The Thoroughbreds

Carlisle Parfums de Marly 2015

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Ranked 31 in Unisex Perfume

8.4 / 10 1878 Ratings

A popular perfume by Parfums de Marly for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is sweet-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Gourmand

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green apple

Nutmeg

Saffron

Heart Notes

Tonka bean

Davana

Osmanthus

Rose

Base Notes

Vanilla

Opoponax

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Quentin Bisch

Ratings

Scent

8.41878 Ratings

Longevity

8.81773 Ratings

Sillage

8.51771 Ratings

Bottle

8.71693 Ratings

Value for money

6.91267 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 18.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

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

Reviews

47 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/15/2021

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Leimbacher
421 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Top Review 44

For a nickel and a dime..

For not a few the best fragrance from the already highly traded Marly house, but still always something in the second row behind the two Laytons and "Herod" - "Carlisle" is a darkened fruit of the noble class!

"Carlisle" by Parfums de Marly is probably the finest oud scent with no oud in it at all, or at least listed. But we all know that doesn't have to mean anything. An oriental creamy apple strudel with woody wearable elements and facets that never fail to delight and captivate. Sometimes masculine harsh, sometimes feminine tender. Always ingeniously appealing. Sometimes earthy dark, almost musty, sometimes lighter and more gourmand to bite into. "Carlisle" has a clear DNA and direction, yet dozens of surprising as well as somehow fitting triads that always leave you speechless. In a positive sense. And I guess that's what you call great art. More of an autumn scent for me. Somewhere in luxury land between "Boss Bottled" and "Encre Noir". Absolutely outstanding. Perfect blend. It doesn't get much more delicious and harmonious than that.

Flacon: heavy and... give it!
Sillage: potent and never misses
Durability: 10 hours and more

Conclusion: bye bye, Mr. American Pie? Rather hello you delicious treat for suit and proposal!

11/03/2020

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Fenice
22 Reviews

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Fenice

Very helpful Review 19

No good catch

I don't really know how or where to start...

Preface

Carlisle... A perfume that has interested me a lot for over a year, not least because of the strangely many good reviews and ratings. Can so many noses be wrong? I always thought not. Well... dazzled by the many good reviews and ratings, I ordered (must have been in the middle of the year) a bottling here on Parfumo and a bottle directly from a well-known perfumery. As dazzled as I was, I thought that if I liked the bottling, I would have the bottle in the house. Yes, naive of me, very naive indeed! I don't know what possessed me to think and act that way
But since I was seriously ill at that time and had to digest several serious blows of fate, I left the bottling and the OVP bottle, which is still foiled to this day - understandably so.

But for some time now I have pulled myself together to finally test Carlisle and was surprised, negatively surprised...

Scent

With me, Carlisle starts incredibly violent with a very heavy portion of menthol and nutmeg and something else unpleasant (saffron?) I don't know. I actually have to think of a cold or flu-like infection, as this strong menthol smell reminds me of ointment, cough drops and spicy cough syrup for adults. Unfortunately, this strong, unpleasant smell remains for me for a very long time - much too long!

In the later course the smell diminishes a bit and reminds of a mixture of Layton and Herod but still remains unpleasant for me. Where my beloved vanilla now is or remains, I don't know.

Flacon

I have not unpacked my bottle but have seen photos here and on the internet - I like it very much! The flacon is like the others from PDM, very massive and heavy.

Sillage and durability

Sillage and durability are violent (similar to MFK Grand Soir) and can certainly be smelled from a few meters away.

Conclusion

Even though I like PDM a lot, Carlisle was unfortunately a mistake for me. It may smell nice from a distance, but from close up I find it just unpleasant.

Carlisle causes a burning in my nose, slightly watery eyes, a slight headache and somehow even discomfort
I personally just don't get warm with Carlisle and will probably sell mine
Carlisle is very high quality and worth every cent for someone who likes this direction but I'll stick with Layton and Herod.

04/27/2018

8
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Basti87
242 Reviews

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Basti87

Very helpful Review 15

Typical Marly

My test through the range of Parfums de Marly continues. I liked the first four Herod,Pegasus,Oajan and Layton very much and now I felt like testing even more. Order a small 3ml bottle of this fragrance "Carlisle". A fragrance with a nice pyramid, which could fit into my prey scheme. Also with fragrance twin Tom Ford Noir Extreme, which I already own and like.

The flacon is as good as usual, simple, convincing, here in matt black. The small English town of Carlisle was chosen as the name. It was probably originally intended mainly for the British.
It is classified here as a woody and spicy fragrance. For me he has rated much higher gourmand shares than here. At the start it reminds me strongly of the indicated twin TF Noir Extreme. Fruit-Muscat-Vanilla. While TF tends to drift more into the unisex almost feminine, I find it much more masculine and spicy. The nutmeg note is very good and very present at the start. Also a fruity note is well perceptible, which harmonizes well with the nutmeg. A strong vanilla-tonka mixture follows. Nothing new these days, but of course it always draws. Also here good, cuddly and deliciously implemented. What makes the fragrance stand out slightly from the others is the opoponax, but this acts rather in the background. Slightly smoky goes well with the creation with nutmeg-fruit-vanilla. Completed by Patchouli a round creation, which should go down well with most people.

Performance is gourmand-like. Sillage is decent and the shelf life is about 8 hours. Suitable like almost all gourmands for use on cool days in autumn, winter or spring.
Even if the fragrance has its own touch, I will not buy it. For me a typical Marly, who goes very much in the direction of Herod. I find this one a bit better. Especially as it is also cheaper with 200 Euro. Carlisle you get for juicy and overdone 280 Euro. I also find the TF Noir Extreme better and much cheaper. Nevertheless I have to admit: Carlisle has style and is not unconditionally thrown out money, if one wants to and can spend more.

01/11/2019

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

PicSniper
15 Reviews

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PicSniper

Top Review 19

Philharmony of Fragrances

I put Carlisle on for a Christmas party and was thrilled from the first moment. He accompanied me all evening and beyond...

As for the fragrance itself, all I can say is that it's perfect for me. A great combination of Tom Ford Noir Extreme, Parfums de Marly Habdan, Oajan and Herod. Herod is also one of my favourite fragrances. In Carlisle all of them are fantastically coordinated and brought to new splendour. Comparable to the Vienna Philharmonic, for example, an orchestra where each individual musician is a chorus, but overall a perfection.

Nothing here is too intrusive, dominant or disturbing. A delightful, pleasant Odeur surrounds the vehicle, and I really don't know anyone who didn't like it at me. On the contrary, one likes to be near a person wearing Carlisle because he is simply so pleasant and irresistible. Oajan alone is sometimes a bit too cinnamony for me, but Carlisle has taken just the right dose of Oajan, and that makes him so delicate. Herod makes him soft, sexy and manly. I find Tom Ford Noir Extreme with the Kulfi, cardamom and vanilla note very dominant in Carlisle.

The Sillage is not now that the whole room is filled with it, but in a pleasant bubble around you. When someone approaches you, he/she perceives the scent very well. Not obtrusive or penetrating, but just right with a feel-good factor. On the clothes the aroma keeps megalang and is not to be got away without washing, if one wants this at all. Even days after the Christmas party, the Sillage, which emanated from the sweater, was enough to enchant my immediate surroundings. Of course not as on the first day but at least. I would even say that Carlisle is one of the longest lasting fragrances I have experienced so far. I don't want to put the sweater in the washing machine ;-).

11/17/2019

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Turi
7 Reviews

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Turi

Top Review 15

A little of this, a little of this...

So where do I start... now my first niche scent was Pegasus. I had chosen Pegasus because I had read many positive reviews here on Parfumo and the lady in the perfumery of my trust said that she would get it here without any problems. Well then, there I was and had Pegasus and what a lovely breeze it was. From then on my passion for Marly fragrances increased steadily.

My second Marly was then (how could it be otherwise) Layton. Why Layton? Well, all the YouTuber and ratings were in favor. This time I bought it blind on the net. After two days he was already there and wow, apple, vanilla, wood. The fragrance was simply sensual and beautiful. With time I tested almost every Marly fragrance, with exceptions.

One day I walk into town on Saturday morning and the perfumery of my trust has freshly got Kalan in, so I went in and tested him (didn't knock me out), AAAAAAABER what was there: A bottle of Carlisle, also freshly arrived. Until that day, I hadn't smelled Carlisle. You couldn't see as fast as the one sprayed on the test strip. ZACK... I was shocked. Green fresh apple, spices, something slightly sour and yet soooo sweet and attractive warm. I'm only talking about the opening after 3 seconds! After that he was allowed to touch my wrist and I moved on.

After about 4 hours the fragrance was still as present as it was right after spraying on. The apple was always there, but it had become less sour and warmer. Like a baked apple with viiiiiiel vanilla and although I only had it on my wrist, the thing had a sillage that could only be topped by Megamare. After approx. 8-9 hours we could almost only smell vanilla and tonka bean. I was so enchanted by the stuff that I did the only right thing and went back to the store in the evening to buy it. Since then it's hailing compliments! S/H Beast, especially for the cold season.

Now to the parallels and the title of this commentary. Carlisle combines some fragrances from the PdM range. The apple in the opening reminds of Layton, but the adult and more elegant version of it. Afterwards the apple reminds more of Oajan, in a less sweet version. I even notice a touch of the rose from Akaster. The spice reminds of Herod, but also here, less sweet and clearly more adult. In the drydown he reminds of a mix of Layton and Herod. The lightly earthy, sweet and spicy vanilla with Tonka, are simply a dream. So all in all, with Carlisle you get a luxurious, adult and longer-lasting version of Herod and Layton, with influences from Oajan (which probably justifies the somewhat higher price). I guess that's why I banished Layton to the souk and threw Herod off my WL. I can really recommend it to everyone: test Carlisle!

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