Parfums de Marly Godolphin Eau de Parfum The thoroughbred of leather fragrances. Godolphin by Parfums de Marly is a bold, deeply aristocratic leather fragrance launched in 2010 and created by Michèle Saramito — one of the oldest and most distinguished fragrances in the Parfums de Marly collection, and a fragrance that pays homage to one of the most celebrated racehorses in history. The Godolphin Arabian — one of the three founding sires of the modern thoroughbred — was a horse of extraordinary beauty, power, and refinement, and this fragrance captures that same combination of qualities: bold and commanding, yet deeply elegant; powerful in its presence, yet refined in its execution. It opens with a complex, multi-faceted combination of fruity notes, saffron, maté, thyme, cypress, and green notes — aromatic, slightly herbal, and immediately distinctive. Saffron — one of the world’s most precious and most expensive spices — adds a warm, slightly metallic, deeply exotic depth that gives the opening an immediate sense of luxury and rarity. Maté adds a cool, slightly smoky, green bitterness that makes the opening feel simultaneously fresh and deeply sophisticated. The heart deepens with rose, orris, and jasmine — a beautifully composed floral accord of quiet, aristocratic elegance that bridges the aromatic opening and the commanding leather base with effortless grace. The dry-down is the fragrance’s most magnificent statement: leather, amber, vetiver, musk, Virginia cedar, and vanilla — six base notes of extraordinary complementarity — creating a warm, smooth, deeply sensual leather of rare, enduring beauty. Fragrance Pyramid Top Notes: Fruity Notes, Saffron, Maté, Thyme, Cypress, Green Notes Heart Notes: Rose, Orris, Jasmine Base Notes: Leather, Amber, Vetiver, Musk, Virginia Cedar, Vanilla Key Features Men’s leather fragrance — bold, aristocratic, and deeply sophisticated Created by Michèle Saramito for Parfums de Marly in 2010 — one of the house’s founding fragrances Saffron and maté opening — two of the most distinctive and luxurious aromatic ingredients in perfumery 125ml / 4.2 oz Eau de Parfum Godolphin is for the man who carries himself with the quiet, unshakeable authority of a thoroughbred — and leaves a trail that commands attention without demanding it.
