Maxim's de Paris pour Femme (Eau de Toilette) by Maxim's

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Maxim's de Paris pour Femme Maxim's 1984 Eau de Toilette

7.7 / 10 36 Ratings

A popular perfume by Maxim's for women, released in 1984. The scent is floral-chypre. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by SNDPI.
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Main accords

Floral

Chypre

Spicy

Powdery

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Moss

Bergamot

Melon

Mint

Heart Notes

Iris

Rose

Tuberose

Ylang-ylang Jasmine

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Base Notes

Amber

Honey

Musk

Sandalwood

Heliotrope Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.736 Ratings

Longevity

8.027 Ratings

Sillage

7.124 Ratings

Bottle

6.325 Ratings

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/10/2025

Krmarich
227 Reviews

Krmarich

1

Dressed for dinner.

This was pure French luxury that didnt even try. I almost expected it to be this good as I sniffed it in the 1980s. Its inspiration and bottle was beautiful-Maxims of Paris.

Big, dramatic, fur coat wearing, diamond encrusted scents were commonplace at that time. It is in the same class as Mon Parfum or Boucheron. Larger than life and worth every drop. I seen a lot of bottles for around $15. USD on closeout, however. If I had a time machine, I would use it for perfume runs, forget the course of history. Gimme these babys!

It was clean-no civet and lot of oakmoss-my favorite. It was great for a night out on the town or a lavish party. Formal dress was required, however. Perhaps these classics had to disappear as they do not fit in with fleece sportswear, sneakers and spray tans so common today. Bath and Body Waters have become the norm...Sigh...

05/08/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Serenissima
1226 Reviews

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Serenissima

Helpful Review 14

One still goes to "Maxim's"

Even today, a visit to "Maxim's" in Paris is still a pleasure!
After the takeover of the famous and often sung-about establishment by the versatile fashion designer Pierre Cardin in 1981, this place experienced an unprecedented renaissance.
I still remember how amazed we were back then, as we had some of his fashionable accessories in our closets.
But it's not just the male world that goes "to Maxim's" these days; not only the variety show, but also an excellent restaurant and an Art Nouveau museum have since attracted international guests.

Thus, the women's fragrance of the same name, launched in 1984, is no mysterious dark entity, but exudes spirit, paired with summery elegance. It is still a pleasure to adorn oneself with this floral-chypre-like scent.

The opening already offers surprising variety:
Rich, dark moss and spicy mint are accompanied by the fine aroma of fruity watermelons and the well-known bergamot fruit freshness.
A beautiful entrée for the classic floral garden at the heart of the fragrance, where all the beauties we love meet:
Rich, ripe rose aromas, amidst sensual white floral scents from a variety of jasmine, lily of the valley, and tuberose blossoms, gracefully proclaim the joys of summer.
Ylang Ylang vines with their light honey-scented flowers tie a bow around this magnificent bouquet, over which proud iris ladies lay a net of fine powder.
This hint of honey that the ylang ylang flowers gift us intensifies further along the fragrance journey.
But here, honey is truly in play: light blonde, creamy honey, whose scent tells of many flowers, grasses, and other stopovers of the bees that collect it - how delightful!
Warm musk-vanilla, accompanied by dark violet heliotrope scent, initially adds more sweetness, but the creamy, slightly masculine animalic note of sandalwood, in conjunction with noble amber nuances, sets a refined counterpoint.

"Maxim's de Paris pour Femme" grants us and this composition the time needed for full fragrance development.
The path to the radiant finale is anything but arduous: Many different facets of the numerous fragrance notes provide us with charming lightness with a distinctly Parisian flair.

How timeless this fragrance seems: In Paris, one still goes to "Maxim's"!

01/01/2019

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Nofretete
42 Reviews

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Nofretete

Top Review 15

Moss and Honey, Garnished with Rose

An average 1980s scent pyramid, screaming black-red-gold and packaged in a fake-youthful style, the merchandising product for a global restaurant chain - one can surely overlook that, right? Not at all, this perfume is surprisingly good!

Maxim’s immediately reveals itself as a dark chypre with lush oak moss and bitter forest honey. It is warm and spicy, initially still a bit sparkling-fresh with bergamot and an unusual combination of mint and hyacinth.

Then a finely tuned floral bouquet appears. For a while, the rose takes center stage here, but not large-flowered and bright, rather inconspicuous. Gradually, bright notes like orange blossom, mimosa, and broom become recognizable, along with darker ones like garden carnation and daffodil. After several hours, the rose sinks into a rich floral base. Later, soft amber gives the perfume an oriental touch, and with a powdery finish, it concludes pleasantly.

The backbone of this perfume lies in the combination of an incredibly strong oak moss note with bitter-spicy honey. This fundamental tone, present from the first to the last second, is most beautiful when it contrasts with the rose in the middle phase.

I recommend this perfume to anyone who likes chypres and florientals - provided they also like moss, so: a lot of moss!

A vintage specimen was tested. I do not know if all the flacons still available on the market were produced before the oak moss ban in 2010. This women's fragrance is no longer in production and has been replaced by three new perfumes. The same applies to the men's line.

11/20/2011

10Scent 10Longevity

Medusa00
846 Reviews

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Medusa00

14

Today I'm going to Maxim's...

it's very intimate there. I address all the ladies informally, calling them by their pet names. Loulou, Chouchou, Frufru....... A homage to Johannes Heesters. You can think what you want of him, but he still has a gigantic voice (now he is probably very ill, but at least he is 107), even if some nasty voices claim he was last screwed to the floor of the stage.
Maxim's is Can Can for the nose! A bit of a courtesan, a bit of a gentleman, and somewhat shady. At the beginning, I first perked up my ears, but when I get a classic like this under my nose and have read the pyramid, I automatically perk up my ears while testing. Yessss, Can Can! Maxim's rushes in and the girls throw their legs up. Citrus, fruits, the years from 1899-1910 are poured over you. It fades relatively quickly and then Maxim's becomes finer, more floral, and more refined. With such complex old scents, probably only the perfumer himself can smell what he has mixed in. But the dense and drastic floralness is unmistakable.
At first, I thought Maxim's was an old Chypre (the top note suggested that), but the heavy sweetness and opulence of the base reveals an old and somewhat dusty, decadent Oriental. An impressive scent! Dodo, Frufru, Coco, I address all the ladies informally... (I do that anyway)! "I whip out the top hat, throw the white scarf around my neck, and leave the stage humming."