The Metallics

Pegasus 2011

Pegasus by Parfums de Marly
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Ranked 40 in Unisex Perfume
8.0 / 10 2306 Ratings
A popular perfume by Parfums de Marly for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is sweet-creamy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
Pronunciation
Layers well with Reflection Man
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Main accords

Sweet
Creamy
Spicy
Gourmand
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
HeliotropeHeliotrope CypressCypress BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Bitter almondBitter almond JasmineJasmine LavenderLavender
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla AmberAmber SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.02306 Ratings
Longevity
8.32150 Ratings
Sillage
7.92163 Ratings
Bottle
8.82097 Ratings
Value for money
6.91407 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 01.05.2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "The Metallics" collection.

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72 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Kostas

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Kostas
Top Review 27  
Watch your step! Chief's coming!
My first comment, and it probably doesn't tear out positive trees....

Our boss doesn't show up too often. Maximum 2x a week. Busy man. At first he often stood in front of us in a surprising way. Silently and inconspicuously appeared, almost like a ninja. So he disappeared a few minutes later. These times have changed because he has apparently discovered a scent for himself that works like an early warning system for us. At the beginning he only left a pile of Sillage - sometimes for minutes, although he was no longer present. If he enters the room he left before, there is first of all a greeting with a bat of smelling baseball. Often the question was "poah, did he shower in his perfume again today?" By now you know he's coming before you see him. The smell's in your nose before you can tell it's there. With the scent he would have been a bad ninja back then...

The joke is that at first I didn't know what kind of scent it was - the others didn't anyway, because they don't deal with scents. A) nobody dared to tell him that he should please use a little less of his perfume and b) especially I didn't want to ask what he uses - I'll call it discretion.

Some time later: I ordered a handful of bottlings - ignorant of how I am. Predominantly from Parfums de Marly. The Layton was really extraordinary, I liked it very much and hoped for more good scents. Godolphin was one of the candidates, Herod also joined in, Aventus von Creed was also allowed to take a seat. Two Tom Ford fragrances were also there, Oud Wood and Tobacco Vanilla.

But of course one of them was not to be missed: Pegasus. And he came with timpani and trumpets and played a whole orchestra on his own. I had this scent in my nose the whole time, with an almost insurmountable and not to be ignored penetrance. Suddenly I had a big aha effect. "Damn, you know that smell. Oh dear, you know this scent only too well!". Alarm lights went off, as with the said early warning system.

To get back to my boss: I think or no, I know by now that he certainly won't start tomorrow by beheading hundreds of bottles, tipping them into the tub and then bathing in them. This scent is just like that.

But what does the abstract description "just like that" mean? My modest nose says extremely fresh, almost clinking cold. It's absolutely room-filling, almost biting. Unfortunately for me it goes too much into the metallic and hardly changes - in my opinion. From 0-100 with metallic freshness in the face and remains felt eternally on the accelerator pedal. I was able to see it on my skin 16h later, which impressed me deeply, but PDM is known for its enormous durability. But unfortunately it is not one of these fragrances, which I would like to call my own for me personally.

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Norleans

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Norleans
Top Review 15  
Like a silver sledgehammer
I recently received four original Marly samples with an online order. Although I ordered the Pegasus some time ago as a bottling at a perfumo and was therefore already well informed about the strong qualities of the winged horse, I was very happy about this "original product". I have to add that I have meanwhile refrained from ordering bottlings "privately", because more than once I had the feeling that the fragrances had lost their power and originality. I can't judge exactly what that is, but I've already missed many a fragrance, which I liked very much in the perfumery.

I found Pegasus already excellent in the bottling, in my opinion there is even more metal and sweet freshness in the original sample.
When I smell it, there is a feeling of sublimity and nobility that grips me immediately. I almost have the feeling that Pegasus is (self-)consciousness-expanding, it somehow enchants me. This sounds more esoteric now than I intended :-) With one exception I haven't smelled anything bad from Marly yet, but the Pegasus beats everything here.

However, I see one shortcoming: The opportunities to wear this power scent are rather small in my everyday life. He is too "bossy" for me to work, too intensive for eating and too heavy for leisure time.
We go to the Hamburg Press Ball once a year. It goes very well with a tuxedo, but a bottle would last about 200 years, which is unfortunately a bit too future-oriented.

So a really exquister, great and unique fragrance (I am aware of the proximity to Reflection, but find Pegasus more special) with impeccable durability and armor piercing Sillage. Priced for these qualities to represent absolutely.

Have a nice weekend

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TruuMax

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Top Review 16  
The Chosen One
Loving, passionate, powerful but also arrogant and unstable, this is exactly what Pegasus reflects for me.

It reminds me of Anakin Skywalker before he became Darth Vader. It is so friendly, human and emotional, but at its core somehow threatening and caught in an emotional dilemma.

The fine vanilla that is always there does not disturb and is not sweet, rather a little like a closed pod, slightly woody. Behind it a very noble and much better Le Male takes place, just as sweet, but deeper and more gourmand.

The Sillage is extreme, a scent that really radiates strongly and fights its way out even under thick clothes.

The shelf life is about 9 hours before only vanilla and a hint of Tonka remain.

To me, the true hero of PdM. Other than Layton, which for me would rather reflect Luke Skywalker.
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Basti87

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Basti87
Very helpful Review 15  
Sweet seducer
My 200th comment I dedicate to the fragrance of the brand Parfums de Marly, which I like so far best of this great brand. After I ordered the 4.fragrances as samples, which are so about my taste I must highlight this quite clearly. I will eventually order me a few samples of other this brand, however, I think less that I like the better than this.

The Pegasus and Layton fragrances are also very popular with designer fans. I feel the brand as a whole is high quality, but they could also be sold as designer fragrances under other names. What I have to say positive about this brand is the performance and the sensual aura. Simply great.

Now to Pegasus: this one was on my test list for ages, because it has a really good reputation. Likewise the fragrance pyramid meets my taste, especially for the evening and cold / cool days.
The bottle is noble as all. I know only from pictures, but matching the price and the noble fragrance an elegant typical PdM flacon. Here in great silver.
Excited at the first sprayer. He convinces me from the first second. He seemed familiar to me from the beginning. He einnert me slightly to my beloved Code Profumo by Armani. However, less brutal, softer, more sensual. It definitely starts a bit lighter, which could be due to the bergamot. A nice gentle sweetness accompanies this. Almond and vanilla can be smelled almost completely in the course of the fragrance. In a classy and elegant way. A slight rubber note a la Bvlgari Black also comes to mind, which I totally like. Lavender also comes out well here, which harmonizes with the sweet and spicy notes here. the almonds become stronger as it progresses and harmonize especially with the base of vanilla, amber and soft woods. Even though it has slight gourmand hints, it's not too gourmand. A sweet and spicy fragrance that convinces me all along the line. As I said, it reminds me of Code Profumo, only softer, which makes it a nice evening and date fragrance in particular. Even though it is very sweet and also has feminine hints, I find this one rather masculine. Ladies with preference to this pyramid can of course also test the.
The performance is really good here. Of the tested Marly fragrances the best so far. Sillage and durability are very very good, almost as good as my beloved Code Profumo.

On the whole, a fragrance that I can recommend. To the coming autumn / winter I will possibly secure me a bottle, because you get 75ml already around the 100 euros. Whether the actual price of 125ml/200 euros is justified, I leave here times open. Nevertheless, a successful fragrance that will convince many. Not only niche lovers.
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Danielphil

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Danielphil
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Pegasus: A horny flying stallion!
After some time, I have yet overcome to this unique, great fragrance to write a comment. First: I have already tested several PdM. Besides Layton/Layton Exklusif, the good Pegasus was the only one that really stayed in my nose & that I had to remember from time to time. Tested again & again, sprayed on at Oberpollinger, & really fell in love with the scent over time. The opening is really very special & "metallic" infused with slight sweetness. The metallic spice is lost more and more in the first half hour and it comes more a pleasant slightly soapy sweetness to the fore. After about 2std remains only a vanilla-like sweetness which then still pulls about 4 hours & begins to slowly weaken. The sillage that the perfume has is, as with pretty much every PdM, very good & is strongly perceived by others. I prefer to wear Pegasus when I'm doing something with girlfriend/friends or when I go to a family party. Although he is very loud, he has lost nothing for me in the club or at a party. At home I often just spray it on without having anything in mind - just because I enjoy it so much. With the fragrance I feel clean, confident & simply comfortable. He is really like a Pegasus under normal horses & that's why I love Him so.
Pegasus: A horny stallion that can fly - that describes the fragrance pretty well!
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OdysseusOdysseus 7 years ago
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7.5
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Very similar to Reflection Man and Le Male. Not original and inferior to Reflection Man. Very long lasting with great projection.
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KuraiKurai 2 years ago
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Once your image has reached a certain status, you can get away with anything. Even vanilla pudding
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Zebra782Zebra782 2 years ago
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The opening is way too sharp and soapy, like a fancy bar of soap, you have to give it at least 20 minutes for the magic to kick in.
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Mohdt966Mohdt966 4 years ago
7.5
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It smells to me like a cheap Amouage Reflection, not as pure or elegant, still a very good perfume though and deserve the 8.2 rating
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AclapesAclapes 8 years ago
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One of the strongest perfumes I tried in terms of performance. It's no joke!
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