Perfume Parlour 2025 EDP

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Seen Aura

Name: Seen Aura Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Seen Aura is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025. Seen Aura opens with Bergamot and Violet, settles into a heart of Moxalone, Civettone, and Iris, and dries down to a base of Akigalawood, Ambrettolide, Sesame, and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Seen Aura carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

A budget clone of Nishane's Meant To Be Seen. The cool iris-and-bergamot opening melting into a creamy sesame-musk base captures the original's surprisingly soft, refined character, though Perfume Parlour renders it simpler and even quieter.

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Refined
Elegant
Sophisticated
Sensual
Confident

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Inspired by

Meant To Be Seen by Nishane

93%

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Meant To Be Seen the original Seen Aura inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Violet54%

Bergamot46%

Heartas listed

Iris40%

Moxalone31%

Civettone29%

Baseas listed

Akigalawood27%

Ambrettolide24%

Sandalwood24%

Sesame24%

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

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer Winter

The soft iris-and-musk character suits transitional spring and autumn, with enough creamy warmth for cooler winter days.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Date Formal

Also Works:

Casual

Refined and skin-close, it's a natural office and formal scent with enough elegance for a date.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Seen Aura follows Nishane's restrained Meant To Be Seen, opening cold, clean and fresh with violet and bergamot. The heart of orris, moxalone and civettone keeps that polished iris character before the scent settles into a clean, slightly buttery base of akigalawood, sesame, ambrettolide and sandalwood. The original is unusually soft and restrained for Nishane: a creamy, slightly sweet woody-floral-musk that feels luxurious rather than loud, with good 6-8 hour longevity but skin-hugging sillage. This clone captures that cool-iris-into-creamy-musk arc and the refined sesame-musk drydown, but the composition reads simpler and projects even closer to the skin with shorter wear. It's an elegant, understated woody-musk that delivers the spirit of Meant To Be Seen for a fraction of the price.