Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
Althaïr
Eau de parfum
A spiced Bourbon vanilla, lit up by orange blossom.
- House
- Parfums de Marly
- Family
- Amberfamily assigned by Volute
- Perfumer
- Not disclosed
- Year
- Not disclosed
Althaïr is the eau de parfum of which Althaïr Exclusif, already in our catalogue, is the more intense version. Parfums de Marly pairs the freshness of citrus with a warm, spiced Bourbon vanilla.
Bergamot, mandarin and elemi open the composition. Orange blossom, cinnamon and cardamom form the heart, before a base of Bourbon vanilla, guaiac wood and praline.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Day
- Night
Althaïr in detail
Parfums de Marly draws its imagery from the Château de Marly, where Louis XV received his "perfumed court". Althaïr is the eau de parfum of which Althaïr Exclusif, already in our catalogue, is the more intense version. The house pairs the freshness of citrus with a warm, spiced Bourbon vanilla.
The official pyramid opens with bergamot, mandarin and elemi, a resin with lemony accents. The heart brings together orange blossom, cinnamon and cardamom. The base pairs Bourbon vanilla, smoky guaiac wood and gourmand praline. Volute files it among ambers.
Althaïr suits autumn and winter, by day or by night. Its citrus opening keeps the vanilla bright rather than heavy.
Three amber fragrances in our catalogue come close: Althaïr Exclusif shares bergamot, cinnamon, orange blossom, cardamom, praline, vanilla and guaiac; Zafferano by Acqua di Parma pairs bergamot, mandarin, orange blossom and vanilla; 1899 by Histoires de Parfums finds bergamot, orange blossom, cinnamon and vanilla again.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.