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Matcha Meditation Maison Margiela 2021

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6.8 / 10 330 Ratings

A perfume by Maison Margiela for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is sweet-green. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet

Green

Floral

Creamy

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green tea

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Matcha

Orange blossom absolute Jasmine

Jasmine

Base Notes

White chocolate

Benzoin Siam absolute Moss

Moss

Perfumers

Maurice Roucel, Alexandra Carlin, Symrise

Ratings

Scent

6.8330 Ratings

Longevity

6.4252 Ratings

Sillage

6.2249 Ratings

Bottle

7.7245 Ratings

Value for money

6.4184 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 03/16/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection "Replica".

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/01/2023

ScentStudio
150 Reviews

ScentStudio

6

Do I want to smell like a matcha latte?

A little ray of sunshine came along. Matcha Meditation has been discontinued from a huge retailer and to my luck, it was discounted by 70%. Yes, you read that right!

Even though my first and only impression of it was from a paper strip, it wasn't good, but I just could not pass on this opportunity. Let's be honest. Nothing like some retail therapy!
Very green and very sweet. Matcha Meditation opens with a blast of a duality. The greeness is so realistically green and the sweetness so chocolatey. Matcha Meditation smells like white chocolate covered in ceremonial grade matcha. It is mind boggling how realistic it is.

Bitterness from the matcha, creaminess like that of full fat soy milk and heavy sweetness from agave. Matcha Meditation is a perfect replica of a hot cup of matcha latte. The question is, do I want to smell like a matcha latte?
The bitterness lingers on and the sweetness is at the cusp of being nauseating, but something about Matcha Meditation and the sunshine outside makes it worthwhile. After complete dry down, the fragrance is a true springtime scent of white florals, sweetness and notes of green. I don't think I will be reaching for it that often, because it is quite sweet, but I am so happy to have this in my collection.

10/31/2021

Misia
17 Reviews

Misia

Helpful Review 3

Matcha /green tea

Tasted it on paper and on skin too
First spray is authentic green tea / matcha scent
And this goes along with other notes until dry down..
It’s more like paper and green tea
I would say clean scent and later white flowers take over and dry down become more like very commercial mass appealing mix of designers perfumes in duty free. Still there is green tea in the air, something different and nice but that dry down is dominant.
I would prefer, if it will stay tea scent all the time
So in the end overall review is that in the end it smells quite commercial designer perfume with small tea hint ..
some Zara scents has similar dry down

06/13/2023

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

FloatingTime
20 Reviews

FloatingTime

3

A cosy matcha latte

Matcha meditation opens with a very distinctive matcha smell (meaning it cannot be mistaken for any other kind of tea), some sweet and creamy notes (white chocolate).

The matcha notes fade rather quickly to make place for white flowers (oranje blossom and jasmine), while becoming sweeter (more white chocolate/cacao butter). I also get some maté.

Very sweet but non-cloying dry down (white wood; cocoa butter, orange blossom).

It's by no means complex of subtle, but it's a relaxing, cozy and comforting scent, suitable for all ages.

05/12/2024

6
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Cabongchienx
3 Reviews

Cabongchienx

1

Replica Matcha Meditation or Obvious's Un Été?

For the record: I tested Un Été just only one time, since in the shop, only the store clerk could spray the tester on customers. I would feel guilty if I did not buy anything right away, so I did not come back to reaffirm my impression. I recently own Matcha Mediation thanks to a nice souk here, so I thought I'd compare it to Un Été.

As a huge matcha fan, I was so excited when I spotted a tester bottle of Matcha Meditation at the Alster Haus in Hamburg. "Can you really smell like matcha?" I thought, then did not hesitate to test it.

My first thought was like, wow, the matcha scent was pretty clear. It's like opening an air-tight matcha bag. It's green and powdery, just like I wanted it to be. But then, something really sweet popped out, probably the white chocolate. The scent stayed sweet and milky until the end, while the matcha faded into background and disappeared quickly after one hour.

I desparated to find other matcha scent online and found Obvious Un Été. Since in my city, it's only available in a small, high profiled perfumerie that only sells niche perfumes, I gathered courage to go there. The store clerk sprayed it on a strip, then on my wrist. Compared to Matcha Meditation, the matcha came on not as strong, but the tea notes stayed longer in Un Été. Eventually, Un Été also became sweet, but not as sweet as Matcha Meditation.

"What should I buy, then?" A perfume in which the matcha note comes on strong like Matcha Meditation and lasts a little bit longer like Un Été would suit my taste the best. I also like the sweet notes in Matcha Meditation more, I just hoped it wouldn't overpower the matcha note so soon. Matcha Meditation lasts around 3-4 hours on me, which is okay for an EdT. And I don't mind when I have to spray it again during the day, because then, I could meet the pleasant Mr. Matcha again.

If I want to walk around smelling like a cup of sweet matcha or not, I don't know. But I am happy to spray it when I stay at home, do some yoga, feeling all relaxed.

07/07/2024

3
Scent

Plantradish
8 Reviews

Plantradish

1

sugar rush

This was so sweet, and sweet is not exactly what I think of when I taste matcha. In my opinion, this perfume is the western image of a matcha latte with a lot of sugar and cream. I don't fully agree with the floral notes, but I can manage with those. What I do not understand was the decision to use white chocolate as the base note. Maybe I will try this again one day and try to understand it

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