Percival
A clean, fresh aromatic fougère combining bergamot and lavender with violet leaf over a woody-ambery base. Percival is the brand's modern take on the classic barbershop fougère, polished with a contemporary ambroxan-driven freshness.
Percival opens on Bergamot and Violet Leaf, moves through Lavender and Geranium, and dries down to Ambroxan and Musk. At $210 - $355 it is firmly luxury pricing that demands you love the profile first, with moderate to long lasting (6h - 8h) on skin. A relatively safe blind buy for most wardrobes.
ADEGBE ANALYSIS SCORES
Scores are AdeGbe's editorial analysis based on composition, concentration and community-reported performance — not a single personal wear test.
Approx. $2.10/ml — Based on the lowest street price ($210) over an assumed 100ml bottle for this concentration.
OLFACTORY PYRAMID BREAKDOWN
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Apple
- Lavender
- Geranium
- Jasmine
- Ambroxan
- Musk
- Cedarwood
EXPERT ANALYSIS — COMPOSITION & PERFORMANCE
Percival by Parfums de Marly is a bright citrus-leaning eau de parfum released in 2018, composed by Hamid Merati-Kashani. This is our research team's structured analysis of how it is built, how it performs, and who it suits — based on its composition, community-aggregated performance data, and the AdeGbe scoring model.
The Opening
The opening leads with bright citrus and green aromatic facets — Bergamot, Violet Leaf, Apple set the first impression in the initial fifteen to thirty minutes.
The Heart
As the top notes settle, the heart turns floral and aromatic herb, built around Lavender, Geranium, Jasmine. This is where the fragrance reveals its true personality, roughly two to four hours in.
The Dry-Down
The dry-down anchors on a dry woods and golden amber base of Ambroxan, Musk, Cedarwood, the phase that clings closest to skin and lasts longest.
Who Should Buy Percival
Percival leans masculine but is wearable by anyone who enjoys the style. Its season vector points strongest to spring, and its day/night balance makes it best suited to daytime and office wear. If you gravitate toward bright citrus and green aromatic compositions and want strong longevity, it belongs on your shortlist.
No major red flags in the composition, but fragrance is personal — skin chemistry can shift the balance of notes, so a sample wear is always wiser than a blind purchase at this price.
PERFORMANCE INDEX & SUITABILITY VECTORS
PROJECTED PERFORMANCE TIMELINE
Projected from this fragrance's concentration, note structure and reported longevity — an analysis, not a single personal wear test.
Bergamot and Violet Leaf lead the opening before the volatile top notes burn off.
Lavender and Geranium take over as the core character of the fragrance.
Ambroxan and Musk anchor the scent close to the skin.
A skin-scent of Ambroxan and Musk is what typically remains by now.
Wear It
- ✓Spring (35% seasonal fit)
- ✓Summer (30% seasonal fit)
- ✓Autumn / Fall (25% seasonal fit)
- ✓Daytime and casual daily wear
Skip It
- ✗Winter — it underperforms here (10%)
- ✗Formal black-tie evenings where you want more depth
Blind-Buy Risk
- • Fresh, broadly-likeable profile lowers the risk of disappointment
- • Clean citrus/fresh structures are widely accepted and rarely offend.
INGREDIENT SAFETY SNAPSHOT
Common EU-declarable allergens; can oxidise and irritate sensitive skin.
White-floral declarables; usually well tolerated but listed under EU rules.
Generally well-tolerated base/fixative materials with low sensitiser risk.
This snapshot is based on the published note list, not a full INCI ingredient breakdown. Always check the box for the official allergen declaration and patch-test if you have sensitive skin. See full ingredient-safety guides →
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