Perfume Parlour 2024 EDP

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Vintage Essence

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Perfume Parlour Vintage Essence is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2024. Vintage Essence opens with Davana and Wheat, settles into a heart of Immortelle and Cedar, and dries down to a base of Styrax and Tolu Balsam. Perfume Parlour's Vintage Essence carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A budget take on By Kilian's Old Fashioned - that heady, boozy whiskey-and-grain rush of wheat and davana over immortelle, cedar and resinous balsams. Vintage Essence captures the distillery-warm character but reads flatter and more linear than the niche original, the boozy top thinner and the drydown less rich.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Cozy
  • Comforting
  • Confident
  • Grounded
  • Sophisticated
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Vintage Essence Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Old Fashioned by Kilian
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Wheat53%
Davana47%
Heartas listed
Immortelle52%
Cedar48%
Baseas listed
Tolu Balsam52%
Styrax48%

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

The boozy grain, honeyed immortelle and warm balsams are made for cold autumn and winter evenings.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date Casual Formal

Cozy and characterful, it suits relaxed evenings, casual wear and cool-night dates over the office or sport.

About

Vintage Essence opens with a heady, boozy rush - grainy sweet wheat and fruity, liquorous davana that conjures cracking open a bottle of aged single malt, the unmistakable signature of By Kilian's Old Fashioned (2024). The heart turns syrupy and warm with honeyed immortelle and a dry cedar, lending an oriental-fougere depth. The base settles into resinous tolu balsam and smoky-sweet styrax for a nostalgic, ambery finish. Perfume Parlour's interpretation captures Old Fashioned's whiskey-accord warmth and that vivid distillery vibe convincingly, but it reads a fraction flatter and more linear than the niche original, the boozy opening thinner and less bombastic and the resinous drydown less plush. Longevity is moderate rather than the powerhouse staying power Kilian's loudest Liquor can deliver. The effect stays cozy and grown-up - a boozy, gourmand-leaning warm scent best for autumn and winter evenings, worn casually or on cool-night dates.

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