Perfume Parlour 2001 EDP

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Water Paris

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Perfume Parlour Water Paris is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2001. Water Paris opens with Bergamot, Yuzu, and Coriander, settles into a heart of Violet, Violet Leaf, and Lavender, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Patchouli. Perfume Parlour's Water Paris carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Water Paris copies Cartier's Eau de Cartier - that sparkling yuzu-citrus over a green violet-leaf-and-lavender heart and soft woody-musk drydown. The dupe captures the crisp, airy unisex character but reads flatter and even lighter than the already-subtle original.
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  • Fresh
  • Refined
  • Elegant
  • Uplifting
  • Grounded
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Water Paris Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Eau de Cartier by Cartier
25%
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Eau de Cartier the original Water Paris inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

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
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer
Also Works:
Fall

The sparkling citrus and green violet leaf are made for spring and summer wear.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date Formal Sport

Clean and crisp, it suits the office, casual daytime and active warm-weather wear.

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

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Lavender Lavandula Hybrida Oil from Lavender
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

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

Water Paris is Perfume Parlour's take on Cartier's Eau de Cartier, Christine Nagel's masterwork of subtlety. It opens sparkling and fresh with yuzu and bergamot lifted by a faint coriander, then a green heart of violet leaf, a powdery touch of violet flower and a crisp lavender give it that clean, verdant, airy signature. The base is a soft trail of white amber, musk, patchouli and cedar. As a budget interpretation it captures the elegant, perfectly-unisex, hot-weather freshness of the original well, though it renders the violet-leaf accord flatter and the whole thing even lighter and shorter-lived than the already intimate Cartier. A clean, refined daytime scent for spring and summer, the office and casual wear.

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