Parfums de Marly
Oriana
With Oriana, Parfums de Marly composes a ripe and luminous fruity fragrance. It opens on bitter orange, blackcurrant and lychee, reveals cherry blossom and lily of the valley at its heart and rests on a base of white musk, vanilla and sandalwood.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Bitter orange · Blackcurrant · Lychee
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cherry blossom · Lily of the valley
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Base Several hours
White musk · Vanilla · Sandalwood
Top notes
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.
- Cherry blossom: a niche material, declared by only 2 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, fruity, musky, gourmand and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 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
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Strengths
- Gourmand comfort, warm and reassuring.
Avoid if…
- sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.
Oriana by Parfums de Marly appeals through its comforting gourmandise: an addictive sweetness worn like an unashamed guilty pleasure.
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