Perfume Parlour 2009 EDP

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Silver Grass

Name: Silver Grass Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Silver Grass is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2009. Silver Grass opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit, and Basil, settles into a heart of Iris, Nutmeg, and Allspice, and dries down to a base of Woody Notes, Amber, Vetiver, and Oakmoss. Perfume Parlour's Silver Grass carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

Silver Grass chases Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver - that clean, dry vetiver wrapped in frosted citrus and spice over oakmoss and warm woods. The crisp, tailored mood lands, but it reads thinner and flatter, missing the original's polished smokiness and refined depth.

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Refined
Confident
Fresh
Grounded
Sophisticated

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Inspired by

Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford

89%

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Grey Vetiver the original Silver Grass inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Grapefruit30%

Bergamot26%

Basil23%

Lemon21%

Heartas listed

Nutmeg38%

Iris34%

Allspice28%

Baseas listed

Vetiver35%

Oakmoss24%

Woody Notes22%

Amber20%

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

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 Summer

Also Works:

Fall

A clean, green vetiver-citrus profile suits mild and warm weather, thriving spring through autumn and feeling thin in deep cold.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual

Also Works:

Date Formal

Crisp and tailored, it makes an easy office and daily signature that also handles casual daytime and smart-formal wear.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

A budget take on Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver, Silver Grass opens fresh and zesty with grapefruit, bergamot, lemon and a green basil lift before the heart turns gently spicy and powdery - nutmeg, orris and a flicker of pimento. The base is built around what this scent is really about: clean, dry vetiver, slightly smoky and reminiscent of cut grass and polished wood, grounded by earthy oakmoss, soft woods and a touch of amber. Set beside the real Grey Vetiver it reads more two-dimensional, the vetiver less smoky-refined and the woods thinner, so it loses some of that impeccably tailored polish. Projection is moderate and turns close after the first hours, with decent rather than standout longevity. Still, for the money it captures that crisp, gentlemanly vetiver signature convincingly - a clean, green, slightly earthy freshness that suits the office, daily wear and warm-weather casual outings from spring through autumn, reading as refined, grounded and quietly confident.