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Oil-based perfume
Parfé No.18
Gender:
Female
Segment:
Lux perfumes
Fragrance information:
Parfé No.18 — a spicy oil perfume
Parfé No.18 is a women’s oil perfume from Parfé, a young niche house founded in France in 2018.
The brand embraces minimalist aesthetics and offers a fresh take on familiar perfumery through clean lines and conceptual compositions.
In character, Parfé No.18 combines oriental, spicy and floral facets.
It brings together rich spices, sheer floral nuances, green tea and a deep woody-ambery base, making the fragrance expressive, warm and noticeable.
The fragrance’s character and development
The composition opens with an energetic duo of cinnamon and cumin, softened by a rosy nuance.
The spicy opening is not merely warming, but also full-bodied and slightly oriental: it immediately gives the fragrance a confident, striking character. The cinnamon helps bring this facet into sharper focus.
As the fragrance develops, geranium, jasmine, patchouli and tea emerge at the heart.
Floral notes add femininity to the composition, tea brings a cool green freshness, while patchouli connects the heart to the woody development that follows.
As a result, Parfé No.18 is not limited to a single spicy theme and maintains an intriguing interplay of contrasts.
The drydown is built around amber, oud, guaiac wood, vanilla and musk.
The base is dense, warm and long-lasting: resinous woody nuances gradually soften into rounded vanilla and musky depth.
The result is a rich, distinctive impression with an oriental mood.
Sillage and wearability
Parfé No.18 is described as having a very strong sillage, so it is best treated as a striking accent rather than a barely noticeable background scent.
It is especially suitable for evenings, cool weather, formal occasions and situations where you want to highlight your individuality.
In a hot indoor setting, the composition may call for a more restrained application.
No precise application recommendations for skin or clothing have been provided for this release.
Given its rich oil-based formula and powerful sillage, it is sensible to start with a small amount on the skin, assess its development and add more if necessary, avoiding excessive application to fabrics.
Who will enjoy Parfé No.18
This fragrance is for women who enjoy spicy oriental compositions with a floral heart, oud depth and a soft gourmand touch of vanilla.
Parfé No.18 will appeal to those looking not for universal freshness, but for a noticeable, characterful fragrance persona with a lasting aftertaste.
The publicly available information for this listing does not specify the perfumer, release year, a separate collection or other concentrations of Parfé No.18.
It is therefore more accurate to assess the composition by its stated olfactory structure, oil-perfume concentration and impressive sillage.
Similar fragrances
For comparison, consider Amouage Epic Woman — a fragrance with a similar sense of oriental richness and pronounced depth.
However, Parfé No.18 stands out with its own interplay of cumin, cinnamon, tea, oud and vanilla, giving it a spicy, floral and warm character at once.
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