Perfume house · France · Since 2009
Parfums de Marly
France
Perfumes styled on Louis XV's court and its racehorses; the lychee-and-rose Delina and Delina Exclusif are the best known.
Julien Sprecher founded Parfums de Marly in Paris in 2009, naming it for the Château de Marly, Louis XV's private palace, and his racehorses. The investment firm Advent International has controlled its parent group since 2023. Trade press names its best-known perfume among the luxury scents that lower-priced brands copy.
Owned by
Artessence Group, controlled by the investment firm Advent International since 2023; founder Julien Sprecher keeps a minority. Checked September 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · parfums-de-marly.com · cosmeticsbusiness.comThe story · parfums-de-marly.com · en.wikipedia.org · cosmeticsbusiness.comHow it is received · glossy.coOwned by · cosmeticsbusiness.com · beautymatter.comThe perfumes that made it · nstperfume.com · cosmeticsbusiness.com
15 of the 33 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
Valaya2023 · Eau de ParfumFor women · wearers say anyoneWhite peach, mandarin and bergamot over orange blossom and white flowers, settling into clean white musk, vanilla and dry woods.
Delina ExclusifParfumFor women · wearers say womenLychee and pear over a deep damask rose laced with incense, drying to warm vanilla, tonka, moss and musk.
Delina2017 · Eau de ParfumFor womenJuicy lychee and rhubarb over a full Turkish rose with nutmeg and peony, on soft musk, vanilla and woods.
Delina La Rosée2021 · Eau de ParfumFor womenBergamot, pink pepper, lychee and pear over dewy Damask rose and peony, drying to white musk, vanilla and vetiver.
Valaya Exclusif2025 · Eau de ParfumFor womenAlmond, bergamot and mandarin over orange blossom and white flowers, settling into powdery white musk, sandalwood and vanilla.
Althaïr2023 · Eau de ParfumFor menBright bergamot and mandarin over orange blossom, cinnamon and cardamom, melting into bourbon vanilla, smoky guaiac wood and praline.
Percival2018 · Eau de ParfumFor menBergamot, mandarin and pink pepper over lavender, iris and cardamom, drying to fir balsam, tonka, ambergris-like woods and musk.
Athénaïs2026 · Eau de ParfumFor womenBright neroli, bergamot and yuzu over orange blossom and jasmine, settling on powdery tonka, vanilla and salty ambergris-like woods.All 15 here
15 perfumes · the best known first
Valaya2023 · Eau de Parfum · For women · wearers say anyone · Top luxury $$$$$White peach, mandarin and bergamot over orange blossom and white flowers, settling into clean white musk, vanilla and dry woods.
Delina ExclusifParfum · For women · wearers say women · Top luxury $$$$$Lychee and pear over a deep damask rose laced with incense, drying to warm vanilla, tonka, moss and musk.
Delina2017 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Juicy lychee and rhubarb over a full Turkish rose with nutmeg and peony, on soft musk, vanilla and woods.
Delina La Rosée2021 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Bergamot, pink pepper, lychee and pear over dewy Damask rose and peony, drying to white musk, vanilla and vetiver.
Valaya Exclusif2025 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Almond, bergamot and mandarin over orange blossom and white flowers, settling into powdery white musk, sandalwood and vanilla.
Althaïr2023 · Eau de Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Bright bergamot and mandarin over orange blossom, cinnamon and cardamom, melting into bourbon vanilla, smoky guaiac wood and praline.
Percival2018 · Eau de Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Bergamot, mandarin and pink pepper over lavender, iris and cardamom, drying to fir balsam, tonka, ambergris-like woods and musk.
Athénaïs2026 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Bright neroli, bergamot and yuzu over orange blossom and jasmine, settling on powdery tonka, vanilla and salty ambergris-like woods.
Haltane2021 · Eau de Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Bergamot and pink pepper over saffron, praline and lavender, drying to oud, patchouli, vetiver and leather.
Oriana2021 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Mandarin, lemon and grapefruit over orange blossom and whipped cream, melting into marshmallow, praline and soft white musks.
LaytonEau de Parfum · For men · wearers say men · Luxury $$$$Crisp apple, bergamot and cardamom over lavender, violet and geranium, drying to vanilla, praline and smoky woods.
MelioraEau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Blackcurrant, raspberry and lemon over rose, ylang-ylang and jasmine tea, settling into vanilla, musk and praline.No sales evidence yet for the 3 below, so A to Z
Althaïr Exclusif2026 · Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Sweet amaretto, saffron and bergamot over cinnamon, cardamom and orange blossom, ending in heavy Bourbon vanilla with praline and woods.
Palatine2024 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Top luxury $$$$$Mandarin, bergamot and pear over powdery violet, lavender and jasmine, settling into creamy sandalwood, musk, vanilla and praline.
Pegasus2011 · Eau de Parfum · For men · Luxury $$$$Bergamot, anise and almond over violet leaf, cypress and orange blossom, settling into vanilla, sandalwood and ambergris-like woods.Its perfumers here: Quentin Bisch (4), Hamid Merati-Kashani and Ilias Ermenidis, Hamid Merati-Kashani and Nathalie Lorson, Hamid Merati-Kashani. 8 of its 15 don’t name one yet.



