Parfums de Marly · 2016
Athalia Eau de Parfum
Longevity
4–8 h60% of 13 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 140+ people
Season
Officemost worn
clean
powdery
gentle
powdery iris, incense smoke, softly sweet cream
Scent Notes
Floral
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What the community says
Above all, powdery
Scendira's summary of 300+ people on perfume review sites, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts160+ people
4–8 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 4–8 hours. From 13 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (6 h).
Long-lasting for most people
about 3 in 4 say it lasts a long time
In words
About 3 in 4 people who describe Athalia say it lasts a long time.
How far it projects140+ people
Projection varies
about half say it projects strongly
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
In words
No single story here: about half say it projects strongly, while about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately.
When people wear it
Office
most worn
Office
How it smells, in their words151 people
powdery98
How many of the 151 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
5%
5% of people who wear it get compliments (80).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Athalia2 videos
Summary in words
Parfums de Marly Athalia: what 300+ people say about it.
In short: Above all, powdery.
Most often worn by women.
60% of people get 4–8 hours of wear (13 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 6 hours).
Long-lasting for most people (160+ people): About 3 in 4 people who describe Athalia say it lasts a long time.
Projection varies (140+ people): No single story here: about half say it projects strongly, while about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately.
People wear it most for: office.
98 of the 151 people who describe how it smells call it powdery, the word used most.
5% of people who wear it get compliments (80).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 300+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think powdery iris, incense smoke, softly sweet cream: that is Parfums de Marly Athalia. It opens with frankincense and bitter orange, moves into iris, cashmeran and orange blossom and settles on white musk, amber and vanilla. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2016.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something clean and powdery for casual days.
- Sample first if: powdery is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $410.
Explore more: Clean & Musky perfumes · Frankincense perfumes · Bitter orange perfumes · Iris perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Parfums de Marly
There are 46 Parfums de Marly perfumes on Scendira, from about $136 to $550. The picks lean creamy and fruity, from lychee-rose and apple-lavender to peach, all resting on vanilla or musk. It is a Paris house founded in 2009 by Julien Sprecher.
A closer look at the Parfums de Marly picks
Most discussed among the Parfums de Marly range are Delina, Layton and Valaya, in online fragrance talk.
Parfums de Marly Delina, an Eau de Parfum from 2017, smells like ripe lychee and rose in creamy vanilla, opening on rhubarb, lychee, bergamot and nutmeg before cashmeran, vanilla, white musk, cedarwood, frankincense and vetiver.
Layton (Eau de Parfum, 2016) reads as sweet apple and lavender tea over creamy caramel coffee, with apple, lavender and bergamot above vanilla, amber, gaiac wood, caramelized coffee bean, patchouli and pink pepper.
Valaya, launched in 2023, is juicy peach and bergamot with soft powdery musk, built from white peach, bergamot and Italian mandarin over musk, Ambrofix, Akigalawood and vanilla.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like powdery iris, incense smoke, softly sweet cream. It opens with frankincense and bitter orange, moves into iris, cashmeran and orange blossom and settles on white musk, amber and vanilla.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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