Is Perfume Parlour Pierce a dupe of Parfums de Marly Percival?
Percival EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2018 | Year | 2018 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Pierce EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Percival delivers sparkling, aromatic freshness with just enough woody warmth to feel polished and versatile. It is a confident, crowd-pleasing signature with niche refinement and mass appeal.
Pierce shadows Parfums de Marly's Percival with its fresh lavender-citrus opening over clean musk and ambroxan. That crisp, clean-laundry blue character comes through, though it projects softer and dries down flatter than the designer-niche original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The bright citrus and aromatic top notes give Percival a pronounced freshness ideal for spring and summer, while the woody and amber base provides enough depth and warmth for fall. Its clean profile is less suited for the coldest winter days.
Occasions
Percival’s moderate projection and versatile freshness make it perfect for office and casual settings, while its refined character works for dates and even semi-formal occasions. It is less suited for intense sport or very formal black-tie settings.
Seasons
The fresh, clean lavender-citrus profile is most versatile in spring and summer and still wearable into milder autumn.
Occasions
Crisp and clean, it's an easy fit for office, casual and daily wear with enough polish for a date.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 14 notes is in the original, including Lavender, Mandarin, Bergamot
Without cardamom and pink pepper
Where to buy
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International (8)
Import charges may apply
These shops are outside the United Kingdom. How import charges work