Meliora — Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly

Meliora

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Meliora is a playful and enveloping gourmand fragrance signed Parfums de Marly. It opens on blackcurrant, raspberry and lemon, reveals rose, ylang-ylang and tea at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, white musk and praline.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Blackcurrant · Raspberry · Lemon

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Ylang-ylang · Tea

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · White musk · Praline

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Praline: its rarest material, which only 40 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 50.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Fruity, gourmand, floral, musky, citrus and aromatic: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with fruity supplying 2 of 9.

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

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Avoid if…

  • sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.

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