Percival
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Percival by Parfums de Marly is a bright aromatic with a warm, ambery backbone, fresh on top and solid underneath. Lavender, mandarin, bergamot and geranium open it with a clean citrus snap. In the heart, violet and jasmine sit beside coriander and a pinch of cinnamon, while Hedione keeps everything airy. The base is where it gets its strength: Ambroxan, amberwood, musk, balsam fir and Clearwood, dry and woody rather than sweet. Released in 2018, it is mostly worn by men who want to look sharp without trying hard. Voters wear it in spring and summer, in daylight and at the office, so it sits well with a working week. Most wearers vote it long-lasting, and the clear sillage verdict is moderate. Start with a 10ml decant and see how it settles into your routine.
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The community verdict
Citrus and lavender start Percival brightly before violet and jasmine settle into musky amberwood. Most find it long-lasting with moderate projection. It suits a polished, easygoing style on spring days, in summer or at the office, and compliments are a recurring plus.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Parfums de Marly
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 2018
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Parfums de Marly Percival, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Bergamot and violet in the carriage of a morning train.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity2,717 votes
Most voted: 58%Long lasting
31%Moderate
Sillage2,861 votes
Most voted: 56%Moderate
30%Strong
Season2,717 votes
Most voted: 46%Spring
33%Summer
Time of day2,717 votes
Most voted: 49%Daytime
32%Office
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Longevity2,717 votes
- Very weak2%59 votes
- Weak3%87 votes
- Moderate31%837 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)58%1,576 votes
- Eternal6%158 votes
Sillage2,861 votes
- Intimate7%211 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)56%1,605 votes
- Strong30%869 votes
- Enormous6%176 votes
Season2,717 votes
- Spring (Most voted)46%1,250 votes
- Summer33%896 votes
- Autumn15%408 votes
- Winter6%163 votes
Time of day2,717 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)49%1,331 votes
- Office32%869 votes
- Evening14%381 votes
- Night out5%136 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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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 Percival smell like?
Parfums de Marly Percival opens with Bergamot, Geranium, Lavender and Mandarin Orange. The heart brings Cinnamon, Coriander, Hedione and Jasmine. It dries down to Amberwood, Ambroxan, Balsam Fir and Clearwood.
Is Parfums de Marly Percival long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (58% of votes), and 64% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (56% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Parfums de Marly Percival good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it most for spring, but summer still takes 33% of season votes.
Is Parfums de Marly Percival good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 6% of season votes go to winter.
Is Parfums de Marly Percival for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 81% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 19% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Parfums de Marly Percival to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 32% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Parfums de Marly Percival?
Percival is made by Parfums de Marly. It was launched in 2018.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Percival?
A 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Percival 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 Percival decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Parfums de Marly Percival 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.