Perfume Parlour 2016 EDP

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Wood Substance

Name: Wood Substance Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Wood Substance is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2016. Wood Substance opens with Salt and Sea Water, settles into a heart of Pink Pepper, Styrax, and Seaweed, and dries down to a base of Canadian Fir Balsam, Oud, and Ambergris. Perfume Parlour's Wood Substance carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

Wood Substance follows Tom Ford's quirky Oud Minerale, pairing salty sea-air with an ethereal, transparent oud. The coastal, mineral character is recognisable, though it wears thinner and the oud feels less nuanced than the niche original.

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Fresh
Mysterious
Grounded
Refined
Uplifting

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Inspired by

Oud Minérale by Tom Ford

84%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Sea Water53%

Salt47%

Heartas listed

Seaweed39%

Pink Pepper32%

Styrax29%

Baseas listed

Oud37%

Ambergris34%

Canadian Fir Balsam29%

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

The fresh, salty marine character is best in spring and summer and loses its lift in cold weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Casual

Also Works:

Office Date Formal Sport

Clean and understated, it suits casual and office wear while the oud base gives it enough presence for evenings.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Wood Substance takes on one of Tom Ford's strangest creations, Oud Minerale - oud taken to the beach. It opens with a wash of salty sea notes and aquatic minerals over a smooth, transparent oud, then a heart of green seaweed, styrax and pink pepper keeps that coastal, slightly briny signature front and centre. The drydown leans on ambergris, soft fir balsam and a lingering woody oud. Against the Tom Ford, this version reads flatter and a touch sharper - the eerie, ethereal balance between marine and oud is simplified, and longevity sits close to the skin rather than radiating mineral sophistication for hours. Still, it captures the genuinely unusual fresh-aquatic-oud concept impressively for the price, making a great budget option for warm-weather wear and anyone after an oud that isn't dark or smoky.