Perfume Parlour 2018 EDP

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Shiny Spice

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Perfume Parlour Shiny Spice is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Shiny Spice opens with Angelica, Marigold, Bergamot, and Cinnamon, settles into a heart of Cedar and Labdanum, and dries down to a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla, and Incense. Perfume Parlour's Shiny Spice carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

Shiny Spice leans on Mancera's Gold Incense - that fresh-spicy incense wrapped in vanilla and amber. The dupe pushes the cinnamon-and-vanilla warmth forward and softens the smoky incense bite, so it lands cosier and rounder than the original's brighter, more resinous lift, with gentler projection.
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  • Warm
  • Comforting
  • Sophisticated
  • Cozy
  • Grounded
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Shiny Spice Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Gold Incense by Mancera
12%
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Gold Incense the original Shiny Spice inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

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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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 warm cinnamon, incense and vanilla-amber heart is built for cold months and feels heavy in heat.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date Casual Formal

Cosy and softly spiced - it suits relaxed evenings and dates more than bright daytime or sporty settings.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

Other declarable allergens

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Shiny Spice opens on a glowing spice-and-marigold accord: warm cinnamon dusted with bergamot brightness and a faint herbal angelica edge, sweeter and rounder than the crisp incense-and-coffee snap of the Mancera it follows. The heart turns resinous and woody as labdanum and atlas cedar build a soft amber spine. In the drydown a creamy Madagascar vanilla and sandalwood cushion the incense, which here reads as a gentle smoky warmth rather than the original's churchy, more cutting incense. The overall effect is comforting and easy - a cosy spiced amber for cold weather - but it trades some of Gold Incense's freshness and projection for that approachability, sitting closer to the skin and fading sooner. A pleasant, snuggly winter scent that captures the spirit of the original without its sharper, more luminous facets.

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