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Sensible Intense

Name: Sensible Intense Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Sensible Intense is an Eau de Parfum. Sensible Intense opens with Fruity Notes, Bergamot, Lemon, and Lavender, settles into a heart of Sandalwood, Jasmine, Iris, and Coriander, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Sensible Intense carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

Sensible Intense chases Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme, the classic aromatic-chypre of lemon, basil and oakmoss. It captures that elegant, herbal-citrus refinement, but renders flatter and skin-close, the vintage original's powerful sillage softened for a budget price.

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Refined
Sophisticated
Confident
Elegant
Grounded

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Inspired by

Eau Sauvage Extreme by Dior

93%

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Scent Profile

Composition

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Topas listed

Bergamot22%

Lavender21%

Lemon21%

Basil19%

Fruity Notes17%

Heartas listed

Sandalwood17%

Rosemary16%

Coriander14%

Jasmine14%

Aldehydes13%

Bay Leaf13%

Iris13%

Baseas listed

Oakmoss22%

Patchouli21%

Amber19%

Cedar19%

Musk19%

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

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Heart

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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:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

The fresh herbal-citrus profile peaks in spring and summer, still works in autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Formal

Also Works:

Date Casual

Refined and clean for office and formal wear, easy across daily occasions.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Sensible Intense opens crisp and herbal with lemon and bergamot over aromatic basil, lavender and a hint of fruit, faithfully recalling the timeless Eau Sauvage Extreme. The heart leans spicy-green with rosemary, coriander and bay leaf woven through creamy sandalwood, soft jasmine and a flicker of aldehydes for that classic vintage lift. The drydown is where the chypre character settles in: mossy oakmoss, earthy patchouli, dry cedar and a warm amber-musk base. As a dupe it captures the sophisticated, gentlemanly spirit of its muse in outline, though it wears flatter and more linear, the powerful old-school projection thinned to a skin-near presence with moderate longevity. The result is a refined, aromatic-citrus-chypre that flatters office and formal wear across milder seasons - a budget route to one of Dior's most distinguished classics.