The Exclusifs

Layton Exclusif Parfums de Marly 2017

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Ranked 25 in Men's Perfume

8.3 / 10 1859 Ratings

Layton Exclusif is a popular perfume by Parfums de Marly for men and was released in 2017. The scent is woody-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Layers well with Layton

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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Oriental

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Bergamot

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Geranium

Lavender

Oud

Cinnamon

Base Notes

Gaiac wood

Vanilla

Cypriol

Patchouli

Perfumer

Hamid Merati-Kashani

Ratings

Scent

8.31859 Ratings

Longevity

8.61761 Ratings

Sillage

8.31752 Ratings

Bottle

8.61700 Ratings

Value for money

7.01177 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 15.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Exclusifs" collection.

Reviews

54 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/12/2020

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Leon101
4 Reviews

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Leon101

Top Review 62

Dear Layton Exclusif,

i won't beat about the bush, I've fallen in love with you. The first time I held you in my hands in the form of a bottling and sprayed you on the inside of my arm, my attitude towards perfume changed radically. I had already smelled a lot. From the niche as well as the designer world. However, it was only with you that I began to consider fragrances from my deepest inside as art. You started out similar to your little brother Layton, sweetish, slightly citrusy and fruity, but I immediately realized that a different wind was blowing with you. The woody, oriental base, which became wider and wider on my arm as you went along, was already strongly perceptible at the beginning. Cardamom, sandalwood and above all oud, as it could hardly be more beautiful. The only thing you have in common with your little brother is the vanilla, which runs in the Marly family, with a light! Apple-citrus touch. Also a soft coffee (espresso note) caught my eye and also my fellow men. In my opinion, your very diverse scents, which give a somewhat unusual combination, could not be better coordinated. You are unique and yet very suitable for everyday use. You are simply perfect! Are these the endorphins?

You project forever. Ten hours. Maybe 12. Maybe more. I forget all about time with you. Everyone around us can feel your presence, yet hardly anyone bothers with you. You have a stable, pleasant character, which radiates an aura of sovereignty, masculinity, sensuality and familiarity. Let us be man and fragrance forever, until death do us part
In love
Your Leon

09/30/2019

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Patrick259
5 Reviews

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Patrick259

Top Review 44

Layton vs. Layton Exclusif

Oh well what shall I say, most people know the Layton Exclusif, they will know Layton and I think most people will say that Exclusif is the better and fuller non-scent. But side by side compared, I think, this is not so easy to say anymore.

Where Layton seems to me more like the young man who is available for everything, the man who goes to parties, weddings, dates or movies with friends, the type of man you see at every event in town, the man you always see with a pretty woman around you, Layton Exclusif seems more like the "lonely wolf" type of man. A man who does his thing comes what may and has his life completely under control, a man who polarizes and whom you would like to see at your parties and events, but only rarely. A man who would hardly have to lift a finger to seduce a woman, either it comes to him or not.

Now both fragrances have their advantages and disadvantages. Layton can always be worn. People like him, a lot, because he's a people pleaser. Exclusif goes more to special occasions and his presence receives mixed reactions, some like him, others don't like him so much. But he is the more pronounced personality, he seems more mature and above all more masculine than Layton. But Layton has more energy and is more positive, he is usually longer on his feet, even if Exclusif is not inferior to him in that much.
Both are extroverts, but Layton has the warmer aura of both, he attracts the women, but it is more interesting to deal with Exclusif ...

The whole thing could go on forever... and I don't know which fragrance should be better, both are very similar and yet they have completely different personalities from scratch.

I can't decide who I'd rather be with, I like both of them very much. Exclusif is simply Exclusif and you don't always find a given occasion for such, but there is still Layton. You should make friends with both of them!

Which one of them is your favorite? :)

07/24/2020

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Idk
12 Reviews

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Idk

Less helpful Review 12

Unfortunately, unfortunately...

...the original's bad brother. In my opinion. The fragrance has enough fans and many would prefer it to the original without batting an eyelid. For smells it smells too "dark", too smoky, too obtrusive; the character of the original layton is unfortunately lost here. But all this is just my humble opinion - the rating of 8.7 must come from somewhere :)

05/26/2019

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Flaconist92
13 Reviews

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Flaconist92

Top Review 18

Adjective business

Recently in perfumery:
"Hello, I'm looking for a perfume for just about any occasion. It must be wearable at work, but also suitable for events in the evening or during leisure time. But it shouldn't be an ordinary fragrance, but something special."
- then the seller:
"Let's have a look at this one: The seller shows a noble blue bottle with a heavy silver cap] "Familiar yet so unknown, lovable yet provocative, bird of paradise yet self-contained and rounded. Uniqueness in its most beautiful form. [Salesman sprays something on my wrist.] While I was still looking for words, he continued with his hymn of praise] Do you feel the balancing act between aquatic-fresh and gourmand in the top note? A top note that cannot decide between synthie-aquatic and fruit salad sweetness. [Slowly, while my imagination is still on fruit salad, something almost indescribable rises up my nose] Yes, the heart note. She's amazed a lot of people. Woody-pink, animalic-sweaty, flowery, soap-floral, silky flattering. And wait for the base: you won't know where your head is anymore... ... when spicy aromas celebrate orgies together. woody-sweet-vanilla. smoky-elegant in the background. What do you think?"
"Mmh... [I'm still ranting for words and thinking: IF he weren't trading perfume, he could also open an ADJECT BUSINESS!] ...I don't know ... i think... oh, what the hell ... Wrap him up for me." - so much for that

In fact, I did not come to a purchase decision so quickly. I had tried the fragrance in Berlin's KaDeWe and it hasn't let me go since. In the following I would like to describe a few characteristics that are very true for this perfume:

#Superlative - Indeed, in my opinion, the fragrance plays top league in different categories. From my point of view it is one of the best oud scents and one of the best animal scents (maybe even the best here). Since the sweaty Zibet blends into the woody-aquatic scents in such a virtuoso way, the perfume is quite suitable for the masses. It thus forms a beautiful antithesis to YSL's Kouros or Amouage's Gold Man. And it is also one of the most contrasting fragrances. Somehow I have the impression that they wanted to combine the different scents to create something completely new - a kind of Frankenstein of the perfume world. yes, this scent can't be put into a drawer.

#Unique - I don't know of any other scent that smells like this. Even various manufacturers of twin fragrances have not yet managed to duplicate Layton Exclusif, to my knowledge. If you want to smell differently than everyone else, you've come to the right place. Because it might also be too expensive for many people.

#Everyday use - I find Layton Exclusif wearable for all everyday situations. Whether work, disco, date, theatre visit or ... it's just the dose that matters. You shouldn't spray too much. Otherwise the fragrance will lose its balance. Then the animalistic quickly dominates and you smell like a sweaty incense stick ;-)

I've been looking for words for this fragrance for a long time. Finally, I managed to put it in a perfume commique. It was my signature scent for a long time. Tom Ford's Fuc... Fabulous has now replaced him at this point. But I love Layton Exclusif and I don't think that will change.

LG your Flaconist

11/26/2019

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Warilol
17 Reviews

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Warilol

Very helpful Review 15

The mature big brother.

I bought this fragrance almost at the same time as Layton in spring, driven by various Youtube videos and top marks on Parfumo and Co. After wearing it twice and testing it, I had almost written it off again and put it aside, but more about that now.

While in the opening he resembles the Layton with regard to the fruity oriental sweetness, the dark wood notes are added right at the beginning, which are completely missed in Layton due to its unisex character. In trivial terms: fruity sweetness with a more complex wood character. That's exactly how the scent was described and that's exactly how my nose perceives it. I don't want to recognize single scents from the pyramid here explicitly, but my nose is not trained enough for that either.

I don't want to go into the course of the fragrance at this point, several previous speakers have already described this very well, rather I would like to report on my experiences and experiences with this fragrance.

At first I wrote that I had almost written off this perfume again. After I bought the scent on a Saturday in spring, I had to try it out the same evening and wore it for a hot clubbing night. Oh man, that was a mistake! Because in combination with sweat and a humid environment, the scent on my skin has unfolded a very animalistic note, which I sometimes simply found unpleasant with its sweetness. A little bit disappointed I applied it again one day later after a shower, I just didn't want it to be true that I don't like it so much on the skin. And again the same experience: I was outside in the spring sun, slight sweating came into play and I just didn't like the scent in its course.

I was disappointed when I put him aside and told myself that you would try him out again in winter, as he is also rather a scent for the cooler days. That's exactly what I did and TADAA, he works in a cold environment or ambience quite differently and unfolds for me all his splendor. I wore it yesterday at a Christmas market, wrapped in an odorless lotion and the scent just blew me away. The tasty sweetness in combination with the dark woods on a rustic Christmas market, while the smell of cinnamon and mulled wine in the distance rounds off the ambience. A beautiful experience, which will remain in my memory.

And I mean, that's exactly why we wear perfume. It triggers emotions in us and reminds us of beautiful moments we once experienced.

To cut a long story short: great perfume, but it has to be adapted to a certain situation.

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