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Percival — Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly

Percival

  • For men
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2018

Percival, signed Parfums de Marly, is a herbaceous and modern aromatic fragrance. It opens on bergamot, mint and aldehydes, reveals lavender, cypress and neroli at its heart and rests on a base of amber, white musk and cedar.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Mint · Aldehydes

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Lavender · Cypress · Neroli

  3. Base Several hours

    Amber · White musk · Cedar

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Cypress: its rarest material, which only 45 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 44.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Aromatic, citrus, amber, musky, woody and floral: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with aromatic supplying 2 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Tailored for the heat — above 22 °C (72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
  • Sunny days & holidays Its freshness breathes the outdoors and rising temperatures.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
  • Immediate freshness, easy to wear and to give.

Avoid if…

  • you want very long-lasting wear: its freshness fades.

What people like in Percival by Parfums de Marly is its crisp, luminous freshness — the immediate “clean” effect, effortless, that suits everyone.

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