Observe — a lovely pale pink perfume bottle.
Notice the lack of a label on the front… Can you guess the brand?
I know I couldn’t! It’s Parfums de Marly Paris, and I had no idea the brand even existed until about a month ago.
They’re still on the DL right meow and one of the best kept secrets in the perfume world. This scent is called Delina, and if I were a smarter person, I’d keep it to myself and make it my signature scent. But, ya know, sharing things you love with your friends is the right thing to do. 🙂
Now, let’s get this out of the way first because it’s a BIG thing: this bottle is $290.
Feel free to insert a HOLY SH*T, KAREN right here, because that’s craziness, I know. But if you can rattle off every single Frederic Malle perfume ever made in chronological order — I’m talking to the hardcore scent hounds — this line is for you.
Paying homage to Louis XV
They draw their inspiration from the opulence of Louis XV’s court, and his love for perfume and horses (yup, both). If you look closely at the box and the cap, you can see the silhouette of two horses with shampoo commercial-caliber manes.