Perfume Parlour 2010 EDP

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Water Spirit

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Perfume Parlour Water Spirit is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Water Spirit opens with Lemon, Pink Pepper, and Mint, settles into a heart of Jasmine, and dries down to a base of Sugar, Cedar, and Cashmeran. Perfume Parlour's Water Spirit carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Water Spirit takes after Armani's Acqua di Gioia Essenza, the deeper, sweeter take on the minty-watery Gioia. The mint-lemon sparkle and jasmine heart over a sugared cedar base reads recognisably, though the dupe is flatter and skin-closer - a fresh, lightly sweet floral for daytime.
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  • Fresh
  • Uplifting
  • Energetic
  • Refined
  • Romantic
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Water Spirit Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani
13%
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Mint39%
Lemon34%
Pink Pepper27%
Heartas listed
Jasmine100%
Baseas listed
Cedar38%
Sugar32%
Cashmeran29%

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:
Spring Summer

Minty watery freshness with a sweet edge peaks in spring and summer and reads thin in winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual
Also Works:
Office Date Sport

Clean and pretty, it suits office, daily wear and daytime dates; soft projection keeps it understated.

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.

In standard patch-test panels

  • Citral Geranial from Lemon

Other declarable allergens

  • Spearmint Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil from Mint

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 Spirit opens crisp and cool on mint and lemon lifted by a peppery sparkle, capturing the bright start of Acqua di Gioia Essenza. The heart turns watery-floral with jasmine, drying to a sweeter, woodier base of cedar, sugar and cashmeran that pushes the original's gourmand-leaning warmth. Essenza is the richer, more intense sister to the standard Acqua di Gioia, with deeper sweetness and longer wear; this dupe traces that arc but reads more transparent - the mint sharper, the florals less dimensional, projection modest and skin-close within a few hours. It plays as a fresh, lightly sweet everyday floral for warm-weather daily wear, the office and daytime dates.

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