Parfums de Marly Althaïr

Parfums de Marly presents Althaïr, a singular new trail brimming with contrast that is rooted in French haute parfumerie and honors the woody-vanilla- amber fragrance family. An unexpected, modern ode to a universal ingredient of perfumery, which the House selected in the most natural, traditional and noble quality available: Bourbon vanilla, a direct descendant of the vanilla introduced in France under the reign of Louis XV.

“For the first time, Althaïr explores amajestic, subtle and surprisingly fresh vanilla that is elegant, generous and charismatic.” shares Julien Sprecher, founder and creative director of Parfums deMarly.

Julien Sprecher created Althaïr in close collaboration with the perfumers Hamid Merati-Kashani and Ilias Ermenidis. A pronounced contrast between warm ingredients and a sensation of freshness; an interplay of affinities and dissimilarities; a blend of high perfumery’s traditional notes and disruptive molecules: Althaïr cultivates both distinctiveness and subtle opulence.

The perfumers worked using Bourbon vanilla extract — the most exclusive quality of all — in excess, pairing it with sparkling citrus, orange blossom, warm spices (cardamom, cinnamon), and notes of tobacco, praline, wood and leather. A sequence of ingredients that reveal one another before ultimately becomingone in a dazzling projection on the skin.

Top Notes

Orange Blossom Absolute

Bergamot from Italy

Cinnamon from Ceylon

Cardamom from Guatemala

Base Notes

Ambrox

Guaiacwood

Praline

Musk

Heart Notes

Bourbon Vanilla from Madagascar

Elemi from the Philippines

For a complete sensorial experience, Althaïr is presented in a warm-toned brown bottle that evokes the “texture” of its formula and its second-skin sensation. As always at Parfums de Marly, using opaque glass guarantees a composition devoid of artificial coloring as well as optimal protection of the fragrance from exposure to light. Althaïr’s imagery plays subtly on the idea of a sensory explosion by portraying ingredients as if in a painting — a bottle that invites smell, a color palette that beckons touch.

Available from Parfums de Marly boutique and Selfridges from 18 September.