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Parfums De Marly · Est. 2013

Meliora

Meliora opens with a burst of tart black currant and raspberry, their juice-stained sweetness cutting through with surprising clarity before the florals arrive.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2013
Statusenriched
Meliora — Parfums De Marly
2013 · Fragrance
van·mus·ros·pea
Rating
4.0
2.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 5 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Vanilla
    55
  • Musk
    50
  • Rose
    45
  • Peach
    35
  • Iris Powder
    25

By the editors · 2 min readMeliora opens with a burst of tart black currant and raspberry, their juice-stained sweetness cutting through with surprising clarity before the florals arrive. Within minutes, ylang-ylang spreads its creamy, almost banana-like richness across lily of the valley's green bells and a soft pink rose, creating a bouquet that feels both lush and restrained—never quite tipping into excess.

The vanilla base emerges gradually, rounding the edges without drowning the florals in syrup. Musk keeps everything close to the skin, lending a powdery, second-skin quality that wears lighter than the opening suggests. The fruit never fully disappears; it lingers as a memory rather than a statement.

This is approachable femininity with a fruity-floral structure that feels familiar yet well-proportioned. Best suited to someone who wants presence without projection, sweetness tempered by florals, and a scent that doesn't demand constant attention.

Filed: Parfums De MarlySillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap