Akaster Parfums de Marly 2015

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7.4 / 10 147 Ratings

A perfume by Parfums de Marly for men, released in 2015. The scent is floral-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Oriental

Spicy

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink pepper

Sicilian lemon Cypress

Cypress

Geranium

Heart Notes

Bulgarian rose

Taif rose

Base Notes

Musk

Cardamom

Gaiac wood

Laotian oud

Perfumer

Hamid Merati-Kashani

Ratings

Scent

7.4147 Ratings

Longevity

8.2134 Ratings

Sillage

7.9134 Ratings

Bottle

8.4164 Ratings

Value for money

6.770 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 06/23/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2025

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 5
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Halykfr
10 Reviews

Halykfr

1

Very straightforward & Linear

While there is a lemon top note to Akaster, it is very subtle and just a hint of citrus to what is otherwise a very woody and rose-laden fragrance. There is a crisp forest element and a bit of spice, just to change things up somewhat.

However, the two main attractions here are the rose and the oud notes.

I’m usually pretty hesitant with rose colognes, because it’s not my favorite note, and it can be absolutely too much. However, I think that Parfums de Marly really did a great job of blending this cologne.

The oud isn’t too powerful and the rose isn’t too overbearing, there is a firm balance between the two, and it makes this fragrance better than it otherwise would’ve been.

Akaster is a very straightforward, linear, cologne. You are going to get a oud base that is flanked by a fresh and crisp array of other tree notes. Other than the oud, I get a good deal of the cypress. Very green.

This is all surrounded by an air of roses growing in a garden and a squeeze of lemon. Simple, but actually quite effective.

09/22/2022

9
Sillage 7
Longevity 6
Scent

Kurai
388 Reviews

Kurai

3

Somewhat positive

Like a fellow Parfumo wrote earlier: this brand has kind of a "bro line" image. I guess that is due to its huge fanboy base and the numerous reviews on social media that only seem to ventilate a hype rather than giving a nuanced opinion. That also made me reluctant to consider any of their perfumes so far. But their samples kept piling up in my drawer, so today I decided "what the heck, just give them a try".

Since the market is so saturated, it is easy to qualify all rose/oud scents as generic. After all, they are all somewhat alike. This one does not really stand out in any way. Being obnoxiously loud is not a unique selling point either in this genre. But, admittedly, I can see there are some nuances to Akaster, which kept today's tryout interesting the least.

The note breakdown is relatively straightforward. Rose plus oud obviously, with some freshness to begin with and some warm spice and musk to round it off. The opening is not so much a big bang, but a smooth fade in. Slowly the volume increases to 120%. Little to no development after that.

I am no oud specialist in any way, so no comments on the quality or the species. I can only say it is relatively mild compared to some other ouds I have experienced; nothing medicinal or fecal here.

The rose is prominent. Instead of those deep-red, so called 'jammy' roses, this rose is on the dry potpourri side. It does give off a very floral feel to the composition, without going typically feminine.

There is some mustiness to the scent, which may well be from the combination with musks and cardemom. It is strong and a bit dirty in the first half hour and slowly wears off. This mustiness was actually one of the nicer aspects of the scent. It darkened the mood somehow, without getting itself into overly smoky or greasy territories. Interesting.

In conclusion, it is always good to keep an open mind and try something outside of your comfort zone. Akaster did not convince me to try more rose/ouds nor did it excite me to try the rest of the PdM line. But it was also not as bad as anticipated. I expected a generic alpha male mess and I got a somewhat positive feeling out of today's wear instead.

01/08/2022

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Wolfman68
12 Reviews

Wolfman68

2

A PDM SPECIAL EDITION, CARLISLE'S MATE

One of the best rose-oud scents out there. Very complex indeed.
Cool freshness at the beginning, matures into something deeper quickly.
Remains well balanced throughout the longevity of the scent.
Very modern oud, a trend started by Armani Privé Oud Royal.
A new twist on the oud, scent that dates back to the Ancient Egypt.
Exquisite rose scent is used too, PDM used Bulgarian rose and Taif rose.
One very common type, the other not so common. Convenient choice anyhow.
Premium blend of fine choice ingredients, quite worth it's price.
I believe they are discontinuing it, go get yours now ...

02/09/2020

Fenice
23 Reviews

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Fenice

3

Not my Cup of Tea

I have tested Akaster several times now and have been desperately looking for an understandable reason why Akaster is so expensive and only available exclusively at Harrods but I just can't find any reason!
Scent:
Same problem as Pegasus: It smells flowery and spicy and does not develop at all in my case! I also cannot smell the lemon, cardamom, guaiac wood etc. I have a flowery smell (probably the rose(s) and rose geranium?), you can also smell the pepper very easily out or it always tickles in my nose when I sniff it and I thought I had to sneeze, even though I am healthy! The spicy thing I smell might possibly be the oud? I have no idea what oud smells like, as I am not familiar with unusual scents (oud, beaver's horny, civet, ...). Everything else that is listed as fragrances, I can't sniff at any time and as I said, Akaster somehow doesn't go through a development with me, it just smells the same flowery and spicy from beginning to end.

Whether it's my nose or my skin or whatever, I can't tell, I just don't know. I also find it a little strange, because Herod and Layton unfold and develop wonderfully with me and smell simply heavenly to me, but with Pegasus and Akaster it is just the opposite, nothing happens.

Shelf life is good, but I don't know about Sillage. But the bottle looks pretty like all Marlys (at least I like the bottles).

But Akaster is good for going out or eating out and possibly also for business, as long as one does not exaggerate.