Designer fragrance
Parfums de Marly Castley
The original reads: amber · citrus · spicy · woody.
The genuine fragrance
Parfums de Marly Castley
amber · citrus · spicy · woody
Accords cited from Parfums de Marly Official Website
UnisexThe scent, note by note
How Parfums de Marly Castley is built (edp)
Notes as published by Parfums de Marly Official Website, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
Accessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Parfums de Marly Castley is $331.79, and it is the real thing on this page. We have not verified an accessible version we would stand behind, so none is listed. We only show an alternative when its cited accords genuinely match the original, never on guesswork.
Common questions
Where can I buy Parfums de Marly Castley?
You can buy the genuine Parfums de Marly Castley straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Parfums de Marly Castley smell like?
Parfums de Marly Castley opens with Bergamot, Ginger and Pepper; a heart of Neroli; drying down to Akigalawood, Labdanum and Benzoin, from notes Parfums de Marly Official Website publishes. Those notes read as amber, citrus, spicy, woody, the coarse families Parfums de Marly Official Website cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Parfums de Marly Castley cost?
The genuine Parfums de Marly Castley runs $331.79 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them; a real 5ml sample is $4.99.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Castley?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Castley by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Castley, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Castley for men or women?
Parfums de Marly Castley is listed as unisex, marketed for anyone, which is how we'd wear it too. Fragrance has no inherent gender; the label just reflects how the retailer sells it.
What fragrances share notes with Castley?
Roja Parfums Elysium Eau Intense (shares Benzoin, Labdanum, Pepper); Tom Ford Fougere D'argent (shares Akigalawood, Labdanum, Ginger); Lattafa Khamrah (shares Akigalawood, Benzoin, Bergamot). These share specific notes with Castley, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Castley's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Castley, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Castley?
Castley reads as amber, citrus, spicy, woody. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Paco Rabanne 1 Million Night Elixir and Xerjoff 1861 Zefiro nearby. We rank them by how many of Castley's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Castley, and each has its own page.
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