Parfums de Marly · 2025

Castley

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Parfums de Marly asks $385 for 125 ml
75 ml$285
125 ml$385

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Fresh bergamot, ginger and pepper over lemony petitgrain and neroli, settling into warm labdanum, benzoin and woods.

Parfums de Marly says

You’ll smell bergamot, ginger, Black Pepper, Petitgrain Citronnier, Timut Pepper, neroli, Akigalawood, labdanum and benzoin.

More from Parfums de Marly’s description

It also mentions Fresh Ginger, Lemon Petitgrain, Neroli Accord, Benzoin Accord, Citrus, Mineral notes, Akigwalawood and Petitgrain.

The house’s page

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The drawn Castley bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Castley’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, ginger, black pepper, bitter orange, akigalawood (oud), labdanum drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Castley, when you spray it: Bergamot, Ginger, Black pepper, Lemon

As it settlesheart notes

Castley, as it settles: Bitter orange

What staysdry-down notes

Castley, what stays: Akigalawood (oud), Labdanum, Benzoin, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Parfums de Marly names

BergamotGingerBlack PepperPetitgrain CitronnierTimut PepperNeroliAkigalawood (oud)LabdanumBenzoinLemon PetitgrainAkigwalawoodPetitgrain

What the label names

11 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet3 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals3

Geraniol (rose)HydroxycitronellalCitronellol

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices3

EugenolCinnamalIsoeugenol

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

AlcoholWater

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OutlandsAmouage · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood, cistus and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
TerraRayhaan · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood, cistus and 2 moreabout $41 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Castley’s $385
Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares bergamot, ginger, black pepper, benzoin and 1 more$320 for 100 ml · about the same as Castley’s $385
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Interlude WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood and 1 more
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood, cistus and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
Euphoria Men IntenseCalvin Klein · shares ginger, black pepper, agarwood and cistus
Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares black pepper, agarwood, cistus and benzoin$350 for 75 ml
BeeZoologist · shares ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cistus and benzoin$240 for 60 ml
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Burlington 1819Roja Parfums · shares ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cistus and benzoin$450 for 100 ml
For Men IntenseBentley · shares bergamot, black pepper, cistus and benzoin
Fate WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, black pepper, cistus and benzoin
SignatureBaldessarini · shares bergamot, black pepper, agarwood and cistusabout $86 for 90 ml · about a third of Castley’s $385
Royal OudCreed · shares bergamot, agarwood, benzoin and lemon$590 for 100 ml · about twice Castley’s $385
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Absolu AventusCreed · shares bergamot, ginger, cistus and lemon$610 for 100 ml · about twice Castley’s $385
North StarThe Woods Collection · shares bergamot, ginger, cistus and lemon
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares bergamot, cistus, benzoin and lemon$380 for 100 ml · about the same as Castley’s $385
Blue TalismanEx Nihilo · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and agarwood$385 for 100 ml · about the same as Castley’s $385
ManJimmy Choo · shares bergamot, black pepper, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and benzoin$150 for 100 ml · about half of Castley’s $385
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Phantom in Red ElixirRabanne · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood and benzoin$150 for 100 ml · about half of Castley’s $385
Abu DhabiMemo Paris · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and cistusabout $286 for 75 ml · about the same as Castley’s $385
Soleil NeigeTom Ford · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cistus and benzoin$240 for 100 ml
Saint Petal Extrait ExtrêmeBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), agarwood and cistus$320 for 50 ml · about twice Castley’s $385
ImaginationLouis Vuitton · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and lemon
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
NocologneFugazzi · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and lemon$255 for 100 ml · about the same as Castley’s $385
Ingenious GingerGoldfield & Banks · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and lemonabout $196 for 100 ml
Polo SportRalph Lauren · shares bergamot, ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and lemon$85 for 125 ml · about a fifth of Castley’s $385
Sculpture HommeNikos · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), benzoin and lemon
Yellow Diamond IntenseVersace · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), benzoin and lemon$115 for 50 ml
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Odyssey French KissArmaf · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), benzoin and lemon$55 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Castley’s $385
Néroli AmaraVan Cleef & Arpels · shares bergamot, black pepper, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and lemon$355 for 75 ml
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