Parfums de Marly · 2012

Herod

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Parfums de Marly asks $400 for 125 ml
75 ml$290
125 ml$400

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Cinnamon and pepper over smoky tobacco leaf, incense and osmanthus, drying down to creamy vanilla, musk and cedar.

Parfums de Marly says

You’ll smell cinnamon, pepper, Tobacco Leaf, incense, labdanum (cistus), osmanthus, vanilla, musks and cedarwood.

More from Parfums de Marly’s description

It also mentions Tobacco leaves.

The house’s page

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The drawn Herod bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Herod’s scent picture, a draft: cinnamon, black pepper, tobacco, frankincense, labdanum, osmanthus drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Herod, when you spray it: Cinnamon, Black pepper

As it settlesheart notes

Herod, as it settles: Tobacco, Frankincense, Labdanum, Osmanthus

What staysdry-down notes

Herod, what stays: Vanilla, Musks, Cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Parfums de Marly names

CinnamonPepperTobacco LeafIncenseLabdanum (cistus)OsmanthusVanillaMusksCedarwood

What the label names

6 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.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 florals1 sweet2 spices

Citrus1

Limonene

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals1

Geraniol (rose)

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices2

EugenolCinnamal
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBHT (keeps it fresh)Benzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares tobacco, frankincense, cistus, osmanthus and 2 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
CabanYSL · shares black pepper, tobacco, frankincense, osmanthus and 1 more$330 for 125 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
Spicebomb ExtremeViktor&Rolf · shares cinnamon, black pepper, tobacco, cistus and 1 more$155 for 90 ml · about half of Herod’s $400
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Amber Oud Tobacco EditionAl Haramain · shares cinnamon, black pepper, tobacco, frankincense and 1 more$69.38 for 60 ml · about a third of Herod’s $400
For Men IntenseBentley · shares cinnamon, black pepper, frankincense, cistus and 1 more
Tubéreuse AstraleMaison Crivelli · shares cinnamon, cistus, osmanthus, vanilla and 1 moreabout $441 for 100 ml
Fate WomanAmouage · shares cinnamon, black pepper, frankincense, cistus and 1 more
Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares cinnamon, black pepper, frankincense, cistus and 1 more$350 for 75 ml
See 5 more11 more share half its notes
Journey WomanAmouage · shares tobacco, osmanthus, vanilla, cashmere knit and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
Tabac RoseBDK Parfums · shares cinnamon, tobacco, cistus, vanilla and 1 moreabout $253 for 100 ml
ÉbèneBalmain · shares cinnamon, tobacco, frankincense, vanilla and 1 more$190 for 50 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
Pour FemmeLacoste · shares black pepper, frankincense, cistus, cashmere knit and 1 more
Jubilation 40 ManAmouage · shares cinnamon, frankincense, cistus, cashmere knit and 1 more$550 for 100 ml
See 5 more6 more share half its notes
Jubilation XXV ManAmouage · shares cinnamon, frankincense, cistus, cashmere knit and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
Decision 42Amouage · shares cinnamon, frankincense, cistus, vanilla and 1 more$550 for 100 ml
Queen of SilkCreed · shares frankincense, osmanthus, vanilla, cashmere knit and 1 more$460 for 75 ml · about twice Herod’s $400
Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares cinnamon, frankincense, cistus, vanilla and 1 more$135 for 100 ml · about half of Herod’s $400
Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares cinnamon, black pepper, vanilla, cashmere knit and 1 more$320 for 100 ml · about the same as Herod’s $400
See 1 more1 more share half its notes
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares frankincense, cistus, vanilla, cashmere knit and 1 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.