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Maison Margiela samples

Maison Margiela is a fashion house first, founded in 1988 by Martin Margiela, a Belgian designer, and based in Paris. Its Replica perfumes work like its Replica garments: each reproduces something found, in this case a memory, and says so on a cotton label. A fireplace, a jazz club, a beach walk, a late Sunday in clean sheets. Whether a memory feels like yours is something only your skin can answer, so start with a few 10 ml decants.

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In short

  • Fashion house founded in 1988 by Martin Margiela; first fragrance 2010, Replica from 2012
  • Every Replica reproduces a memory, described on a cotton label on the bottle
  • The concept goes back to the Maison's Replica garments of 1994
  • The Replica perfumes described in this text are Eau de Toilette from the Replica Memories range

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About Maison Margiela

Four memories to start with

Replica By the Fireplace is winter indoors: clove, a chestnut accord, gaïac wood and cade over vanilla and Peru balsam. Replica Jazz Club is a basement bar, rum absolute and clary sage over tobacco leaf, styrax and vanilla bean. Replica Lazy Sunday Morning is clean linen, pear, lily of the valley and aldehydes over iris, rose and white musks. Replica Beach Walk is summer skin: bergamot, lemon and ylang ylang with a coconut milk accord.

Indoors, outdoors

The rest splits into rooms and landscapes. Replica Coffee Break pairs a coffee accord with lavender and a milk mousse accord; Replica Bubble Bath is a soap bubbles accord with lavender, rose and a coconut milk accord. Outside, Replica Under the Lemon Trees has kalamansi lime, mate and green tea, Replica Sailing Day an aquatic accord with juniper and red seaweed, Replica Autumn Vibes cardamom, nutmeg, moss and fir balsam.

A label borrowed from fashion

Replica takes its idea from the Maison's 1994 fashion pieces of the same name: items found around the world and reproduced, each labelled with the source and period of the original. The first fragrance of the house came out in 2010 and Replica followed in 2012; each one is made with a different perfumer. Our decants are filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us; they are not official brand samples.

  • Fashion house founded in 1988 by Martin Margiela; first fragrance 2010, Replica from 2012
  • Every Replica reproduces a memory, described on a cotton label on the bottle
  • The concept goes back to the Maison's Replica garments of 1994
  • The Replica perfumes described in this text are Eau de Toilette from the Replica Memories range
  • A different perfumer works on each Replica

Maison Margiela samples

Frequently asked

Which Replica sample should I try first?

Replica By the Fireplace for a smoky, sweet winter scent, Replica Jazz Club for rum and tobacco, Replica Lazy Sunday Morning for clean musk and iris. If you want something for warm days, begin with Replica Beach Walk or Replica Under the Lemon Trees.

Are Replica perfumes unisex?

Yes, the Replica perfumes described in this text are listed as unisex. The split that matters is mood: warm and cosy (By the Fireplace, Jazz Club, Coffee Break), clean (Lazy Sunday Morning, Bubble Bath) or fresh and outdoors (Sailing Day, Under the Lemon Trees).

Which Replica sample suits summer, and which winter?

The notes point the way. Replica Beach Walk, Replica Sailing Day and Replica Under the Lemon Trees are built on citrus, aquatic or coconut milk accords. Replica By the Fireplace, Replica Coffee Break and Replica Autumn Vibes lean on chestnut, coffee, spices and woods.

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What FragranceGems customers say

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  • I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!

    Sevdalis Review of the FragranceGems shop
  • Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!

    Zrinka Review of the FragranceGems shop
  • incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance

    Omer Review of the FragranceGems shop
  • Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.

    Duarte Review of the FragranceGems shop
  • Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !

    Rudy Review of the FragranceGems shop
  • Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.

    Henrik Review of the FragranceGems shop

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