The 9 Best Maison Margiela Replica Perfumes, As Ranked by a Beauty Editor

For me, perfume serves so much more of a purpose than just smelling nice. In fact, whether other people like my fragrance falls pretty far down the list of why I wear one. Instead, I consider the best perfumes to be like a story in scent form. A single spritz can evoke a long-forgotten memory or lingering moment and utterly transform a mood. When I want comfort, I might reach for scents that smell like the well-worn pages of a book or the powdery linen of my childhood room, whereas on days that I want to feel confident it might be power perfumes laced with expensive-smelling cashmere or heady amber. You see, I’ve always believed that fragrance should be less about how you want to smell and how you want to feel. And that’s exactly why Maison Margiela Replica perfumes have always had a special place in my heart.

Rather than just sitting prettily on the skin, each scent in this lineup is like the fragrance equivalent of a tiny time capsule. Each one aims to bottle a memory or evoke a story—whether that be getting caught in an unexpected downpour on a spring day or breathing in the salty sea air on a balmy seaside holiday—and replicate it almost magically through a unique combination of fragrance notes.