Perseus
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Perseus by Parfums de Marly opens crisp and citrus-led, grapefruit and bergamot over a dark note of black currant. Vetiver, green mandarin and geranium keep the heart fresh and a touch earthy. The base turns warm and woody: cashmere wood, balsam fir, cedar, tonka bean, dry wood and ambergris, giving it a composed, grown-up finish. Released in 2024, it is worn mostly by men who like a clean citrus with some backbone to it. Voters choose it for spring and summer, worn by day, and it works well for the office. Most wearers vote its longevity long-lasting and its sillage moderate. A 10ml decant is enough to see you through weeks at the office before you choose the bottle.
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The community verdict
Crisp and woody, Perseus starts with grapefruit and bergamot before vetiver and green mandarin meet cedar. Most find it long-lasting with moderate projection. Its fresh, earthy style suits summer days at work, while spring works too; the office is another fitting setting.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Basewhat lingers
- Ambergris
- Balsam Fir
- Cashmere Wood
- Cedar
- Dry Wood
- Tonka Bean
- Brand
- Parfums de Marly
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 2024
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Parfums de Marly Perseus, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Grapefruit juice on fingers after a walk through fir and cedar.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Ambergris
- Balsam Fir
- Cashmere Wood
- Cedar
- Dry Wood
- Tonka Bean
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,133 votes
Most voted: 54%Long lasting
29%Moderate
Sillage1,115 votes
Most voted: 58%Moderate
31%Strong
Season1,133 votes
Most voted: 50%Summer
35%Spring
Time of day1,133 votes
Most voted: 55%Daytime
30%Office
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Longevity1,133 votes
- Very weak3%29 votes
- Weak4%45 votes
- Moderate29%325 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)54%614 votes
- Eternal11%120 votes
Sillage1,115 votes
- Intimate8%90 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)58%648 votes
- Strong31%343 votes
- Enormous3%34 votes
Season1,133 votes
- Spring35%397 votes
- Summer (Most voted)50%567 votes
- Autumn12%136 votes
- Winter3%33 votes
Time of day1,133 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)55%623 votes
- Office30%340 votes
- Evening10%113 votes
- Night out5%57 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
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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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 Perseus smell like?
Parfums de Marly Perseus opens with Bergamot, Black Currant and Grapefruit. The heart brings Geranium, Green Mandarin and Vetiver. It dries down to Ambergris, Balsam Fir, Cashmere Wood and Cedar.
Is Parfums de Marly Perseus long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (54% of votes), and 65% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (58% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Parfums de Marly Perseus good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 50% of season votes.
Is Parfums de Marly Perseus good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 3% of season votes go to winter.
Is Parfums de Marly Perseus for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 85% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 15% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Parfums de Marly Perseus to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 30% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Parfums de Marly Perseus?
Perseus is made by Parfums de Marly. It was launched in 2024.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Perseus?
A 10ml decant of Parfums de Marly Perseus 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 Perseus decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Parfums de Marly Perseus 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.