Parfums de Marly
Eau de Parfum · Men's · 2012
Warm sweet-tobacco vanilla bomb, cold-weather signature
tobacco · vanilla · warm spicy · woody · cinnamon · sweet
Top (first impression): Cinnamon · Pink Pepper
Heart (the character): Osmanthus · Incense · Cinnamon
Base (the dry-down): Tobacco Leaf · Vetiver · Vanilla · Labdanum · Cedar · Patchouli
Season: fall, winter · Occasion: night out, date night, special occasion
Longevity: very long (10-12h) · Sillage: strong
Herod launched in 2012 within Parfums de Marly's men's line, composed by Hamid Merati-Kashani for the house Julien Sprecher founded in 2009. It became one of the brand's strongest cold-weather performers and a frequent comparison point against Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille, which it undercuts on price while offering a similar sweet-tobacco character. Osmanthus and cinnamon distinguish its opening before the tobacco-leaf-and-vanilla drydown takes over for hours. Alongside Layton and Pegasus, it helped establish Parfums de Marly as a dominant force in the accessible-niche men's market through the 2010s.
A rich, sweet tobacco-and-vanilla scent leaning warm and spicy, often described as a smoother, sweeter alternative to Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. The cinnamon and pink pepper give the opening lift while the tobacco-vanilla-vetiver base keeps it cozy and long-lasting.
Nose: Hamid Merati-Kashani
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