Parfums de Marly · Extrait de Parfum
Carios
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Carios by Parfums de Marly is a peppery, aromatic woody scent with a warm, sweet finish. Bergamot and mandarin orange open it fresh, and pink pepper with saffron adds heat right away. In the heart, black pepper, geranium and red thyme turn it herbal and sharp. The base is smooth and modern: ambroxan and cedarwood give a clean radiance, vetiver an earthy edge, and tonka bean a soft, almost toasted sweetness. It is an Extrait de Parfum, released in 2025, and it feels best on cool evenings and nights out. It suits anyone who likes spice with a clean backbone. A 3ml decant lets you test it on a few big nights before you commit.
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The community verdict
Black pepper and red thyme give Carios its spicy heart, after bergamot and mandarin orange; cedarwood and tonka bean follow. Most find it long-lasting with strong projection. It suits autumn evenings, with winter and nights working too, if you enjoy citrus with a peppery turn.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Black Pepper
- Geranium
- Red Thyme
- Basewhat lingers
- Ambroxan
- Cedarwood
- Tonka Bean
- Vetiver
- Brand
- Parfums de Marly
- Concentration
- Extrait de Parfum
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2025
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Parfums de Marly Carios, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Red thyme and cedar smouldering in a stove on an autumn evening.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Black Pepper
- Geranium
- Red Thyme
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Ambroxan
- Cedarwood
- Tonka Bean
- Vetiver
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity100 votes
Most voted: 60%Long lasting
22%Eternal
Sillage100 votes
Most voted: 50%Strong
35%Moderate
Season100 votes
Most voted: 45%Autumn
40%Winter
Time of day100 votes
Most voted: 40%Evening
35%Night out
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Longevity100 votes
- Very weak1%1 vote
- Weak2%2 votes
- Moderate15%15 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)60%60 votes
- Eternal22%22 votes
Sillage100 votes
- Intimate5%5 votes
- Moderate35%35 votes
- Strong (Most voted)50%50 votes
- Enormous10%10 votes
Season100 votes
- Spring10%10 votes
- Summer5%5 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)45%45 votes
- Winter40%40 votes
Time of day100 votes
- Daytime15%15 votes
- Office10%10 votes
- Evening (Most voted)40%40 votes
- Night out35%35 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly is a French niche house that Julien Sprecher started in 2009, who looked to the old royal court and the Château de Marly for its spirit. The style is polished and generous. Bergamot and mandarin open many of the scents, vanilla, sandalwood and musk carry the base, and cardamom, cinnamon or pink pepper add warmth. Valaya is soft and clean, a musky citrus for easy days. Delina is a fruity rose with a pink, bright mood. Layton mixes fresh and warm spice over woods, and Althaïr keeps things simple and woody.
Frequently asked questions
What does Parfums de Marly Carios smell like?
Parfums de Marly Carios opens with Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Pink Pepper and Saffron. The heart brings Black Pepper, Geranium and Red Thyme. It dries down to Ambroxan, Cedarwood, Tonka Bean and Vetiver.
Is Parfums de Marly Carios long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (60% of votes), and 82% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (50% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Parfums de Marly Carios good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Parfums de Marly Carios good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 40% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Parfums de Marly Carios for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 75% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 25% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Parfums de Marly Carios to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 10% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Parfums de Marly Carios?
Carios is made by Parfums de Marly. It was launched in 2025. The concentration is Extrait de Parfum.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Carios?
A 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Carios holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Parfums de Marly perfumes can I try?
Is this Parfums de Marly Carios decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Parfums de Marly Carios decant is filled by hand from an original Parfums de Marly bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.