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Maison Margiela Replica Autumn Vibes
Forest floor, fir balsam and cool spice
A colourful autumn day in the forest, with leaves crunching underfoot, acorns on the path and cool air between ancient trees. Replica Autumn Vibes opens on pink pepper, coriander and cardamom, builds a heart of carrot seed, nutmeg and olibanum, and rests on cedarwood, moss and fir balsam. The brand calls it earthy and woody spicy.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Pink Pepper CO2 Essence
- Coriander Essence
- Cardamom Essence
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Heart notes
- Carrot seeds Essence
- Nutmeg Essence
- Olibanum Essence
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Base notes
- Cedarwood Heart Essence
- Moss Accord
- Fir Balsam Absolute
- Character
- Moderate
- Occasion
- Concentration
- Explore by note
In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Cold air
Pink pepper CO2 essence, coriander essence and cardamom essence open the scent. All three are dry, bright spices, and together they feel crisp and slightly cool, like air on a clear autumn morning. The opening has energy but little sweetness.
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Earth and resin
Carrot seeds essence, nutmeg essence and olibanum essence shape the heart. Carrot seed adds an earthy, slightly sweet root note, nutmeg a warm, rounded spice and olibanum a dry, resinous smokiness. This is where the forest turns from open air to ground.
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Forest floor
Cedarwood heart essence, moss accord and fir balsam absolute close the scent. Cedarwood gives a smooth, dry wood, moss a damp, green earthiness and fir balsam a clean, resinous freshness. The finish is woody and earthy, the trail of ancient trees that the brand describes.
Wearing it
When, who and why
How to wear it
Pick it for cool, bright days: autumn walks, crisp mornings, evenings when the first layers come out. Apply it to the neck and chest, and let the spice settle for a few minutes before the wood and moss appear. As an eau de toilette it will not crowd a room.
Who it is for
For people who like dry, woody and spicy scents with a green, earthy edge, and who prefer forests to desserts. It is listed as unisex. It fits outdoor days, offices in the cooler months and anyone who finds sweet ambers too heavy.
Why choose Maison Margiela Replica Autumn Vibes
The brand's idea is a single walk in the woods, and every part of the pyramid has a place in it: spice for the air, root and resin for the earth, wood, moss and fir for the trees. Fanny Bal, the perfumer named on the brand's own page, composed it, and it dates from 2021.
At a glance
- House
- Maison Margiela
- Perfumer
- Fanny Bal
- Year
- 2021
- Size
- 100 ml
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Does it smell of carrot?
Carrot seed is in the heart, but it is a dry, earthy note rather than a vegetable one. Here it works with nutmeg and olibanum to give the heart its ground-like depth.
Is it sweet?
Hardly. Spices, wood, moss and fir balsam lead, so the impression is dry, green and earthy. Nutmeg and carrot seed add only a little warmth.
Which season suits it?
Autumn above all, and early winter. The cool spices and fir balsam also work on fresh spring mornings.
Is it a good gift?
For someone who enjoys the outdoors and woody scents, yes. The scene is easy to explain: an autumn walk through the forest.
The house
About Maison Margiela
Maison Margiela is a Paris fashion house founded in 1988 by the Belgian designer Martin Margiela. Its fragrance collection Replica turns memories into scent, from a fireplace to a jazz club or a lazy Sunday morning, and every bottle carries a cotton label modelled on the Maison's 1994 Replica garments.
- Paris fashion house founded in 1988 by the Belgian designer Martin Margiela
- First fragrance, untitled, in 2010; the Replica collection followed in 2012
- Replica takes its idea from the Maison's 1994 Replica fashion pieces
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