parfums Rouge Smoking, the cult 2018 cherry-amber. It opens sweet and fruity - a plump, almost liqueur-like cherry lifted by pink pepper and bergamot - the standout note that made the original famous. The heart turns soft and powdery with black vanilla husk, heliotrope and orange blossom, the cherry-and-vanilla pairing reviewers call masterfully blended, before a cosy base of tonka bean, cashmere wood, white musk, ambroxan, labdanum and violet rounds it into a warm, slightly amber drydown. The original is loved for its polished cherry-vanilla and 6-8 hour longevity; testers who compared this dupe side-by-side with Rouge Smoking found them pretty much identical, noting the PP version actually lasts longer, with only a slight loss of refinement. A sensual, romantic cherry-amber for dates, evenings and cosy days across the cooler months and spring.