Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Speed Vroom

Name: Speed Vroom Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Speed Vroom is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Speed Vroom opens with Bergamot, Mandarin, Apricot, and Clary Sage, settles into a heart of Rose, Magnolia, and Osmanthus, and dries down to a base of Ambroxan, Georgywood, and Leather. Perfume Parlour's Speed Vroom carries a Favourite verdict, a fruity-led wear.

Speed Vroom chases Penhaligon's Vra Vra Vroom - that glowing apricot-and-osmanthus heart on smooth suede leather. One of the closer Perfume Parlour matches: wearers say it smells like the original but louder and a touch sweeter, with the fruit pushed forward and the suede leather rendered simpler, though it wears surprisingly well.

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Radiant
Elegant
Flirtatious
Uplifting
Refined

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Inspired by

Vra Vra Vroom by Penhaligon's

93%

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Vra Vra Vroom the original Speed Vroom inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Apricot35%

Mandarin25%

Bergamot23%

Clary Sage17%

Heartas listed

Osmanthus43%

Magnolia30%

Rose27%

Baseas listed

Leather36%

Ambroxan33%

Georgywood30%

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.

ScentArt

Notes

Top

Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

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:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

The bright apricot-osmanthus fruitiness shines in spring and summer and carries gently into autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Office

Radiant and flirtatious - lovely for casual days and dates, a little expressive for the office.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Speed Vroom opens on a juicy, sun-warmed apricot lifted by mandarin, bergamot and a herbal clary-sage whisper - that instantly recognisable golden-fruit sparkle of the Penhaligon's it follows. The heart is the star: a creamy, apricot-tinged osmanthus rounded with magnolia and a soft rose, plush and slightly peachy. Underneath, a suede-like leather with Georgywood and Ambrofix gives a smooth, lightly woody finish. Compared to the original, this Perfume Parlour version reads louder and sweeter - the apricot is more candied and projects harder, while the refined, transparent suede of the Penhaligon's is simplified into a more straightforward soft leather. It is one of PP's stronger likenesses, and unusually for the house it holds up well on skin. A radiant, fruity-floral charmer for spring through autumn that captures Vra Vra Vroom's joyful apricot glow at a fraction of the cost.