Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Silken Santal For Women

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Perfume Parlour Silken Santal For Women is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Silken Santal For Women opens with Boozy Notes, Freesia, and Blackcurrant, settles into a heart of Nectarine, Orange Blossom, Rose, and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Sugar, Musk, Sandalwood, and Oakmoss. Perfume Parlour's Silken Santal For Women carries a Favourite verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget reading of Kayali's The Wedding Silk Santal 36. Silken Santal recreates the fizzy champagne open and the praline-sandalwood heart well, but the dupe pushes the sweetness up and renders the creamy santal base thinner, with shorter wear than even the soft-projecting original.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Romantic
  • Sophisticated
  • Sensual
  • Comforting
  • Elegant
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Silken Santal For Women Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
The Wedding Silk Santal I 36 by Kayali
85%
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The Wedding Silk Santal I 36 the original Silken Santal For Women 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
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
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 praline-and-sandalwood warmth suits cooler autumn and winter wear, though the airy champagne opening keeps it wearable in spring.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Office Casual Formal

Romantic and creamy, it shines on dates and evenings out and works for dressed-up daily wear far better than the gym.

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

  • Geraniol from Rose
  • Oakmoss Evernia prunastri extract from Oakmoss

Other declarable allergens

  • Sandalwood Santalol from Sandalwood
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

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

Silken Santal opens like a toast, the same effervescent champagne sparkle that defines Kayali's The Wedding Silk Santal 36, lifted by freesia and a tart blackcurrant that turns the brightness creamy. The heart is the gourmand core: praline lays down a sugary, nutty warmth alongside juicy nectarine, while jasmine, orange blossom and May rose keep it pretty and feminine. It dries into a soft, velvety base of vanilla, sugar, sandalwood and musk with a touch of amberwood. Set beside the original, Perfume Parlour's take leans sweeter and more candied up front, and the prized silky sandalwood drydown comes across flatter and less luxurious. Longevity, never the original's strong suit, is shorter still here, settling close to the skin within a few hours. Even so, it captures the romantic, celebratory mood faithfully and makes a convincing everyday stand-in for a fraction of the cost.

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