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Marbert Woman Marbert 1987

7.4 / 10 124 Ratings

A perfume by Marbert for women, released in 1987. The scent is oriental-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Oriental

Spicy

Floral

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fruity notes

Green notes

Bergamot

Rosewood

Lemon

Heart Notes

Sandalwood

Ylang-ylang Iris

Iris

Patchouli

Jasmine

Rose

Base Notes

Ambergris

Opoponax

Vanilla

Benzoin

Civet

Moss

Russian leather

Ratings

Scent

7.4124 Ratings

Longevity

8.099 Ratings

Sillage

7.097 Ratings

Bottle

5.598 Ratings

Value for money

9.014 Ratings

Submitted by Baeumchen, last update on 10/16/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Woman

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Shalimar Eau de Toilette

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Shalimar Eau de Parfum

Reviews

17 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/29/2015

8Scent

pudelbonzo
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pudelbonzo

Top Review 23

frankophile

A very distinguished and very francophile family friend always raved about "Marbähr" scents, letting the "R" roll off his tongue in a very French way.

My childhood ears absorbed the sound, as I wanted to own something so exclusive one day.

And when I was a proud owner of pocket money, so to speak swimming in money, I set off, determined to get myself the French treasure.

I discovered "Marbert" - Düsseldorf - and was a bit unsure. Parfum Oil made in France was still written on the box.
Could it be Marbähr?
The saleswoman freed me from my embarrassment by casually saying: Aha, Marbert for the young lady?

At home, I sprayed it curiously, and I was instantly fond of the recommendation again.
Even if the scent came from the neighboring town, it hit my scent center perfectly.

Why look far away - see, the good lies so close!

Although I had little fragrance experience at the time, I could already recognize that there was quality in the bottle.
However, it was still a bit too grown-up for my delicate age.

So I was even more delighted when I discovered it yesterday in a box.
Completely intact - and very convincing!

I found this unabashed scent fullness exhilarating.

Orange blossom and bergamot unfold immediately, lush and captivating.
The iris root sets a dark counterpoint against which the jasmine shines brightly.
Patchouli is finely balanced and harmonizes excellently with the vanilla.

A generous scent composition that brings the 80s back to life before my eyes.

Despite its volume, the scent is in no way intrusive; it merely makes a clear statement - one that speaks of elegance and bohemia.

But as so often, the prophet is not valued in his own land, and that alone explains why the scent leads a shadowy existence here.

In any case, I am grateful to the family friend for this advice.

11/04/2013

Klette
21 Reviews

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Top Review 23

Marbert Woman: Retro - German - creamy/cozy/wonderful!!!

The trigger for purchasing this and another "retro fragrance" (Giorgio, by Giorgio Beverly Hills) was the following significant test disappointment:
I spent 2 days with a sample of Kenzo Madly-EdP; unfortunately, it was just another one of those typical mass-market scents, without any development, and even different in the top, heart, and base notes between the EDT and EDP as I could read here: I found that impossible and absolutely interchangeable with another currently popular scent.

Based on the Parfumo comments, I also purchased Marbert Woman as a blind buy a few days ago. I simply had to know what it was all about...

Fragrance development:
It starts off very nicely creamy; but in an elegant way, without being too matronly. (You don't necessarily have to picture the wearer in an elegant suit or pantsuit.)
A few hours later, I think of Moschino femme when I ask my nose. Of course; both fragrances come from the oriental-amber fragrance family.
After about 8 hours of consistent scent development, it actually reminds me very strongly of Shalimar. Whether the same type of vanilla was used here, or if it’s - as noted in the H & R fragrance atlas - the shared base notes of vanilla, benzoin, and leather that create this association, I can only speculate. I certainly noticed this similarity when reading up on it.

However, I cannot understand the following description from the Marbert cosmetics homepage and it raises questions for me:
“The top note is a fruity accord of lime and pineapple. Precious notes of tonka bean and sandalwood.”
The longevity is practically around the clock. Reapplying is not necessary. This fragrance takes me on a lovely time travel back to the 1980s!!! Wearable in autumn-winter-spring, I would say.
This product from a German cosmetics company is unjustly a "forgotten fragrance," in my opinion; but it’s no wonder, in times when, for example, among the "Turquoise" there is a ranking of the 10 most popular scents for men/women that half the pedestrian zone smells of.
There’s a little downside for the 100ml vaporizer bottle size; I prefer 30 ml spray bottles: just for the aesthetics.

Conclusion: Don’t be afraid of the scent bombs from the 1980s! Just go for it!

06/19/2013

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

ParfumAholic
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Top Review 20

The darker Lancaster Concentrate?!

After my comment on "Lancaster Concentrate," I received the suggestion that to complete this 80s fragrance experience, I absolutely must test "Marbert Woman." A good perfume lover certainly doesn't need to be told twice, and so today it arrived - the sample of "Marbert Woman."

The anticipation was high, and I wasted no time applying a few drops to my skin. What then bombarded me in terms of scent impressions can best be described as a "scent roller coaster."
No real direction, sometimes it goes up, sometimes down, and even upside down. The top notes were so confusing, nothing was really graspable or definable.

After a rather soapy start with a shower gel character, the fragrance then took on a vanilla and amber direction. Warm, soft, noble, and sweet, but sweet in a mature way. Patchouli is unmistakably present, but just as I like it, namely soft and rounded and by no means with a "damp cellar attitude." Wonderful! The truly many fragrance components cannot be captured individually; the roller coaster takes different turns again and again: flowers, woods, amber, and vanilla flash up here and there.

What remains is this incredibly beautiful warmth and grace of this scent, which becomes darker and gains intensity as it develops.

A grand scent cinema from the 80s in the year 2013!

I find that Lancaster's "Concentrate" and Marbert's "Woman" are very, very similar. One of the few differences, in my opinion, lies solely in the depth of the fragrance. In this respect, I would say that Marbert's "Woman" is the darker Lancaster "Concentrate."

And one thing is clear: I have to have it - the next autumn/winter is definitely coming, and then I will cozy up on the sofa with Marbert one time and Lancaster another! This doesn't mean that it wouldn't work at other times, but I always associate such cozy scents with the darker seasons.

12/23/2017

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

TIA1971
35 Reviews

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Top Review 19

What? So cheap... uh, inexpensive?

In the last few days, I had to repurchase a fragrance again, nothing wild but well. Off to the website of a well-known online retailer, searched, found, shopping cart, and then the usual. With the inexpensive fragrance I chose, the shipping costs left a bad impression. But wait, there was something else. Yes, that's right, not much more is needed and the whole thing will be "shipping free." Well, just type in "fragrances," okay..., sort by "price ascending"... okay... and - oops! Marbert Woman? Is that still available? What’s the price? I blink, am I seeing this right? 100 ml for 7.50 euros? So inexpensive (no, it really doesn’t smell cheap). They can't be serious! I had completely forgotten about it, but now the memory came back. It was such a beautiful, warm, classic scent, slightly chypre-tinged, spicy... just the way I like it, but it's hard to find these days. I think of "Obelisk," one of my favorites... another spicy scent that can only be found on the drugstore shelf, and the EdT from "Cabochard" - the Marbert also went in that direction somehow... but it definitely fits into this "category"!

So I bought it immediately and not only saved on shipping costs but also accidentally found a great fragrance (again).

It still smells to me like it did back then, maybe not quite as strong anymore, but that was a long time ago... Back then as today, it is an EdT, and that is certainly better for this fragrance. I love it, but I wouldn't want it as an EdP or - just imagine - Extrait around me. No, this is good, let it stay this way.

For me, it’s the woods, especially sandalwood, slightly more fruity than floral, that absolutely define the scent. A "clean" fragrance, but with "character" - not just simply "clean-soapy"... That there’s supposed to be patchouli in it... fine by me, but I don’t think it plays a big role in this case, and the leather is really well integrated, but in these classics, that has always been the case in my opinion. Nowadays, it often seems too "loud" to me, somehow placed in the wrong amount - not here.

The longevity is as I expect from an EdT, the sillage is absolutely average, the price is unbeatable, so you just spray again if that’s how it should be.

As I see here, production is apparently already discontinued. Maybe that’s where the price comes from, the last ones who still have this fragrance in stock want to get rid of it, it just takes up unnecessary space...?
So test it while it’s still available! At that price, it’s a "MUST." However, I wouldn’t recommend the fragrance to the very young clientele; it’s not necessarily something for "young noses," they are used to something different, I think, and will surely put this fragrance back in the "grandma" drawer. But it really doesn’t deserve that!

07/05/2022

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Greenfan1701
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Respectful

Yesterday a package arrived. From a selfless perfumer, she gifted me the scent because she had read it on my wish list. Just like that. I am still blown away. The people here in this forum are truly amazing. So nice, so friendly, so generous. And although completely unknown, so selfless. A BIG THANK YOU to Silke, you made my day!!

So this fragrance has a wealth of aromas that can be a bit overwhelming at first.
Almost everything has been incorporated here: citrusy, vanillic, fruity, woody, leathery, I couldn't grasp it all. Rose and iris, sandalwood, jasmine, everything that smells good is present here.
This conglomerate of flowers and woods has a density that lasts for many hours, only to finish very well with smoky vanilla - which for me somehow stands out - at the end.
After 1 hour, it reminds me a bit of NUITS INDIENNES, which I also like very much.

All in all, I am really very glad that this little treasure has come to live with me, and I will use it sparingly and with respect.

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