Athalia

This was my second PDM fragrance. I got delina for the first time this past Valentine from my husband, and received a sample of Athalia. Upon first spray on my skin, I just KNEW I had to have it. I got an amazing deal on mecari from a seller who was getting rid of it because she didn’t like orange blossom. I absolutely adore orange blossom, so compared to buying it brand new at 375$ I paid 180$ and it was the best 180$ I’ve ever spent. Out of my entire collection, I reach for Athalia the most. There is something so sensual and sexy about Athalia, I just can’t seem to stop grabbing her. I can spray her about 5-6 times on wrists, chest, neck, behind ears, and I can still smell her 6 hours into the day. This is a very sultry and powdery Orris root/iris/orange blossom/musk bomb and I love it! I would not recommend this for the younger crowd, but 30 and up? Absolutely! I’m 34 and Athalia is perfect for me. I feel extremely confident and sexy when wearing this. Athalia matches my personality. One chick on here said Athalia is cold, unfriendly, and like a dominatrix on her day off and I completely agree lol. I am cold, unfriendly, and could be a dominatrix if I wanted to be because I’m an alpha female. Although Athalia is very feminine, alpha females can get away with it as well because I do. No everyone in the room will not smell you, but if someone hugs you and comes close they will breathe you in and their eyes will roll back lol. My husband loves this on me. It’s definitely a sexy time fragrance. It has a lipsticky quality about that drives me wild in a good way. This is probably one of the best fragrances I’ve ever had my nose on. I have never smelled anything like her. I would love some recommendations on more fragrances like her with the mixture of iris/orris root/orange blossom/musk/ and incense. The incense in Athalia sits beautifully on my skin to the point I can’t get enough. The bottle is super luxe and so fitting for such a fragrance. I believe I will always own a bottle because I just love her that much!

To me, this smells so far removed from what Parfums de Marly fragrances smell like that I have a hard time believing it is part of their feminine lineup (smell wise). It smells very dusty/powdery with absolutely no hint of sweetness at all (you know, just to balance the blend a bit). To me, this smells like a rich old lady wearing her mink fur coat. She has her hair and makeup done at the Salon, she doesn’t mess around! Watch out! Cranky old lady is on the prowl! You get my drift... If you crave a better Iris blend, may I suggest: • Ibitira by Xerjoff It’s a great Iris scent that is very well blended; it’s feminine, floral, powdery, sweet but not too sweet, woodsy but not overly so and it has a touch of smokiness but just a touch. A masterpiece IMHO ; ) • Infusion d’Iris by Prada This is a beautiful fragrance as well. It’s very mild and longevity is rather short/poor but my goodness, what a beauty!!! To recap, Athalia by Parfums de Marly is: • not a good blend (no balance in the notes) • definitely not for everyone (this is more of a cold B!*ch perfume) • longevity is mild, 3-4 hours max. • Stunning bottle as usual, Parfums de Marly has their visual team at the top of their game... • way way waaaaay too pricey for what it is...

I was talked into this by a salesperson after we had bonded over scents. He raved about this and said it was his favorite. I was covered with perfume at that point, so I had to smell this one on the tester. He said if I didn't like it I could always bring it back. The next day I sprayed some on my wrist and I was horrified and had to scrub it off. There was something in it I couldn't tolerate. It absolutely terrible. Days passed and I missed the return window. I kept the packaging and decided to sell it on ebay. I was in the middle of posting it when I decided to try it one more time. It's fabulous on me now. Why does that happen‽ It's a very sophisticated, 30-40 something rich-bitch old money scent. The amber, musk, and animalic notes make the powder too gritty to be a so-called grandmother scent. It's not tame or sweet. It's velvety, which could be the cashmeran. It smells slightly creamy as well. It's like a creamy, velvety hug from someone who just bought a quirky little Basquiat to hang in the half bath next to the ballroom. I would try this at the perfume counter 2-3 times before purchasing. I don't know how this fragrance ended up doing a 180 on my skin, but I'm delighted I didn't sell it.

This is quite nice. Inoffensive and pleasant. Not too strong. All season compatible. The opening reminds me a bit of Safanad with a little more iris/powder and then is has this slightly animalic thing going on in the background for about the first hour. When the animalic thing dissipates, and it completely does, I get a powdery, soft, orange blossomy, clean floral. Dry down is VERY similar to BDK Rouge Smoking with more floral/iris. I am an iris junkie and Prada Infusion D'Iris was my very first dive into Iris. This is somewhat similar. Infusion D'Iris is all powder. This is much more floral IMO. For the price, not sure it is full bottle worthy especially since I already have Rouge Smoking, Infusion D'Iris and Safanad. But this would be a nice daily wearable, if you like the powdery vibe. UPDATE: It completely grew on me. Bought the full bottle - found a deal on a tester - and I don't regret it :) So comforting and soft. Definitely similar to Rouge Smoking only much sweeter and floral, as I mentioned above.

You know that older woman who is still hot, but not in a Housewives way, in an authentic way? Like, she's physically just as fine as a Bravolebrity but managed it without the surgery or Botox, AND has a fun personality? And she could cougar all those hot bearded Millennials? This is who I HOPE to be in another 10-15 years... and this is how I imagine this scent! Ha ha, the MILF scent! Sorry to be so crass, but isn't this the point of paying so much for perfume? To attract? I love the musk in here messing up the floral. I hate cheesy destroy-your-wedding-dress photos, but it does look like fun... and that's what the musk is doing in this floral. Not pristine like the popular Delina. I actually had a friend named Delina who tried to steal my college bf... it didn't work. Where PdM's Delina is too prissy and prudish, Athalia has the depth, humor, and sexiness to know how to keep her man! This is old soul perfume!