Skip the Valaya price tag. A Mystique Bouquet by Afnan fragrance sample gets you most of the way there.

An inspired fragrance

People who own Valaya by Parfums de Marly keep landing on Mystique Bouquet as the wallet-friendly stand-in. The resemblance is real.

It opens on white peach, mandarin, bergamot, lychee. The heart turns to peony, orange blossom, mahonia, vetiver. It settles into musk, ambroxan, vanilla, oakmoss.

Notes

Top: White peach, Mandarin, Bergamot, Lychee
Heart: Peony, Orange blossom, Mahonia, Vetiver
Base: Musk, Ambroxan, Vanilla, Oakmoss

Projection

Projection runs moderate once it settles on skin.

Longevity

On skin approximately 7-8 hours, on clothes approximately 8+ hours.

Sample it first. Bottles are a bigger bet.