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Parfums de Marly dupes: Layton, Delina and the rest, priced per 100ml

A young house named after a king's château, and one of the most copied in perfume. Every twin we track, cheapest first, and the ones wearers score closest.

Layton Unicorn
Parfums de Marly Layton — $320 per 100ml Its closest-priced twin: Emper Unicorn — $28 per 100ml, 91% less

Parfums de Marly is young for a house that looks so old. Julien Sprecher founded it in 2009 and named it after the Château de Marly, a residence of Louis XV, a king remembered for his perfumed court and his love of racehorses, says Wikipedia. Its logo shows the Chevaux de Marly, the horse sculptures by Guillaume Coustou. The bottles the copiers chase, though, are on the shelf: Layton, Delina, Herod, Pegasus.

53

Parfums de Marly fragrances we track

462

cheaper twins of them

$368

typical original, per 100ml

The most copied of the stable

Delina has the most twins, 54, then Althaïr with 43. 18 of the house's 53 fragrances have no twin at all.

  1. 01 DelinaParfums de Marly · 2017 54 twins
  2. 02 AlthaïrParfums de Marly · 2023 43 twins
  3. 03 LaytonParfums de Marly · 2016 40 twins
  4. 04 HerodParfums de Marly · 2012 25 twins
  5. 05 PegasusParfums de Marly · 2011 23 twins
  6. 06 ValayaParfums de Marly · 2023 21 twins
  7. 07 GreenleyParfums de Marly · 2020 21 twins
  8. 08 OrianaParfums de Marly · 2021 21 twins
  9. 09 CarlisleParfums de Marly · 2015 20 twins
  10. 10 HaltaneParfums de Marly · 2021 18 twins

Choose your Marly

Choose one to see its twins: one per dupe house, cheapest per 100ml first, against the original's own price per 100ml.

Delina

Delina

2017 · Quentin Bisch

The original: $547 per 100ml

  1. Mohra Silky RoseLattafa $25/100ml
  2. SelenaAl Wataniah $29/100ml
  3. DelinaThe Essence Vault $32/100ml
  4. MarrakeshNoted Aromas $33/100ml
  5. 156Blossom Perfumery $34/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Pearl Fragrance Delina, $19.05 for 50ml.

Althaïr

Althaïr

2023 · Hamid Merati-Kashani, Ilias Ermenidis

The original: $387 per 100ml

  1. Luminous Sahara MAISONMaison Alhambra $24/100ml
  2. Qissah EDP PerfumeKunooz $25/100ml
  3. Liquid Brun ExtraitFrench Avenue $25/100ml
  4. PersevironParis Corner $28/100ml
  5. AlloyVolare $32/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Lorinna Paris Altheir 128, $22.99 for 50ml.

Layton

Layton

2016 · Hamid Merati-Kashani

The original: $320 per 100ml

  1. UnicornEmper $28/100ml
  2. LaytonThe Essence Vault $32/100ml
  3. ManilaNoted Aromas $33/100ml
  4. Azure VelvetKhadlaj $33/100ml
  5. King EnableAssaf $43/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Palermo Perfumes Layton, $22.75.

Herod

Herod

2012 · Olivier Pescheux

The original: $320 per 100ml

  1. HerosParis Corner $24/100ml
  2. HerosPendora Scents $24/100ml
  3. Raghba Wood IntenseLattafa $30/100ml
  4. NashvilleNoted Aromas $33/100ml
  5. Radical BrownArmaf $50/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Palermo Perfumes Herod, $22.75.

Pegasus

Pegasus

2011

The original: $320 per 100ml

  1. Phantom ParagonZimaya $23/100ml
  2. CrazeArmaf $27/100ml
  3. AsadLattafa $45/100ml
  4. IntenseAromaPassions $69/100ml
  5. SilverineALT Fragrances $82/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Zimaya Phantom Paragon, $22.71 for 100ml.

Valaya
Greenley

Greenley

2020 · Nathalie Templer

The original: $308 per 100ml

  1. MidoriFragrance World $23/100ml
  2. ZelenyAhmed Al Maghribi $26/100ml
  3. AetherFrench Avenue $43/100ml
  4. Fakhar BlackLattafa $45/100ml
  5. EtherOud Store $45/100ml

Cheapest whole bottle: Fragrance World Midori, $22.79 for 100ml.

Oriana

A year of Layton

Layton lists at $320 per 100ml; the cheapest twin we can measure the same way, Emper Unicorn, is $28. Slide to how much you wear.

What you would keep

If you get through 2 × 100ml a year

Parfums de Marly Layton

$640

Unicorn

$56

Back in your pocket

$584

Prices per 100ml, from the shops we check. Updated with the catalogue.

The twins wearers rate

Wearers have scored 32 Parfums de Marly twins, at 73% on average. The closest are below. A twin is judged in its first hour; read the review for the drydown before you buy.

  1. 01 The Dua Brand · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly CarlisleCumbriaCumbria mirrors Carlisle’s magic at half the price 95%
  2. 02 Maison Alhambra · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly GodolphinGalateaGalatea nails Godolphin’s leather‑fruit vibe for a fraction 95%
  3. 03 The Dua Brand · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly PegasusMythical HorseMythical Horse mirrors Pegasus, but the dry‑down diverges 90%
  4. 04 H French Avenue · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly HaltaneHaydanHaltane for €30 — surprisingly close, with a fresher edge 90%
  5. 05 A Zara · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly PercivalAbsolutely DarkAbsolutely Dark: Zara’s Shower‑gel Twist on Percival 90%
  6. 06 Maison Alhambra · sold as a twin of Parfums de Marly CarlisleCassiusCassius hits the mark — a cheaper Carlisle with a darker edge 90%
Closeness = how near wearers say the twin smells to the original, averaged from their reviews.

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