Perfume Parlour 2017 EDP

M £ Favourite

Virtuous

Name: Virtuous Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Virtuous is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2017. Virtuous opens with Water Hyacinth, Green Pepper, and Basil, settles into a heart of Rose and Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, and Vetiver. Perfume Parlour's Virtuous carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

Virtuous chases Maison Margiela's Wicked Love - that polarising green bell pepper and basil over jasmine, vetiver and white musk. The vegetal-floral, daring mood comes through, but it renders flatter with softer projection, sketching the original's challenging green edge rather than fully capturing it.

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Fresh
Mysterious
Refined
Grounded
Uplifting

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Inspired by

Wicked Love by Maison Margiela

93%

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Wicked Love the original Virtuous inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Green Pepper34%

Water Hyacinth34%

Basil31%

Heartas listed

Jasmine56%

Rose44%

Baseas listed

Musk35%

Cedar32%

Vetiver32%

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

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Fall

Green, watery and floral facets feel freshest in spring and summer, staying wearable into milder autumn days.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Casual

Also Works:

Office Date

Distinctive yet clean, it suits casual days and the office with enough intrigue to carry a date.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Virtuous opens green and unusual - watery hyacinth, basil and a vegetal green bell pepper - the budget echo of Maison Margiela's polarising Wicked Love. That bell pepper note gives it a distinctive raw-green, almost garden-stem character that, as in the original, will divide opinion. The heart softens into jasmine and rose, white florals that ground the greenery into something prettier and more wearable. The drydown is clean and woody: cedar, vetiver and white musk, that smooth skin-musk finish that keeps the green edge from feeling harsh. Where the Margiela leans fully into its sweet-and-challenging duality with a memorable, conversation-starting trail, this version reads flatter and gentler, the bell pepper tamed and the projection closer to the skin. Still, it captures the daring, green-floral spirit of Wicked Love - distinctive and refined, lovely for spring and summer casual days - at a budget price, even if the original's full provocative complexity is only suggested.