Maxim's de Paris

I just ordered an unopened vintage edt of this for $10.00 on ebay. I used to have a 1 oz. parfum of this in the 80s and finished the bottle. For about a year this was my signature going out evening fragrance. I remember this as a rich, opulent, beautifully blended fragrance and one I thoroughly enjoyed. For some reason I cannot remember now, I never replaced the bottle once empty, and seem to have forgotten all about it. I am happy to be reminded of this scent thanks to Fragrantica. I scouted ebay looking for another bottle of parfum only to find the prices are higher for the vintage than when I originally purchased my bottle years ago. I opted instead for the edt rather than make a big investment, not knowing whether the memory of the fragrance was as beautiful as I remembered or if I was just equating wonderful times with this scent. At the very least I hope the edt has enough of the essence of the fragrance to make me love it as much as I used to years ago. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a happy result. Update – I received my vintage edt today and it is as lovely as I remembered. The parfum is stronger of course, and a little more refined, while the edt is softer, though nonetheless just as beautiful. This fragrance feels like golden rays of warm sunshine on a balmy spring day. The jonquils and spicy carnation are taking center stage and the amber is giving it that golden aura. The rose is so beautiful here - a deep red spicy rose. The oakmoss gives a little woodsy earthiness and grounds the fragrance. It was this fragrance that contributed to my appreciation for oak moss and why I love it today. This perfume has so many notes that should sound discordant (mint, melon?) but somehow it all works beautifully together into an elegant and chic scent. Update: Whoopie!!! I scored two mini parfums. Oh, they smell just as beautiful as I remember!

This was a cheapie blind buy on eBay, used, about half-full, the EDT spray. I don't drill sellers about freshness when it's less than $10 including shipping, since I take my chances with sellers who don't specialize in perfumes. So when it arrived I wasn't too surprised that the top notes had soured. But I wrinkled my nose and braved a few sprays and, lo and behold, and a little shyly, those heart notes came through. What a perfectly lovely scent! Mind you, not knowing what a fresh bottle smells like, I can only go by what I smell now. I don't care for unisex or masculine scents, but I'm not taken aback from (on me) the rather intensive spicy, dark-green patchouli heart, because sweet ribbons of red geranium and--I swear it's there--purple lilac blossoms entwine all around it. It smells to me a little like Diva: Not nearly as rosy, and no honey at all, but it has that golden quality to it. There is something shared by these two scents that evoke a color like bronzed red. I'm so addicted to strong fragrance that I don't trust myself to recommend where or when this would be appropriate to wear. I'm also no judge of sillage or endurance, since I'm a scent eater, but I get a fair run of about two hours out of it. I would love to get a fresh bottle and see how they compare.

A lovely Fragrantica friend send me a mini of Maxim to try and I'm glad she did. I love this kind of green floral. It reminds me of and has elements of fragrances in my collection like Jean Patou 1000, Joy, and Caline. This is classic, bitter, fresh spicy, green, floral, mossy, boozy. This is a deep red rose, spicy, tart fruity blending with a very mossy and patchouli base. If you like fragrances like EL Knowing as well you will like Maxim. There is no sugar in this beauty. It is like a fine wine, very bold, deep, rich bouquet but very dry. The colors I see in my minds eye when I smell this are deep green and deep wine or burgundy. Would be beautiful for a night out on the town or for strolling in the woods or meadow ( the dryers green weed smells like meadow) Classically beautiful.

I found a vintage miniature bottle of this at an estate sale today. IIt only had a few drops in it but I had to have it. For a mere fifty cents it was mine! Using the bottle description I had to search online to find out what it was. Why haven't I ever heard of this before? Such a gorgeous, rich, opulent scent! I would expect it to have a following. I admit it is out of step with modern trends. It is very 80's, but elegantly so. Like a black wool power suit worn by Joan Collins (Knowing)as opposed to a gold lame mermaid dress worn by Linda Evans (Giorgio) I would love to buy a full sized bottle of this. I just hope it hasn' been reformulated from what I am inhaling now. Mmmmm!

I think that this is now my going out perfume. I scored a vintage bottle. This is somewhat similar to Paloma Picasso by Paloma Picasso with no civet thrown in which makes it more wearable (less raunchy). I love the non-synthetic rose note, and I do detect the melon, oakmoss and sandalwood. This is the epitome of an 80's fragrance to me, and one that is still wearable today. Not bug spray-ish at all. It's fun and daring. I know that it wasn't as popular back in the day as say Dior Poision was which is a shame.

You put these perfumes on and let out a quiet sigh of pleasure. An enveloping, sensual, sweet—almost dense—fragrance wraps you in a deeply seductive aura. At first it is pronounced and embracing, then it settles intimately close to the skin. On fabric it lasts all day, and by evening it lingers in a slightly faded, more powdery, retro guise. A beautiful vintage scent.

Beautiful complex floral scent that is a great bargain buy. Lot of vintage perfumes of this orchestration commands very high prices on the secondary market. Maxims opens up rich, heady and beautiful. Its not an 80s bombastic powerhouse but it does have a strong solid viewpoint like Diva, Coco, but refined and well blended. Very feminine.Worth checking out.

I really love this scent! It is soooo classy without being too heavy, too floral, too fruity, just perfect! very well balanced. But the sad thing that the EDT version of this wonderful fragrance doesn ́t last long for me. Have to try the EDP version.

"At the current time", when perfumes only good enough for 3 hours at best, "at that time" in 1984 Dominique Ropion has created a masterpiece. Oh, how you have moved me. The symthony of all the composition is unparalleled. Simply divine. -Keeper

Friend gave me a vintage bottle of this and suddenly I'm transported back to my first, real job after college; a department store in downtown Houston that no longer exists, wearing this to work and feeling so feminine and professional.

This is the epitome of an 80s power perfume. It's very beautiful and classy. It's glamorous and sexy at the same time!

You can still buy this from enchanteperfumes.com they ship worldwide

Encantador! Indescritível! Difíci de encontrar, é uma pena...

Wauw, XSX!!! Thank you soo much for adding this CLASSIC!!

Enchanting! Indescribable! Hard to find, it's a shame ..

Her name was Anita. She had olive skin and golden brown eyes the color of good whisky. She wore her hair in a wispy pixie cut and she smelled amazing. I now know why. Mrs. Clarke was my eighth grade homeroom teacher. She always smelled so incredible and until I purchased this little bottle of Maxim de Paris, I had no idea what she wore. This bottle came in a 5" tall plastic shell of a box with that iconic red and black motif. The inside features a velveteen pedestal upon which sits my tiny bottle of EDP. Vintage, and never used I didn't really know what to expect of this-then I opened it, and there was Mrs. Clarke and it was 1985 for just a moment. I say just a moment because this fragrance, despite its very strong notes of cassis and something I can only describe as "green and herbaceous", it doesn't fill the room. I want a fragrance to fill the room. I asked the hubby to take a whiff of it, and when he did he knee-jerked a "WHOO!" and asked if I was seriously considering wearing it. I told him I was. I wore it in today-the little dauber that corks this fantastic scent into its little black bottle didn't really disperse this very well, and I feel certain if I had this in an atomizer the coverage would be greater, as well as the sillage. I'm here at work, but I can only smell this if I hold my wrist up to my nose. I love the herbaceous smell of it-it's so...refreshing. But since I put it on about 4 hours ago, it has dried down to a wonderful powdery haze on my skin. If I close my eyes and inhale I see lace doilies and Victorian furniture. Not "old" as much as "vintage". There is a difference. I like this. I just need a better way to get it onto my skin. This smell makes me feel warm and somewhat luxuriant-like I should be wrapped up in an angora cowl-neck sweater, sipping oolong tea on a cold day. Great stuff-just not very potent.

Maxim's is by no means a rare fragrance, and yet it took nearly two years into my fragrance journey before a little bottle of edp was added to my stash. Well, the wait was worth it! M's is a lovely perfume, with decent sillage and lasting power. The rose mingles with the oakmoss, softening any harsh notes that might jar the composition. According to the pyramid there's melon in M's, but I can't smell it. Maybe it's the sweet note that supports the florals? There's also cassis leaf, which is one of my least favorite scents. Luckily that note doesn't stand out, like the melon it plays a supportive role. M's is a feminine scent, but it's not girly. Guys might want to check out this lovely scent.

I also had this scent in the mid-eighties. I do remember the cool top notes, courtesy of the mint, cassis and melon that I see are listed. To me that was the most distinctive aspect of this fragrance. It never quite grabbed me the way some of the other 80's scents did. In my mind Maxim's is linked with Niki de Saint Phalle as both were distributed by Jacqueline Cochran fragrances and are of the same era. For me, however, Niki was and still is a love while Maxim's was only a like. I don't think I ever finished the bottle.

A yammy fragrance, that takes me back to disco years in late 70's - early 80's. Disco girls wore this kind of perfumes, with persistant notes of rose, oakmoss, mimosa and musk, in abundance. And, as they were dancing with passion on the dance floor under the sparkling disco balls, the fragrances were swirling all around, filling the atmosphere with dreams, wishes and love. What a wonderful epoque to remember! Lucky us that lived this magic!

this starts off with oakmoss, geranium and rose. i think i get a hint of the melon but it's very subtle, thankfully. later on a bit of narcissus backs it all up. however, it's primarily oakmoss and rose, which is a personal favorite combination so i am really liking this one. later i get some soft woods and amber, and the oakmoss softens a bit.