Le Parfum
Perfumer: Vincent Schaller
80 ratings
From your scent profile
MaxMara Le Parfum is a fresh, floral and fruity women's scent built around plum, jasmine and Brazilian rosewood, and it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 61 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
81% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Powdery
Fresh
Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
PowderyWhat does Le Parfum smell like?
Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate. Voters spread across all four seasons almost evenly, and daily wear, leisure and business come out level. Most voters read it as feminine.
It opens with plum, mirabelle plum, pink pepper and mace, a fruity start with a light spice. The heart gathers jasmine, freesia, tiaré, Moroccan rose and gardenia into a floral whole. In the base, musk, sandalwood and linden blossom settle it into a woody, powdery, sweet finish. Versace Jeans Couture Woman and Michael Kors Glam Jasmine have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Plum
- Mace
- Pink pepper
First hours
- Jasmine
- Freesia
- Tiaré
Towards evening
- Lime wood
- Musk
- Linden blossom
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 27%Autumn
- 27%Spring
- 26%Summer
- 21%Winter
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Winter- Daytime25%
- Casual25%
- Office25%
- Evening12%
- Nighttime11%
Least picked for nights out.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
52% matchJeans Couture Woman
Versace · 2002
51% matchDelicious Feelings
Gale Hayman · 1996
49% matchIl Bacio (Eau de Parfum)
Borghese · 1993
49% matchEllen Tracy (2011) (Eau de Parfum)
Ellen Tracy · 2011
48% matchLove
Engelsrufer · 2016
48% matchGlam Jasmine
Michael Kors · 2013
48% matchPlay for Her (Eau de Parfum)
Givenchy · 2010
45% matchRush
Gucci · 1999
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Last updated: October 26, 2026