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Maison Martin Margiela · 2025
Ideal One EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Divisive
woody
smoky
grounded
smoky lavender incense with citrus peel and sweet musk
Scent Notes
Woody / Smoky
Heart
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think smoky lavender incense with citrus peel and sweet musk: that is Maison Martin Margiela Ideal One. It opens with elemi resin, Calabrian bergamot and orange, moves into orange blossom and lavender and settles on styrax, cypriol and woods. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in fall and winter and is an evening scent. Reach for it for nights out. Released in 2025.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and smoky for nights out.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong smoky notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike resinous fragrances.
Around $230.
Explore more: More from Maison Martin Margiela · Woody perfumes · Calabrian bergamot perfumes · Orange blossom perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Night out
The Brand
Maison Martin Margiela
Maison Martin Margiela's fragrance arm is best known for the Replica line, a concept-perfume series that recreates specific memories, places and moments (Jazz Club, Coffee Break, Beach Walk, By the Fireplace). 35 Maison Martin Margiela perfumes are listed, priced from about $59 to $252. People in the communities Scendira tracks talk about Maison Martin Margiela By the Fireplace, Maison Martin Margiela Jazz Club and Maison Martin Margiela Lazy Sunday Morning most.
What the picks smell like
Maison Martin Margiela By the Fireplace (2015) reads as smoky chestnuts and clove warmth by a fire, opening on clove and Pink pepper and drying down to vanilla, cashmeran and Peru balsam. Maison Martin Margiela Jazz Club (Cologne, 2013) smells of smoky tobacco bar smoke with sweet rum, with Pink pepper and neroli up top and tobacco absolute, vanilla and styrax underneath. Maison Martin Margiela Lazy Sunday Morning (2013) comes across as fresh pear and soft florals, powdery musky; the notes run from aldehydes and lily of the valley to White musk, ambrette seed and patchouli.
Next stop: Woody perfumes and Floral perfumes, or the all-brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like smoky lavender incense with citrus peel and sweet musk. It opens with elemi resin, Calabrian bergamot and orange, moves into orange blossom and lavender and settles on styrax, cypriol and woods.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits nights out.
It reads unisex.
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