Parfums de Marly Greenley Review
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Parfums de Marly Greenley is a citrus & fresh fragrance (bergamot, lemon, neroli and clean citrus) from Parfums de Marly, marketed for men. Parfums de Marly is a niche house.
Price varies (no price snapshot observed)
Based on 30 Reddit owner comments (18 with a clear rating) · Top 6% of tracked fragrances by overall score
Is Parfums de Marly Greenley worth it?
Owners mostly like it: 3.8/5 overall from 18 rated owner comments, with an average owner rating of 4.1★. Owners talk most about fresh & clean (8 mentions).
Who it suits
- You want fresh & clean: 6 owner comments praise it.
- You want value: 3 owner comments praise it.
- You want batches & reformulation: 1 owner comment praise it.
- Summer wear: the season owners mention most (2 comments).
Who should skip it
- Synthetic / harsh matters to you: 3 owner comments raise it as a downside.
Longevity, projection and compliments
| What owners report | Positive | Negative | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longevityi | 0 say it lasts well | 0 say it fades fast | Not rated |
| Projectioni | 0 say it projects well | 0 call it weak or a skin scent | Not rated |
| Complimentsi | 0 report compliments | 0 report none | Not rated |
Counts of owner comments that describe this fragrance's performance on their own skin. "Not rated" means no owner described it.
When owners wear it
Seasons
Occasions
Number of owner comments mentioning each season or occasion alongside this fragrance (positive or negative).
What Reddit owners say
5/5 Fresh & cleanUnique“🍏 Aether Extrait (Greenley)”
3/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“Aether extrait is the most overrated fragrance in terms of greenley dupes.”
3/5 Summer“Vibrato is great when I smell it on others but I hate how it smells on me. PDM Greenley is my niche pick for summer”
4/5 Value“Not a big fan of Greenley. I mean it's good but for the price I'd get a million other fragrances before I bought Greenley”
5/5“Thanks! Greenley is my personal favorite though, hits some weird nostalgia happiness mood for me so I really enjoy wearing it”
+25 more owner comments
5/5 Fresh & clean“Greenley is one of my favorite fresh fragrances in my collection. I have been complimented a couple times with it but people rarely compliment because they don't want to be weird.”
5/5 Night out“I have, doesn't wear well on me, like Vibrato, Greenley, and Acqua di Parma Colonia Club… my favorite green by far is Cool Water.”
4/5 Fresh & cleanValue“One of the rare ones of these where I have bottles of all of them. Tygar is great at what it does, but I agree the price is too high. Those are actually the only two PdMs I have in bottles, my favorites. The batches apparently differ a lot, but my Greenley is spicy and sharp. I get the grass but not the piss. Castley is a great clean peppery wear. Vibrato is way higher cost to value than Tygar even though pure scent I prefer Tygar, because of performance (projection and longevity beat Tygar by far).”
5/5 Fresh & clean“My favorite at the moment, so clean and fresh. Smelled Greenley Sunday and I won't be buying the og. I'm on my second bottle of Aether and I'm sure there will be more down the line.”
2/5“I wore Greenley yesterday and realized I don't like it as much as I thought it did. All it reminded me of is apple hand sanitizer from Bath & Body Works that teenage girls buy. The musky scent kicks in 2 hours later and somewhat saves it. But it's not worth the 2 hours of Bath & Body Works hand sanitizer to get there.”
4/5 Fresh & clean“Greenley is way better imo. Fantastic apple smell and the drydown is super nice as well. Lasts a long time on my skin like 7-8 hours which is amazing for a fresh scent. I had a sample of castley and I liked the opening but after a while the black pepper became too much. And didn't smell fresh anymore. It does smell clean but the invigorating freshness from Greenley is amazing. Picture a green apple in a forest.”
4/5“I'd recommend greenley people have said it's iffy on longevity but for it's a powerhouse and honestly probably my fav Pdm I have (my only other Pdm is Layton)”
4/5“I like it - it was a blind buy with Greenley & Vibrato. Those 3 are my most recent additions. Initial impressions are good but will be interesting 2 months from now how often I reach for it.”
3/5 Fresh & cleanSynthetic / harsh“Make sure you test anything before you buy. Based on what I read, I thought I'd love Greenley. I ordered a decant and can't stand it. I get a very harsh, chemical smell from it. Definitely not the clean, fresh scent I expected.”
4/5“I was gifted a bottle of Greenley and while I very much like it and think PDM is a great brand, I am also very educated on dupes for a reason. I have a line drawn in the sand on what I'll pay for certain things. The line may get squiggly sometimes but I sure doesn't move.”
5/5“I have a sample of Greenley and I love it !”
5/5“I have somewhat of a similar opinion about Greenley. I've tried Banadir's take, which is certainly of high quality and liked/loved by many who have tried it. It's nice but nothing I find particularly interesting.”
4/5 Fresh & cleanSynthetic / harsh“Again depends very much on your taste... I very much like greenley because I did not find any other fragrance that's fresh and clean and can last 8-10h without being a nose itching ambroxan bomb. I wouldn't pay retail for it so I got one "used" at 120/125ml for half the retail in eu so 130€ ... If you don't want to pay full price. Find a way to get it cheaper - I absolutely think pdm makes great fragrances.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Perseus is awesome. Still torn on Greenley & Castley. I bought Sedley.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Summer“I have samples of Sedely and Greenley too, I like those too, but don't really need more summer scents 🤣”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Greenley. I have all the PDMs. Greenley and Percival hands down beat Sedley and Castley. I wanted to like Castley but it doesn't have the same character that Greenley has to make it stand out.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I was in Nordstrom a few weeks ago and I picked up the tester bottle of Greenley to give it a sniff and the guy who was over at the Creed display goes “That one smells like Sprite!” I laughed so hard.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“And then there is me, who just bought a bottle of greenley”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Yeah I'm big on most of PDM too, Sedley and original Layton especially, I used to wear a lot of Percival and Greenley too”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I just got rid of my last four PDM bottles (Layton, Greenley, Perseus and Pegasus), and now I have to potentially get another one? I'm working towards LESS bottles!”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) ValueSpring“Parfums de Marly Greenley EDP 4.2oz $346.50 (Jomashop) 3. For number two, we had a back and forth with this one, since yesterday we placed it below Sedley, but today, I actually really liked the scent of Greenley. The only note I had for it was that it reminded me of a premium Irish Spring (my body wash I've been using) or a clover green grassy scent.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“ALERT I AM OP! And I may have just found the answer!! I just tried Parfums de Marly Greenley and the initial smell was EXACTLY like YTTPSFC. Will report back as it develops as I have a feeling it might go spicy/more cologne adjacent. But for now, I'm really enjoying it”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“It can happen, you can change your mind as you wear a fragrance. That said, I've had my Greenley for one year this May and half is left of a 75ml bottle and I own and use all 39 of my full bottles. The green apple freshness I just adore. But to each their own-you'll find a buyer.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I was on par to get a second bottle of Aether but I just went ahead and got Greenley instead. The opening is just so much better and the performance as well.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Fall“Beyond my daily routine though I find myself reaching for Percival, Greenley, and Profondo a lot lately. Excited for fall weather so I can start wearing some of my cooler weather fragrances without being a bioweapon lol”
Dupes and similar fragrances
- Creed Green Irish Tweed vs Parfums de Marly Greenley: 2 comments compare Creed Green Irish Tweed with it (limited evidence).
Clone houses named next to Parfums de Marly Greenley in "dupe/clone" comments: French Avenue / Fragrance World (3), Rasasi (1).
Alternatives in the same family
- Creed Silver Mountain Water — 3.6 from 61 owner comments
- Afnan Turathi Blue — 3.6 from 78 owner comments
- Louis Vuitton Imagination — 3.6 from 102 owner comments
FAQ
How long does Parfums de Marly Greenley last?
Owners in our sample did not comment on its longevity often enough to say. Longevity varies with skin, climate and concentration.
What season is Parfums de Marly Greenley best for?
Owners mention summer most often (2 comments), followed by spring (1).
Does Parfums de Marly Greenley get compliments?
No owner in our sample reported compliments for it.
Can I buy Parfums de Marly Greenley on Amazon safely?
We did not find it sold by Amazon.com or by the brand's own Amazon store, so we do not link to it. Third-party fragrance listings carry a counterfeit and grey-market risk.
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Details
| Brand | Parfums de Marly (Niche) |
| Fragrance family | Citrus & Fresh |
| Marketed for | men |
| Amazon listing | Not checked yet |
| Reddit evidence | 30 owner comments, 196 mentions in total across r/fragrance, r/FemFragLab and related subreddits |
| Last updated | 2026-11-03 |
Family and "marketed for" follow the brand's positioning and common fragrance references; flankers (Intense, Elixir, Parfum editions) are tracked separately or excluded.