Althaïr by Parfums de Marly
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Ranked 74 in Unisex Perfume
8.5 / 10 538 Ratings
Althaïr is a new perfume by Parfums de Marly for women and men and was released in 2023. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average.
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Main accords

Sweet
Gourmand
Creamy
Spicy
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Orange blossomOrange blossom CinnamonCinnamon BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Bourbon vanillaBourbon vanilla Elemi resinElemi resin
Base Notes Base Notes
PralinéPraliné Gaiac woodGaiac wood AmbroxAmbrox MuskMusk

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8.5538 Ratings
Longevity
8.7502 Ratings
Sillage
8.3499 Ratings
Bottle
8.2480 Ratings
Value for money
6.9428 Ratings
Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 01.10.2023.

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Nutmeg

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Nutmeg
Nutmeg
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Of ingrates and camels
There they sat now in the middle of the desert.
Hamid Merati-Kashani, perfumer, and his loan camel which had introduced itself as Fufu, muse of great perfumers.
By the way, a longer story, already recorded for the perfume world under Au Coer du Desert.

Mr. Kashani had a small mental breakdown in the desert while riding. Actually, a medium one. Probably overworked, guessed the camel.
And Fufu thought he was a great analyst and life coach, among many other talents.

"I have created so many good fragrances for Parfums de Marly. The Layton is a masterpiece. And now they're asking me to mass produce. Buuu huuuu .... [SLIDE]
Everyone should like it. The specifications are vanilla pudding and orange blossom. That is nowadays hip they said. Do everyone wants to smell they said.
But I am an artist!
Fufu handed him a handkerchief.

"So I would like to smell like pudding. Is better than after camel.

"Yesterday, I accidentally dropped two bottles on the floor in the hotel room, and I thought that's it. I just tilt Oriana with Le Male Le Parfum together, plus a penetrating
Vanilla note and off with it to Paris. SO far it has already come.
I call the stuff then Le Male Le vanilla pudding.
Do not notice the eh. Ha ha.

"Well you see. That sounds good.
Everyone likes to smell vanilla, this will be a blast.
Kipp just so the vanilla purely that one after an interesting opening completely dazzled is not noticed that one smells nothing else.
As a mount of famous perfumers I know myself namely from.
Pierre Montale told for example he takes only synthetic notes and people love it. And he does not even have a sense of smell. Must be able to sell only.

"They already have a name. Althaïr.
Promising, isn't it ?
Much too bad for what I am there to bobble together.
Haaaach no matter, I must live on something.

"Pffffft Althaïr. What a stupid name. I think Eau de Fufu would be nicer.
Named after a loyal advisor and muse. That would have style and greatness.

" ??? ..... we have to move on, I'm flying home tomorrow to finish the perfume.
Could be ready the day after tomorrow, ha ha.

"All the same the perfumers. I should only listen to their whining but get no credit for advising and listening.
Actually, I have already created the fragrance with.
But at some point ...

And while the camel maulend trudged through the desert Mr. Kashani had a vision of an absolutely round fragrance with interesting opening, very much vanilla and a stunning durability and sillage.
If it is to be pleasing then right.
He will show it to the world. After all, he is an artist.

"Hmmm, Eau de Fufu wouldn't be bad either, though.
Maybe I'll just take camel brown as a bottle color for it.
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Dennis1104

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Dennis1104
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Helpful Review 10  
Parfums de Marly and their fragrances... Love
Long I have waited.
Owned him and have not used. Then I wore him here and there times, but only discreetly sprayed against evening. Then it was in my area "finally" something cooler and then I used the favor of the hour and him finally more extensively worn and tested.

Where do we start?
Well... at the beginning at the very first time apply after the arrival of the fragrance, I was admittedly a little disappointed. But that was because it had already rained praise hymns here on Parfumo, as well as the Dawg with his first video to the fragrance was just speechless. His reaction was already quite impressive and the whole thing has simply screwed my expectations too much in the height. I really thought here comes something incomprehensible to me. But I did not feel that way and I do not feel that way until now. Nevertheless, I like this fragrance meanwhile very much !

My first association was, I smell something here, which I have already smelled similar.
In addition, the orange blossom seemed to me relatively dominant. I had simply expected from the beginning something horny creamy-sweet. But that did not come so. The fragrance I mean with that I have smelled something similar once, is the Oriana from the same house.
The Oriana a listed women's fragrance, which is the favorite fragrance of my partner.
Until now, I am also still of the opinion at the opening that there are certain parallels here.
I really thought I'm batty, because no one had mentioned something like that. I also directly classified the Oriana as similar here on Parfumo and entered. Until now, it is not listed there. So see it probably the fewest so.
This morning I saw a short rating of Angelina Patchouli and she was the first person ever the Oriana also in connection with the Althaïr has mentioned. So I seem to be not quite "batty" after all, hehe.

Well and now after extensive wearing and multiple back and forth testing, is generally my opinion of the fragrance another. I still see the parallels to the Oriana, just in the opening, but after that both fragrances differ in any case.

With the Althaïr we get a wonderful mix of the just mentioned orange blossom, cinnamon, vanilla and something woody-resinous.
This combination is just super nice !
The cinnamon is but never too dominant, it is not cinnamon as in some other fragrances.

The longer the fragrance lingers on the skin, the sweeter, resinous and warmer it becomes.
You then also get slightly oriental vibes, but in super pleasant, gourmand-like.
The Althaïr invites you to feel good, has a certain contemplativeness and in addition, this fragrance always gives you the feeling of smelling beautiful and elegant. He also definitely makes a "seductive" impression.

I ask to test this fragrance in any case times and also several times.
He became for me with the time always more beautiful.

This was now a relatively long review, but I'm just a fan of Parfums de Marly and since the hype was so great, I had to comment now in more detail.
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Omnipotato

19 Reviews
Omnipotato
Omnipotato
Very helpful Review 5  
Warm and comforting vanilla
Althaïr by Parfums de Marly is a soft, comforting fragrance. Vanilla, of course, is the main star here but the other player is a woods and musk accord that is reminiscent of fresh laundry.

Opening with a good amount of citrus in the form of bergamot, Althaïr gives me a bit of Ani Extrait de Parfum vibes when it is first sprayed. Citrus, some spices and florals to round it out, with the vanilla in the background. However, that’s where the similarities end with the Nishane fragrance. While Ani heads deeper into the gourmand space, Althaïr introduces the aforementioned woods and musk accord, listed as guaiac wood, musk, and ambroxan in the note pyramid. I am reminded of Creed Original Santal or Montblanc Individuel Eau de Toilette but without the eponymous sandalwood. Instead the creaminess is provided by vanilla and the floral notes, listed as orange blossom. The vanilla itself is described as "bourbon" vanilla and it does give some boozy or tobacco tones. Although vanilla is the main note, I wouldn't really describe this as a gourmand fragrance per se. For me, the cinnamon and praline are not that prominent, and the scent profile is better described as woody and sweet.

It is a powerful fragrance. Projects well over 5-6 hours and lasts all day on the skin. Overall, really happy with my blind buy! It seems I’m enjoying all of Hamid Merati-Kashani’s creations of late. I even got a sample of Pegasus Exclusif with this purchase that is definitely full bottle worthy!
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QuiRei

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QuiRei
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I know you....
...has thought my nose when I applied him the first time.
Long long I thought about it, went through my collection and stuck with the Loubirouge.
Yep, there it is. But, in warm.
Loubirouge Is a little cool.... Which I sometimes like, but mostly I like it warmer. I'm always cold anyway and now I have it. My warm vanilla loubirouge.
I am delighted.
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Tom1811

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Tom1811
Tom1811
Less helpful Review 4  
Smells like e-cigarette
After all the top reviews, the anticipation for me was of course all the greater to finally test the fragrance. But this anticipation disappeared unfortunately very quickly, after the first time smell. A very synthetic smelling sweet came to my nose. Directly reminded me of the scent of a classic 10€ disposable e-cigarette. Even after a longer time, not much has changed in the scent. A little more wood that has made the scent more pleasant than before, but no complete change.
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 7 days ago
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Vanilla & orange blossom w/ mild praline, designer blend quality. Smells like BDK + Goldfield & Banks. Unisex imo. Nowhere near an 8.7/10.
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AngelEyesAngelEyes 6 days ago
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Its vanilla, obviously appealing. But really, is this the best PDM can do? Hardly improves on Merc Black. Synthetic, uninspired and boring.
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WeinscheichWeinscheich 3 days ago
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Smells very warm and cozy, yet not worth the price
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PorfiriaPorfiria 8 days ago
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a reinterpretation of vanilla: almost a lemony vanilla. it is a warm and enveloping scent, certainly ideal for winter.
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UltraaslanUltraaslan 11 days ago
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Sehr sehr tolle Vanille meiner Frau gefällt der so sehr an mir.
Ganz toller Duft danke pdm
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