Parfums de Marly

Darley

Woody Aromatic · 2009

mintbergamotamalfi lemonlavendercinnamonafrican orange flowerroserosemarytonka beansandalwoodamberguaiac woodpatchouli

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Long
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Summer

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Mint, bergamot and lavender open crisp over cinnamon and rose, sinking into sandalwood, amber, guaiac and patchouli. It reads cool and herbal up front with a warm spiced-woody drydown, aromatic and balanced.

Taste Profile

The Purist archetype

The Purist

The Crisp Presence

Crisp and impossible to miss.

The choice was always going to be precise. Clean lines and nothing left to chance. You knew exactly what you were doing.

How Darley smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Darley reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.27

Darley reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 14th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.55

Darley sits mid-range on projection. That is 66th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.37

Darley sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturebalanced0.52

Darley carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 57th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Darley keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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