Sowmya GibishYou’ve probably smelled Parfums de Marly without knowing the name. It’s the French house behind half the bottles people stop you to ask about, and it got there on a small handful of scents rather than a huge range. The notes lean rich, sweet, and built to last, which is most of why people get hooked to best parfums de marly perfumes.
Delina is the one that put them on the map, but it’s far from the whole story. So where do you go after the pink bottle? These three cover the range: a rose, a crowd-pleaser, and a sweet almond thing that splits opinion. All of them last for ages, which is sort of the brand’s whole personality.
Signature Scent Parfums de Marly Delina
Women
Perfumer
Quentin Bisch
Fragrance Family
Floral Fruity
Notes
Top: lychee, rhubarb, bergamot, nutmeg
Middle: Turkish rose, peony
Base: cashmeran, musk, vetiver
This is the pink bottle you’ve seen on every other vanity. Delina is rose, but not a stuffy one: a sharp rhubarb and lychee opening keeps it tart and almost mouth-watering before the Turkish rose settles in over soft musk. It’s loud, and it lasts most of the day. The rhubarb does read sharp to some people, even headache-sharp, so test it on skin before you commit.
The Crowd-Pleaser Parfums de Marly Layton
Unisex
Perfumer
Hamid Merati-Kashani
Fragrance Family
Amber Floral
Notes
Top: apple, lavender, bergamot, mandarin
Middle: geranium, violet, jasmine
Base: vanilla, guaiac wood, pepper, sandalwood
Layton smells like a slice of baked apple with vanilla and a bit of pepper, and it’s everywhere for a reason. Crisp apple and bergamot open it, then a floral middle with geranium and a touch of jasmine before the sweet, warm base takes over. Performance is the loud kind, easily eight hours and a big trail. The only real knock is how common it’s become, so if you want something nobody else is wearing, this isn’t it.
The Almond Pick Parfums de Marly Pegasus
Men
Perfumer
Hamid Merati-Kashani
Fragrance Family
Amber Fougère
Notes
Top: heliotrope, cumin, bergamot
Middle: bitter almond, lavender, jasmine
Base: vanilla, sandalwood, amber
Cherry pie and marzipan, basically. You’ll either love it or you won’t. Almond and vanilla run the whole show, soft and powdery, over a sandalwood and amber base that lasts for hours. One catch: the cumin up top turns a little sweaty on some skin for the first ten minutes before it settles. It’s sold as a men’s scent, but plenty of women wear it, and if you like things this sweet, our ice cream perfumes push even further into dessert.
Yazhini Manimudi
Sowmya Gibish
