Apple and lavender define a composition that has become one of the house's most recognizable: Parfums de Marly's Layton opens on apple, bergamot, and cardamom before lavender and violet carry it into vanilla, guaiac wood, patchouli, and praline, for men. About Parfums de Marly Layton Layton opens with a combination that places fruit and aromatics in equal weight. Apple provides fresh, slightly tart fruitiness; bergamot adds citrus brightness; cardamom provides clean aromatic spice. Together the top reads as clean, slightly sweet, and broadly accessible. Lavender in the heart introduces herbal-aromatic quality; violet contributes powdery, slightly cool freshness; geranium adds a green, slightly rosy bridge. Vanilla in the base provides sweet, creamy depth; guaiac wood contributes smoky, slightly incense-like woody character; patchouli adds earthy depth; praline adds a soft, sweet finish. The composition reads as a warm, accessible aromatic oriental with exceptional longevity. Seven to nine hours on skin.