Bergamot opens things up cleanly before stepping aside almost immediately, letting heliotrope and almond take center stage in the heart — a powdery, almost confectionery pairing that reads warm and skin-close rather than sharp. Jasmine adds quiet floral depth without going feminine. The dry-down settles into sandalwood and vanilla, soft and creamy with moderate sillage that stays within a few feet. Projection is polite, longevity solid at six-plus hours. — Best in cold weather on someone who wants a crowd-pleasing, wearable signature that leans sweet without going full dessert.
The definitive Pegasus clone — almond-heliotrope-vanilla accord is remarkably faithful to the original.
Heliotrope-almond accord is recognizable but the sandalwood-vanilla base is lighter than the PDM original.
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Lavender-tobacco-tonka composition in the Naxos family; drier dry-down.
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Almond-vanilla backbone with a golden warmth; heavier and less airy than Pegasus but excellent longevity.
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ALT Fragrances sells Silverine as its version of Parfums de Marly Pegasus EDP.
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Named as a clone of Parfums de Marly Pegasus EDP by two independent published clone lists. Not yet scored by owners.
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The top-scored match we list, Maison Alhambra Perseus, has a provisional accuracy 9 for $22–$38 — a score we can't yet back with a source you can check. Treat it as a lead worth sampling rather than a verified stand-in; the original stays the reference.
The top dupe of Parfums de Marly's Pegasus EDP is Perseus by Maison Alhambra, provisionally scored at 9/10 for accuracy and 8/10 for longevity. At $22 against the $400 original, it saves roughly $378 per bottle. Below: 5 more dupes, each marked with how well its score is backed.
The highest-scored dupe we list for Pegasus EDP is Perseus by Maison Alhambra. Its scores are provisional (9/10 accuracy, longevity 8/10): we do not yet have a source for them that you can open and check.
Pegasus EDP by Parfums de Marly is a floral/gourmand/woody scent built on bergamot, heliotrope, jasmine, almond, sandalwood, vanilla. Those notes define its character — browse any of them above to find fragrances that share the same profile.
The closest scents to Pegasus EDP by shared notes are Parfums de Marly Layton, Hermès Twilly d'Hermès, Guerlain Mon Guerlain. See the full "similar fragrances" list below — each is ranked by how many notes it shares with Pegasus EDP.
Dupes are rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores come from owner reports on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones and Fragrantica, and each is marked community-scored, provisional or not scored. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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