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Maison Margiela Replica Coffee Break
Coffee accord, red apple and milk mousse
A winter break in a coffee shop: roasted coffee, warm pastries and the machine humming in the background. Replica Coffee Break puts a coffee accord with red apple and lemon on top, lavender, spearmint and orange flower in the heart, and a base of milk mousse, sandalwood and cedarwood. The brand describes a classic fougère structure, revisited, in its warm and cozy group.
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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
- Coffee accord
- Red Apple accord
- Lemon essence
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Heart notes
- Lavender essence
- Spearmint essence
- Orange Flower absolute
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Base notes
- Milk Mousse accord
- Sandalwood essence
- Cedarwood essence
- Character
- Moderate
- Concentration
- Explore by note
In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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The first cup
A coffee accord, red apple accord and lemon essence open the scent. The coffee is dark and roasted, the apple a crisp, slightly sweet fruit and the lemon a clean lift that keeps the coffee from feeling heavy. The opening is the most direct, gourmand part of the scent.
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Lavender and mint
Lavender essence, spearmint essence and orange flower absolute form the heart. Lavender and spearmint are the fougère side: herbal, cool and a little sharp, and they lift the coffee. Orange flower adds a soft floral smoothness between the herbs and the sweeter base.
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Milk and wood
A milk mousse accord, sandalwood essence and cedarwood essence form the base. The milk mousse brings a creamy, rounded sweetness, sandalwood a soft, smooth wood and cedarwood a drier, clean one. Together they leave a warm, quiet finish, like the last sip of a milky coffee.
Wearing it
When, who and why
How to wear it
Easy to wear from morning to evening in cooler weather. Apply it to the chest and wrists and let the lemon and mint clear to reach the milk and wood. A few sprays suit an eau de toilette; the gourmand side is present but kept in check by the lavender.
Who it is for
For people who enjoy gourmand scents with a fresh, herbal edge, and who like a fragrance with a clear idea. It is listed as unisex. Autumn and winter days, cafés, office mornings and relaxed weekends are its settings.
Why choose Maison Margiela Replica Coffee Break
It takes a familiar scene and a classic perfume structure and joins them: lavender and mint make the fougère, coffee and milk the gourmand side. Nathalie Lorson is credited as the perfumer, and it dates from 2019. The result is distinctive without being heavy.
At a glance
- House
- Maison Margiela
- Perfumer
- Nathalie Lorson
- Year
- 2019
- Size
- 100 ml
- Family
- Fougère · Tasty
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Is it a coffee scent?
Coffee is the first note and the idea, but it is a coffee accord surrounded by apple, lemon, lavender and mint, and finished with milk and wood. It reads as a café, not as a cup of black coffee.
Is it sweet?
Moderately. The red apple, orange flower and milk mousse add sweetness, while lavender, spearmint, lemon and cedarwood keep it fresh and herbal.
What is a fougère?
A classic perfume structure built around lavender, with herbal and woody notes. The brand says this scent revisits it, here with coffee and milk added.
When should I wear it?
It comes into its own in cooler weather, from an office morning to a quiet evening. The lemon and mint keep it fresh enough for mild days too.
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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