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Is it worth spending €250 on this perfume?
This is a question that everyone is sure to ask themselves when it comes to buying a niche fragrance like this one. It is not so easy to judge whether a price for a perfume is justified or not, after all, this is art.
Is a Louis Vuitton handbag worth €2,000? I don't know, but fashion is art and people are willing to pay that much for it. Especially with a name that stands for luxury and quality.
Another, and perhaps easier to answer, question would be: "Can you get an equally good fragrance for a significantly lower price?". I would answer the question with yes.
If we want to compare a fragrance with others, we have to look in the same category. In the case of "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly", we are in the gourmand-sweet fragrance segment. Competitors would be, for example, the
"Le Mâle Elixir | Jean Paul Gaultier", the
"Spicebomb Extreme | Viktor & Rolf",
"Sand Desert At Sunset | Zara" or the often mentioned
"Club Black | Mercedes-Benz", which I fortunately own and was sometimes available for under 60€/100ml.
The last one in particular is very similar to "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly".
Especially in the first 2 hours, the two fragrances are confusingly similar.
Like Club Back, Althaïr opens very vanilla-sweet with orange blossom and light resin notes.
Cinnamon is also slightly noticeable. Over time, the orange blossom and cinnamon fade into the background and alternate with the chocolate note. This creates associations of children's milk chocolate for me and makes the fragrance really gourmand and creamy. The chocolate note is very distinctive, but never manages to displace the vanilla, which remains the most dominant note throughout the fragrance.
The "Club Black | Mercedes-Benz" is more or less linear with a full blast of vanilla and benzoin resin from start to finish.
Does that make it worse? No, but less unique.
Do you need both? Hard to say, probably not, just like you don't need a Sauvage if you already have a Luna Rossa Carbon. But that's personal preference.
To summarize, the "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly" is a really nice sweet gourmand fragrance, which despite existing and similar smelling counterparts, brings a certain uniqueness with it. Whether it's worth spending €250 on it is something everyone has to decide for themselves.
Briefly on durability and silage: 10/10. Lifts all day and projects properly. But is still not obtrusive.
Is a Louis Vuitton handbag worth €2,000? I don't know, but fashion is art and people are willing to pay that much for it. Especially with a name that stands for luxury and quality.
Another, and perhaps easier to answer, question would be: "Can you get an equally good fragrance for a significantly lower price?". I would answer the question with yes.
If we want to compare a fragrance with others, we have to look in the same category. In the case of "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly", we are in the gourmand-sweet fragrance segment. Competitors would be, for example, the
"Le Mâle Elixir | Jean Paul Gaultier", the
"Spicebomb Extreme | Viktor & Rolf",
"Sand Desert At Sunset | Zara" or the often mentioned
"Club Black | Mercedes-Benz", which I fortunately own and was sometimes available for under 60€/100ml.
The last one in particular is very similar to "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly".
Especially in the first 2 hours, the two fragrances are confusingly similar.
Like Club Back, Althaïr opens very vanilla-sweet with orange blossom and light resin notes.
Cinnamon is also slightly noticeable. Over time, the orange blossom and cinnamon fade into the background and alternate with the chocolate note. This creates associations of children's milk chocolate for me and makes the fragrance really gourmand and creamy. The chocolate note is very distinctive, but never manages to displace the vanilla, which remains the most dominant note throughout the fragrance.
The "Club Black | Mercedes-Benz" is more or less linear with a full blast of vanilla and benzoin resin from start to finish.
Does that make it worse? No, but less unique.
Do you need both? Hard to say, probably not, just like you don't need a Sauvage if you already have a Luna Rossa Carbon. But that's personal preference.
To summarize, the "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly" is a really nice sweet gourmand fragrance, which despite existing and similar smelling counterparts, brings a certain uniqueness with it. Whether it's worth spending €250 on it is something everyone has to decide for themselves.
Briefly on durability and silage: 10/10. Lifts all day and projects properly. But is still not obtrusive.
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Freshly showered to the bakery
Summer is coming to an end, so it's time to leave a review of the fragrance I've been wearing most this summer.
The Luna Rossa Ocean Eau de Parfum starts off fruity with a nice load of grapefruit combined with a certain woody note. Incense hovers discreetly but perceptibly in the background. However, the whole thing changes quite quickly and after a few minutes the fragrance develops more and more into a shower gel or shampoo. I don't think that's a bad thing so far. It gives the whole thing a certain freshness and, for me at least, creates a feeling of cleanliness and well-groomedness. The shower gel vibe lasts for a certain amount of time and never completely disappears throughout the fragrance. Nevertheless, the fragrance is by no means linear. On the contrary. It feels like it changes every minute. From the second or third hour onwards, the magic begins and the vanilla comes to the fore. The fragrance becomes sweeter (not synthetically sweet!) and creamier from hour to hour. I think I can even detect something powdery. I wonder if there is still some iris hidden there? The longer the perfume is on the skin, the more the scent develops from aquatic/fresh towards vanilla creamy/sweety. The late drydown makes me think of some sweet pastry that you can buy at the bakery. Vanilla pudding Danish pastry or something like that. I don't want to say that this makes it a classic gourmand fragrance, but at least it has a gourmand touch. The great thing about it is that it never loses that aquatic freshness. It remains entirely a spring and summer fragrance. These are the seasons when I see it the most. I have worn it even on days when it was over 30° C. and found it absolutely suitable for this. Of course, you can also wear it in fall and winter, although I think there are more suitable everyday fragrances.
In my opinion, it can also be used for almost any situation, but I wouldn't recommend it for particularly distinguished events, as it already looks very casual. There are more suitable fragrances for job interviews, business meetings or dates. For leisure and everyday life in warm temperatures, there is almost nothing better than this one.
A quick word about H/S. It's more or less average for both. I can smell it on my skin for 8-10 hours, but the wearer won't attract much attention unless you get close to him. This perfume is not a projection monster. But in my opinion, it doesn't need to be.
Give it a try. I think you should have tried it. P/L is top.
The Luna Rossa Ocean Eau de Parfum starts off fruity with a nice load of grapefruit combined with a certain woody note. Incense hovers discreetly but perceptibly in the background. However, the whole thing changes quite quickly and after a few minutes the fragrance develops more and more into a shower gel or shampoo. I don't think that's a bad thing so far. It gives the whole thing a certain freshness and, for me at least, creates a feeling of cleanliness and well-groomedness. The shower gel vibe lasts for a certain amount of time and never completely disappears throughout the fragrance. Nevertheless, the fragrance is by no means linear. On the contrary. It feels like it changes every minute. From the second or third hour onwards, the magic begins and the vanilla comes to the fore. The fragrance becomes sweeter (not synthetically sweet!) and creamier from hour to hour. I think I can even detect something powdery. I wonder if there is still some iris hidden there? The longer the perfume is on the skin, the more the scent develops from aquatic/fresh towards vanilla creamy/sweety. The late drydown makes me think of some sweet pastry that you can buy at the bakery. Vanilla pudding Danish pastry or something like that. I don't want to say that this makes it a classic gourmand fragrance, but at least it has a gourmand touch. The great thing about it is that it never loses that aquatic freshness. It remains entirely a spring and summer fragrance. These are the seasons when I see it the most. I have worn it even on days when it was over 30° C. and found it absolutely suitable for this. Of course, you can also wear it in fall and winter, although I think there are more suitable everyday fragrances.
In my opinion, it can also be used for almost any situation, but I wouldn't recommend it for particularly distinguished events, as it already looks very casual. There are more suitable fragrances for job interviews, business meetings or dates. For leisure and everyday life in warm temperatures, there is almost nothing better than this one.
A quick word about H/S. It's more or less average for both. I can smell it on my skin for 8-10 hours, but the wearer won't attract much attention unless you get close to him. This perfume is not a projection monster. But in my opinion, it doesn't need to be.
Give it a try. I think you should have tried it. P/L is top.
