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Parfums de Marly

Herod

EDP · 2012

Herod by Parfums de Marly

Olfactive Profile

tobacco · vanilla · spicy · smoky · woody

About the Fragrance

A warm tobacco-vanilla fragrance with cinnamon, incense, labdanum, woods, musk, vetiver, and cypriol.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by Olivier Pescheux. A masculine fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Cinnamon
    Cinnamon
  • Pepperwood

Heart notes

the soul
  • Tobacco Leaf
    Tobacco Leaf
  • Incense
    Incense
  • Osmanthus
    Osmanthus
  • Labdanum
    Labdanum

Base notes

the trail
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla
  • Iso E Super
  • Cedar
    Cedar
  • Musk
    Musk
  • Cypriol
  • Vetiver
    Vetiver

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity4/5
Sillage4/5
Projection4/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderMasculine
FamilyTobacco Spicy

Main accords

tobaccovanillaspicysmokywoody

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Hay, honey, slow conversation.

Textures

  • — Wool tweed
  • — Cured leaf
  • — Suede patch
  • — Cold stone
  • — Resin tear
  • — Smoked silk

Materials

Aged tobacco · Walnut · Brass · Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter

Atmosphere

The room

A study in November, tobacco jar, fire low

Weather

The air

Cold clear afternoon, 10°C

Interior Design

Country gentleman's study

Walnut panelling, green leather chairs, brass desk lamp

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Edinburgh in November

Also at home in Havana, Buenos Aires, Rome.

Literary Match

Williams — Stoner

A Moveable Feast — Hemingway · Stoner — Williams

In one line

Parfums de Marly

Herod — hay, honey, slow conversation.

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.