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Perfume Parlour 2014 EDP

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Sinai City

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Perfume Parlour Sinai City is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2014. Sinai City opens with Sea Water, Oud, and Incense, settles into a heart of Woody, Pepper, and Saffron, and dries down to a base of Amber, Nutmeg, and Cumin. Perfume Parlour's Sinai City carries a Statement verdict, a incense-led wear.

Sinai City chases MiN New York's Dahab - that deep aquatic-incense opening turning into spicy saffron, oud and smoky woods. Wearers call it a solid likeness that lasts about as long as the original, though the Dahab stays a little more airy and elegant where the dupe leans heavier and earthier.
  • Mysterious
  • Sophisticated
  • Bold
  • Grounded
  • Sensual
Sinai City Eau de Parfum bottle
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Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Incense
80%
Woody
65%
Oud
60%
Smoky
55%
Aquatic
40%

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The smoky incense, saffron and oud are firmly cold-weather territory and feel heavy in heat.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date Casual Formal

Bold and ritualistic - it suits evenings, formal occasions and dates over daytime or sport.

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About

Sinai City opens cool and atmospheric: a smoky incense and oud lifted by an unexpected sea-notes freshness, that distinctive dark-aquatic start the MiN New York is known for. The heaviness of the incense soon takes over, joined by a fiery saffron, black pepper and exotic woods that pull it into spiced-desert territory. The drydown is warm and a touch animalic with nutmeg, cumin and a soft amber. Set against the Dahab it imitates, this Perfume Parlour version captures the incense-saffron-oud-aquatic story faithfully - reviewers find it smells very much alike and wears about as long - but the original stays a fraction more airy and refined, where the dupe sits heavier and earthier, with the synthetic oud a little more obvious. It is still a bold, distinctive, ritualistic scent - mysterious and grown-up - making a striking cold-weather evening option that delivers Dahab's spiced-incense character at a budget price.