Perseus Parfums de Marly 2024

"Dry and very fresh citrus at the start. Then vetiver and ambery woods take over. Something reminds me of Elysium. Unfortunately 'meh'" I wrote in my statement.

I would like to expand on this a little and revise it in part.

[Did you know that Zeus turned himself into a shower of gold to father Perseus with Danae, who was locked in the dark dungeon? Kind of goes with the scent DNA. ]

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On my skin, "Goldregen" starts off wonderfully fresh and citrusy (I can't really pinpoint the type of citrus fruit - I go with the grapefruit).
However, this citrus is not so golden, as it doesn't smell sweet to my nose and is hardly underpinned, which makes it seem sour and almost a little "dry" (in contrast to "juicy") with the woody-dark notes in the neck. But that's not a bad thing, the more I smell the fragrance, the more I like this "clean-cut" [head off] citric freshness.

[Incidentally, the sword with which Perseus cut off Medusa's head was given to him by Hermes. It seems that this PDM Perseus also has something of Hermes' Eau Givree ;)]

On my skin, however, the citrus freshness in the drydown leaves as quickly as Zeus probably did after satisfying his lust. What remains are very pleasant darker notes of vetiver and ambery woods, which seem a little out of place in a potential new "hype summer freshness", and a small dash of lemon, grapefruit or whisky juice.

Is that supposed to be edgy? But to me it still smells more modern than classic, comparable variants.

[... the ending? Quite boring...]

This "2-component progression" made the fragrance seem quite unspectacular to me - definitely not worth the money?

The real birth of Perseus came to me when I wore the fragrance at a concert. In the sweaty heat, the fruity-fresh heart notes of mandarin and sweeter, more noticeable grapefruit suddenly shone on my skin.

The missing link! Suddenly the fragrance is really fun!

[Since then I've liked Perseus more, even though I always resented the Medusa thing]

At the end of the day, Perseus also leaves me conflicted.

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So what should be the added value of this review?

Try the fragrance in real heat, it really convinced me. Otherwise, it's actually a bit two-dimensional, but I still like it better than comparable options.

If I had too much money, I would get this. But I would say that about almost every PDM with a few exceptions.

It's hard to say how much thought PDM put into the naming, but it amused me.