Parfums de Marly
Athénaïs
Athénaïs is a playful and enveloping gourmand fragrance signed Parfums de Marly. It opens on neroli, bergamot and yuzu, reveals orange blossom and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, vanilla and ambroxan.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Neroli · Bergamot · Yuzu
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Orange blossom · Jasmine
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Base Several hours
Tonka bean · Vanilla · Ambroxan
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Yuzu: a niche material, declared by only 14 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, gourmand, citrus and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.
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
Time of day
Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).
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