Autumn Vibes

a strange and mysterious conoction. got the mmr autumn discovery set a few years back (autumn vibes, jazz club, by the fireplace & lazy shnday morning), those little vial bottles with no spray system, and ended up loving all of them with plans to procure full bottles upon finishing up the small ones. autumn vibes and jazz club i'm still on the small vial bottles because they're very occasion wear to me: autumn vibes is very much scary witch from the forest, but it's primarily a leafy forest in october/november. very evocative of rotting leaves until you identify the carrot seed note, then upon understanding of the carrotiness it becomes less mysterious. but if you don't tell people there's carrot elements to the scent it's really strange and hard to place in the best way possible. scary bad to the right people. scary good to the right people. that said, it's functionally also a very strange perfume, very volatile, has trouble holding itself together. i'm sure it does a lot better in a sealed spray bottle, however in the sample vial upon increased air contact in the bottle it began to oxidise and separate very quickly, within the first year, exacerbated by the fact that some kind of chemical reaction in the bottle was constantly causing the cap to fly off the bottle, had to tape it shut to prevent it from constantly breaking its own seal. definitely has a lot of personality this one. 10/10 i wear it on summer and autumn nights with sunglasses and a lot of leather and the bats come out to play

WHAT A MASTERPIECE! I swore I wouldn't jump on the Margiela craze, but I got a 10 ml gift of Autumn Vibes and I just couldn't stop sniffing my wrist in disbelief. So I cautiously ordered a 30 ml just to make sure I am really as in love with it as I thought, and boy was I right! First of all, you should know that this review comes from a hardcore fan of spicy scents and particularly pink pepper (my new signature scent is Hugo Boss's The Scent Elixir, which is basically a way sweeter, more feminine version of Autumn Vibes). So if spiciness, pepper and condiments are not your thing, do not blind buy Autumn Vibes! Unlike Boss Elixir, Autumn Vibes is more unisex and the cardamom and nutmeg give it a more serious, deeper, more intriguing vibe. The projection is huge, it fills the room, but I find the resistance is moderate (if I spray A.V. on one wrist and Elixir on the other, A.V. becomes a skin scent in about 4-5 hours, while Elixir lasts for 8-9 easily). But since I truly, madly, deeply love them both, I am now layering and combining them (sometimes also "taming" with JPG's Divine) to create what I'd call the absolute scent for me :))). On my skin there is no moss or leaf or carrot (?) smell, the perfume just smells like delicious condiments from beginning until end.

Autumn Vibes was the first perfume I ever truly fell in love with. There’s something about it that instantly transports me like stepping into a quiet forest just as the leaves begin to fall, the air crisp and golden with the scent of earth, wood, and something quietly magical. This fragrance feels like a memory and a moment all at once. It’s grounding, comforting, and rich with warmth, yet never overwhelming. It’s the scent I reach for when I want to feel like myself, connected, calm, and centered. Over the years, I’ve tried many perfumes, but Autumn Vibes remains unmatched. It holds a permanent place in my heart and on my shelf. It may be the only scent I will always repurchase. If you’re looking for something that feels like a long walk through nature with your thoughts as your only companion, this might just be the one.

This is one of my favorites in my collection, I reach for it all the time when it’s cold out. By far my favorite of the discovery set. Nostalgic. It smells like running morning cross country practice in late October in Indiana. The sun hasn’t risen yet, the ground is still soaking wet and covered in maple and oak leaves, and coach is making you run three miles of hills in the graveyard at the Catholic school you attend. I’m 14 years old and my shoes are soggy and mulchy, but my body is warm and my brain is clear from running. This smell is so specific to some of the happiest moments in my life, and I really love it. It’s only suitable to wear in the cold, and it smells better on skin than on paper. Addicting.

Imagine it’s a cool overcast day in October, but it’s still warm enough to be outside in just a long sleeve shirt. You rake all of the fallen leaves into a really big pile & you jump in. That smell of various stages of dead leaves along with damp soil & fresh grass ??? yeah that’s this. It’s not at all what’s commonly thought of when thinking of an Autumn fragrance. It’s not honeyed spices or dry spices. This is leaves, soil, & faintly spiced wood in the fresh Fall air. It doesn’t smell like Santal 33, but it will remind you of it in the same way Whispers In The Library will remind you of Amouage Fate Man. I quite like it.

I bought this perfume before I went to New York City in the fall. I wore it while I was there, and now I associate it with walking through Central Park in November and looking at the trees and their beautiful fall colors. When I first smelled it, my immediate thought was that it smells like decaying wet leaves and dirt with a hint of grass. It is cozy, one of my favorite perfumes. I have never smelled the pickle note that people mention. I love to wear it before bed and reminisce about walking through Central Park in November with colorful leaves falling around me.

Autumn Vibes is bold and distinctive, definitely not a safe blind buy. Woody, smoky, and spiced, it has an aggressive edge that makes it stand out. Leather and amber add depth, giving it a warm yet commanding character. Performance is excellent. Longevity is impressive i can still smell it on clothes the next day. Sillage is noticeable but controlled, leaving a clear impression without being overwhelming. This is one of my favorite Maison Margiela fragrances. It’s long-lasting, confident, and perfect for those who want a statement scent in cooler weather.

I've tested a handful of MM Replica fragrances, and this is the one that evokes its inspiration the best. It's also their most interesting. Woody, spicy, resinous, green, leafy, a bit piney. It bears some resemblance to Santal 33, but this fragrance is a bit sweeter. I don't get the dill pickle / pencil shaving associations, but not everyone will appreciate this niche-style scent profile, so as usual, test it before buying it. It is a personal bubble EDT, so you can wear it at work. It leans masculine, and in my opinion, it deserves a better rating.

This one is a really good surprise. Very nostalgic, stylish but cool scent. It has a "vintage" mood, like it's something I've smelled from the 90s or something, a bit bohème and warm. I see the damp mossy side some people dislike, but I think it's really what makes the fragrance unique. It has depth and definitely character. I wouldn't recommend for a blind buy, but after trying it on my hand I kept coming back to it. I will probably buy it for mid season, spring or autumn fit well with the mood.

Amazing. Reminds me a bit of another perfume I really love, Tobacco Vanille, but Autumn vibes has a much forestier vibe. Which is a positive thing in my view. I usually have bad luck with skin chemistry but this one had good longevity on me (suprising because I've had bad luck with Replica perfumes longevity before). I really love it, it smells cozy, warm and inviting. A lot of classic autumn smells with an undertone of earthy and mossy forest. It's also a perfect unisex scent. Highly recommend!

i imagine this is what a hunting trip with dean & sam winchester would smell like, minus a faint dude scent of cologne maybe. reminds me of autumn park walks at night wearing a borrowed jacket. ok enough descriptive language 🤓🤓 too male-leaning for me but i loooove to smell it, just maybe not on me or my vibe. lawd I can’t wait to buy my future manz this. update: love it too much to not wear it. I dont care if it’s more mannish. my sample is about to finish : ( soooooooooo sososooso good !!

Mossy, woody and a little bit of dried sweetness. Autumn in a bottle - and I love it ! It reminds me of both Stash fra SJP and Jazz club from MM. More rounded and unisex than both of the above. This one has warmth from cardamom and nutmeg and a little bit of sweet- from the maple and carrot seeds. All over this i pleasant, comforting, and unisex. Long lasting and a decent silage. At first try I didnt like it. But it grew on me and now I adore it.

The absolute best one out of MMM, also the most niche one among their other generic fragrances. If you love Cardamom, or sandalwood notes, and like earthy, natural, unisex tone, you cannot ignore this creation after a test spray. It is well-blended but still has a punch that stands out from fragrances with similiar notes. If you love gourmet, vanilla, and people-pleasing scent, this is not for you.

Omg...80's/90's kids...Do you recall the smell of fall/Halloween back in that era? It had a distinct smell. Do you remember when the teacher's would decorate your classroom and you would get to do Halloween crafts? This smells like that exactly! It has that sweet/musty smell. Like overripe pumpkin, maple, wet leaves and moss...I love this! It reminds me so much of fall/halloween from my childhood!

I’ve worn this perfume for 2 autumns already and will wear it again starting September 2026 <3 I put it on before any date in the fall with my now husband :) so so cozy. I imagine that it’s 5 pm, you’re walking in the park and stopping to hug with your lover under a tree, the leaves fall on top of your head. You’re wearing a big coat and you feel so warm. You will get a coffee later. Life is good

This brought me right back to the school playground. You know when it’s getting close to Halloween, so there’s leaves all over the ground and it’s rained a few times so now they’re all soggy and squishy when you run through them? Yeah, like that. I’m describing it like it’s a negative thing but to capture such a specific moment of time in a bottle, to me, is REALLY awesome.

so nostalgic. reminds me of a sunny indian summer day in late september, i am walking home from school in my small eastern-european town, crushing crispy yellow red and orange leaves with my feet. it's annoying to wear my uncomfortable school uniform but the air is fresh and life is still easy and good even if i don't know it yet

A cool day in late October. Halloween hasn’t quite come yet but the feeling is hanging in the air. Like you’re wandering around a graveyard after it’s rained. Probably one of my favorite scents I own. Maybe a bit mossy and dirty for people looking for a more all around autumn scent but I have got to go back and get a full bottle.

I really don’t know what majority of these comments are going on about. This scent is beautiful. It’s warm, intimate, and nostalgic. A perfect fall/winter daily in my opinion. If you’re someone who loves outdoors and the smells you associate with them (the good ones lol) this is a must have in my opinion. No pickle smell to me.

smells like autumn (obviously). Soft wet leaves and woods and that sickly sweetness that's in forests. I usually stick to more safe and popular profiles but this one I really like. I don't care for strong woods or green scents usually so if you don't think this be your type of scent I'd still recommend giving it a try.

I wasn’t crazy about it until I layered it with Escapade Gourmande- I’m so happy to have it just to experience it. What I get from this combo is a beautiful woody vanilla that is spicy and resinous from the fir balsam in AV and the Benzoin & musk in EG. They play together so harmoniously. LoooooOooooOooooooOove. 🍂🧁

Autumn Vibes smells like wet leaves, damp earth and dry grass. Very natural and atmospheric. Evokes an autumn walk in a forest after rain—nostalgic, slightly woody and spicy. Simple but quite evocative and realistic. Transports you in a wet forest with fallen leaves, beautiful vibes 8/10

This scent is so underrated. Earthy, spicy masculine fragrance, it remembers me to Gucci pour homme (2003) a little bit because of cedar and pink pepper. It doesn’t have any leaf smell or anything like that. Don’t be afraid to test it because of the bad reviews. It’s a must have!

Literally smells like a walk in a park on a sunny day (with the love of your life). This definitely isn’t a blind buy but luckily my skin pH and this scent are besties and I can’t wait for the weather to get cooler so I can start using my new bottle.

Not an easy one to like, but, I do. Smells earthy, rainy, slightly green woody and spicy. Wearable both day and night. It reminds me to YSL NDLH Eau de parfum because of the cardamom and nutmeg. I'd probably not wear this in closed spaces.

You go on a long hike through the mountains. The paths are well worn and fallen leaves are everywhere. But little did you know, it was national take your pickle hiking day, and everyone has a pickle. Everyone except you. Idiot. Its great

Opens up with a nice paper note and dries down to a nice aromatic woody note , but not to woody it’s like a santal 33 type of woods but sweeter and floral it’s pretty good when it gets cold out a solid 7.5/10

This smells so nostalgic to me. It smells exactly like a walk in the woods in the peak of fall, which is a nice scent but I don’t think it’s so much meant to be nice as it is meant to be an art piece.

Autumn Vibes has become my most complimented fragrance, ever! I tried it in Sephora about a year ago, but didn't pull the trigger until recently. I love the way this smells on my skin and in the air.

Dries down into a delicious warm creamy spice. Smells like squash soup to me ^^ Cedar gives such a nice musky woody base too. This is sooo yummy, and definitely leans masc.

I've smelt a few of the "This perfume reminds me of" options and none compare to this beautiful perfume, so glad the autumn weather is almost here in my land downunder.

Smells almost exactly the same as SANTAL 33. Great longevity, average silage. If you would like a smoother softer S33 this is a great choice. Unisex. Age 25+.

literally autumn vibes :))) the name the scent all of them are appropriate..a very good scent to feel warm and safe and romantic inside. loved it very much

I got the candle version of this. This is so friggin sexy and amazing. Def smells like fresh fallen leaves and gives me so many autumn vibes.

This is probably the best Cedarwood fragrance of all time. I get why people hate this but cedar just has that specialness to my heart 10/10

One of my two favourite Replica scents. Love at first sniff. A beautiful earthy, woodsy, fall scent. And I wear it well into spring even.

Gorgeous creation, photorealistic pile of wet autumn leaves that slowly dries down into something strongly resembling Santal 33.

Smells like the pacific northwest in the best way possible. The dry down is incredible as well. Highly recommend this

its like when you go outside in autumn and throw yourself into a leaf pile with some sweetness added

Immediately fell in love with this scent when I first tried it years ago. It smells so delicious

I am a HUGE fan of this, very sexy smell, I will even consider buying a bottle <3

Most realistic forest scent in my opinion, way better than Santal 33. 9/10

Literally smells like autumn in nature,VERY realistic i love it

PREFACE: Maison Margiela’s Replica line is a fine entry point for scents that capture moments rather than typical designer perfumes. Replica is more straightforward in what it conveys, and their fragrances resemble niche rather than mainstream. I bought the testing kit. It’s a great way to discover fragrance notes you didn’t know you liked. However, many of their scents lean feminine or unisex. I tried this one as a guessing game with my coworkers to give this a balanced review. -- One of my other favorites from REPLICA. (It seems that the orange/brown colored ones are the best.) It is a fine blend of woody notes, warm spices, and earth. I was personally expecting something generic, like pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin pies or something along those lines. However, it is not that, and I'm glad. While it’s a beautiful autumn fragrance, it is in my opinion that it is wearable year-round. Office opinions on it were more provocative than anything I could write on my own, so I'll retell them here. For the most part, everyone who smelled it found it delightful and nostalgic. Only one person disliked it, found the scent too strong and reminiscent of dirt and it simply didn't resonate with him. The best reaction came from someone who described it as an exact replica of the experience when the autumn causes trees change color in the American South. They were reminded of crisp autumn air, the sound of leaves crunching underfoot, and felt an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. They absolutely adored it and were eager to know what the fragrance was right away. In fact, they were so impressed that they’re considering purchasing it for themselves. I hope that gives you a good idea of what this fragrance smells like!

I actually like this a lot!! Most definitely lives up to its name without being overly musky or smoky, and is wearable unlike other scents that are trying to convey the feeling of autumn. This has a beautiful, nuanced earthy quality to it that accomplishes emulating fall without relying on something like pumpkin, musk, or even ambroxan. The carrot seed note gives it a subtle bite while making it sweet which really contrasts the woodsy base notes that don't really show themselves until you start getting into the drydown. I half expected to hate this, going in thinking it would smell like Tilda Swinton Like This by ELDO. But this is what that wishes it was, it isn't stinky or musky. I would not say this smells like autumn per say. The smell you get when the wind blows the leaves around in the fall isn't quite being emulated in this, in my opinion, but this still feels like a nice autumn day. It missing that decaying leaves smell that I associate with autumn, but I don't think that would work in this regardless. Still, though, the name is accurate to what this is trying to accomplish. Everyone should take note that pumpkin, or even cinnamon, is not required to do something autumn related, because this feels more like autumn than something like A City on Fire, Tilda Swinton Like This, or even A Whiff of Wafflecone. A must for anyone who loves fall and wants to truly feel the autumn vibes.

happy to say i am one of the ones that does not smell pickles in this. it has an extremely woody smell, almost a whiskey element to it, with warm spice in the background, with a tiny sweetness from the maple. the pink pepper is *strong* so if you're not a pepper enjoy don't even bother sampling this. i suppose it does kind of smell like dirty leaves, but not in a bad way? like, it truly is an autumn vibe to a literal level. i think a lot of people will like a scent like this, but not necessarily as one to wear. especially if you're a woman, despite it being a unisex scent it definitely leans way more to masculine. this lasts quite a while on clothing too. i went out for an appointment at 2:30pm, and by 11:30pm i can still smell it on my clothes. i feel like an older librarian or someone who works for a museum would wear this. it's an extremely historic scent, autumn season aside. for me personally it'd have to be a very specific occasion to wear it, so i wouldn't buy a full bottle, but i really can appreciate this scent and see it as more than 'pickles' or 'dirt'.

So the sent is beautiful but with a catch, so the dill pickle and salad dressing smell are true but not to the extent others say. So I thought everyone was tripping about it turning weird, personally I’m fine with the pickle sent but it kept getting worse like someone’s behind that’s been sitting in dead leaves and dirt for an hour worse. But when my brother stole a few sprays of my tester omg it smells amazing. So you smell amazing too the other person but to yourself you smell like a scarecrow. As far as “when I think it can be worn with my 2ml sampler knowledge” it’s definitely can be a signature sent in autum or if you’re in a hyper climate controlled building go for it even when it’s hotter. Anyway it smells good and replicates some things in a way I didn’t want to know.

I bought this perfume three years ago just to have it and felt like wearing it this week. It is unisex but leans masculine, which I enjoy in a perfume. It smells like a crisp forest in October when the leaves are changing, and someone a few miles away has a fire going, but for some reason there are dill pickles all over the ground. I used to be a bit ambivalent towards autumn vibes but I reached for it today. Maybe because it is a bit strange and intriguing and I felt like switching it up. I actually really like the dry down, as pickley as it is. Give Autumn Vibes a try in person if you are curious; maybe you will end up liking it more than you thought you would. Or more than you used to. Like me!

Many others have said it before, this is true. To. It's. Name! Cold, wet soil, slightly bitter rotting wood and leaves from the herbal notes, lightly spicy warmth brought about by the pink pepper with nutmeg and cardamom also contributing to the slightly spicy warmth and sweetening (though just a tad! This scent is not sweet) the cold, damp soil up a bit for the dappled sunshine of an autumn day, absolutely amazing scent profile! Lasting power isn't ideal though, as is sillage, which might be a good thing if this is a scent that you personally like but it's not for everyone. Be wary though, not blind buy safe unless you absolutely know you love the scent of the dirty parts of nature.

I might not have experienced Autumn at its best, since where I live we don't have it like that, so when I first got my sample, I got everything but autumn and I didnt understand it, it smelled so spicy almost like tamarindo to me and very hard to process or at least thats what I thought, I didnt dislike it tho so I tried a couple of times during autumn season, halloween parties and going to libraries. now in spring I've got to smell it again while cleaning my perfume shelves and omg it gave me everything I didnt have at first haha so funny but it transported me to Autumn in a weird way. Now, I still dont love it but I can't for autumn so I can create new memories with it.