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Velvet Vanilla

Perfume Parlour Velvet Vanilla is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025. Velvet Vanilla opens with Vanilla and Dark Chocolate, settles into a heart of Brown Sugar, Oud, Sandalwood, and Cedar, and dries down to a base of Amber, Tonka Bean, and Benzoin. Perfume Parlour's Velvet Vanilla carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget interpretation of Mancera's Xplicit Vanilla. The mouthwatering vanilla-and-dark-chocolate opening over creamy woods is the draw, and this dupe captures that rich gourmand warmth - arguably to its benefit, dialling back the heavy-handed oud that some find cloying in the original.
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  • Sensual
  • Cozy
  • Bold
  • Comforting
  • Confident
Velvet Vanilla Eau de Parfum bottle
Dupe Inspired by
Xplicit Vanilla by Mancera
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Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 0%
Floral 2%
Fruity 0%
Green 0%
Sweet 54%
Warm 23%
Woody 22%
Earthy 15%
Animalic 6%
Fresh 1%

Mood Profile

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

Accords

Sweet
90%
Gourmand
80%
Amber
65%
Woody
60%
Warm Spicy
50%

Notes

Top Notes

Vanilla 55% Dark Chocolate 45%

Heart Notes

Brown Sugar 28% Sandalwood 26% Oud 24% Cedar 22%

Base Notes

Tonka Bean 37% Amber 34% Benzoin 29%

Performance

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

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

The rich vanilla-chocolate-and-amber gourmand character is warm and decadent, made for cold autumn and winter wear.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

Its sweet, sensual depth is built for evenings, dates and dressed-up nights rather than a bright office or sport.

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About

Velvet Vanilla opens on an indulgent duo of Mexican vanilla and bitter dark chocolate, a rich, mouthwatering blast that mirrors the start of Mancera's Xplicit Vanilla. The heart deepens with brown sugar, a thread of Cambodian oud, creamy Australian sandalwood and dry cedar, while the base of tonka, amber and benzoin brings warmth, sweetness and a cosy, lingering allure. The Mancera is a potent extrait famous for 12-hour-plus longevity but also criticised for an overdose of oud that can swallow the gourmand; this dupe keeps the vanilla-chocolate heart front and centre and lets the oud sit back, reading sweeter, smoother and more wearable, with good but shorter staying power. A bold, delicious gourmand for autumn and winter evenings, dates and dressed-up nights.

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