Perfume Parlour 2023 EDP

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Velvet Crown

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Perfume Parlour Velvet Crown is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023. Velvet Crown opens with Cotton Flower, Cypress, and Apple, settles into a heart of Iris, Saffron, and Rum, and dries down to a base of Musk, Vanilla, and Coconut. Perfume Parlour's Velvet Crown carries a Favourite verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget take on Mind Games Queening, the velvety clean-girl vanilla. Velvet Crown lands the crisp apple-and-cotton opening over a rummy orris-vanilla heart that makes the original so smooth, but where Queening is an extrait that wears richly polished, this dupe renders thinner and the velvety blend a touch flatter.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Sophisticated
  • Cozy
  • Sensual
  • Refined
  • Comforting
Velvet Crown Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

Our estimate of scent similarity, calculated from published notes. How we score it

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Queening the original Velvet Crown inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Heartas listed
Iris38%
Baseas listed

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

A clean-sweet vanilla with a fresh apple lift that works across autumn and winter and the cooler edges of spring; summer heat amplifies the sweetness.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office

A versatile day-to-night scent for daily wear, dates and casual evenings; its cozy sweetness sits a touch informal for formal occasions.

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.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • 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

Velvet Crown interprets Mind Games Queening, a velvety clean-girl vanilla extrait. It opens fresh and clear with crisp apple, soft cotton flower and aromatic cypress, bringing a clean, airy lift. The heart turns smooth and intriguing as powdery orris root blends with warm rum and a hint of exotic saffron - a gorgeously rummy vanilla impression. The drydown settles into creamy vanilla, soft coconut and sensual musk for a cozy, lingering finish. Against the original, this Perfume Parlour version captures the clean-apple-to-rummy-vanilla arc convincingly but renders it thinner: it lacks the extrait's velvety density and the seamless, polished blend that makes Queening one of the smoothest in its line. Longevity is moderate where the extrait original reaches eight to ten hours. It is a sophisticated, cozy clean-sweet scent for day-to-night wear across cooler-to-mild seasons - a wallet-friendly route to that velvety Queening character.

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Where to buy

Prices for the United Kingdom · · checked 23 September


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