Darley Parfums de Marly 2012

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7.8 / 10 350 Ratings

A popular perfume by Parfums de Marly for men, released in 2012. The scent is spicy-fresh. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Spicy

Fresh

Sweet

Floral

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mint

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Lavender

Orange blossom

Cinnamon

Rose

Rosemary

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Gaiac wood

Patchouli

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Perfumer

Francis Deleamont

Ratings

Scent

7.8350 Ratings

Longevity

7.2312 Ratings

Sillage

6.8308 Ratings

Bottle

8.1311 Ratings

Value for money

6.5182 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 08/10/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/07/2025

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Ceesie
112 Reviews

Ceesie

3

Almost dismissed

I always dismissed the see-through bottles of Parfums de Marly as the cheaper, lesser releases. The pony releases as you will.

That is, until I sprayed it on my neck one day visiting the perfumery. First I smelled nothing. Hah there you have it, I thought. But during my trip homeward this creamy, soothing smell started to manifest. Weirdly it gave me childhood flashbacks. It reminds me a bit of vitamin drops we got as a kid. Difficult to categorize this. It isn’t woody. It isn’t floral. Just creamy I guess.

Okay so it isn’t the most prominent outspoken smell. It doesn’t radiate like a mad man (I wish it did a little harder). But I still find it rather unique and definitely a winner in my book. Maybe a pony but still an award winning fullblood.

04/27/2023

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 6
Longevity 9.5
Scent

ScentSlave
244 Reviews

ScentSlave

5

I love my PDMs…

…and saw that this is being heralded as a “hidden gem”. I dug a bit deeper, and saw it was compared to Reflection and Le Male, so I pulled the trigger.

I’ve given it a few wearings, and I do see why people would compare them, but it’s much closer to Le Male than it is to Reflection. Reflection is like if Le Male were made of Diamonds and Gold. A sheer elegance. Not the same thing, but a very successful, very very distant relative.

Now Darley is right in between the two, but closer to the Le Male feeling. Still a much higher tier in quality, but you smell the similarities more. It’s much fuller and richer, and if you smell them side by side it’s obvious. However….. a non-fraghead might not pick up that difference, so be aware of that…. If you’re going to get all mental if someone mistakes your PDM for JPG, it might not be what you want.

The scent is gorgeous, but I have that bias. I like these types of scents. Better than JPG, not as good as Amouage. Performance wise? It’s got a moderate projection 1-3ft, with a nice sillage that follows you for 3 hours, then becoming a skin scent for another 3-4 hours. Is that worthy of $300+? Nope, but you can find it at discounters for a more worthy price.

I don’t regret it, and I love PDM, but Amouage is my favorite house for a reason. ;-)

04/17/2021

6
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Oudmazing
1 Review

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Oudmazing

3

Nothing alien but smells good

The fragrance smells good, for me just a little too much leaning on the absolute mainstream fragrance from the house of JPG Le Male. H/S are also rather average.
Possibly the fragrance is simply no longer so "contemporary" since the LeMale was already so raped ...
Since PDM has much nicer fragrances on the shelf

07/07/2018

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Basti87
530 Reviews

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Basti87

Top Review 26

Crowdpleaser with decent performance

My last comment on a Parfums de Marly fragrance for now. On occasion, some more may follow. My summary for this beautiful brand: Most fragrances are very safe and will probably appeal to the masses. Tested Layton, Pegasus, Herod, Godolphin, Oajan, Carlisle and also this Darley. The others didn't appeal to me from the pyramids, but those I tested are very solid and some are worth buying. Some, however, a bit overpriced.

Now to Darley: a fragrance with little attention here. 3 comments and 2 statements. Justified or definitely worth a test? In my opinion, a fragrance with little recognition value, where I expect more for the money. A really pleasant fragrance, with which you do not stand out anywhere unpleasant.
Indicated here as a fragrance twin is Reflection Man. Rightly? Roughly seen perhaps in a similar direction, more closely considered, however, very large differences. Even if this Darley has light floral notes are these rather in the background. To start, this one starts with a lot of mint, very pleasantly fresh paired with subtle citrus notes and fresh lavender. From the DNA I find him more similar to Le Male than Reflection. Here, however, clearly lighter by much fresh mint. A pleasant freshness with some sensuality. Pleasant also by the beautiful base with soft woody notes, amber, patchouli and a nice but subtle sweetness by the tonka bean. Designed this is very balanced and he does not move too much in one direction. Very gentle fragrance that should please many.
The performance is decent, but the sillage is quite skin tight. Even freshly sprayed on rather decent and disappointing for this DNA. The durability is okay with a few hours. Thanks to the rather weak sillage, this is versatile.
Unisex is justified, although I find him rather masculine. Especially by the similarities to its Dufttzwillingen.

Due to the high price, there is no purchase recommendation from me. Price is 185 euros a 125ml. In many stores you get him a little cheaper, but still strongly overpriced for this DNA. Reflection is also not much more expensive than this.
As a cheap alternative I feel Rasasi Maa Arwaak for him. A great low-budget fragrance that goes in a similar direction and has a much better performance.
I give 8.0, because the really is very pleasant. For this price, however, I would not buy him.

Addendum April 2022:
Meanwhile, I have bought this fragrance. Approximately for half of the UVP. Probably more of a store stock and for the reason they are probably sold more often times cheap. In any case, a fair price, since this Darley already has upscale designer quality. Smells like a Le Male freshly showered in a classy way. A fragrance that you can always wear and never too much tarnish. Should definitely only buy on sale, as it offers too little for the Marley prices in my opinion.