Parfums de Marly

Athalia

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Athalia, signed Parfums de Marly, is a deep and sensual amber fragrance. It opens on orange and incense, reveals orange blossom and iris at its heart and rests on a base of amber, leather and vanilla.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Orange · Incense

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Orange blossom · Iris

  3. Base Several hours

    Amber · Leather · Vanilla

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Orange: barely 4.7% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Floral, citrus, amber, woody, leather and gourmand: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Athalia by Parfums de Marly seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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