Althaïr
Althaïr by Parfums de Marly is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum from 2020 in the luxury price tier. It opens with bergamot and cinnamon, moves into tonka bean and almond and dries down to vanilla, benzoin and musk. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Almond Marzipan and cherry-stone. Sweet with a bitter undertone.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
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