MAISON MARGIELA Flower Market Eau de Toilette

I will try to be as short as possible as I know that people dont like to read long reviews. This may be one of the few fragrances from the Replica line that I absolutely adore. Even though Im a male I think that this scent is absolutely suitable for these gentleman who prefer dressing in flower button ups.

As I already said i dont like many of the Replica scents like By the fireplace, at the barbers or jazz club ( the typical male scents), but Flower Market and Coffee Break are the ones I adore. Its really recognizable scent for me, and maybe the best one i've ever smelled. A very clean, floral, summer scent, like walking in a garden full of Gerbera daisy.
If a woman wears this while around me will receive a compliment for sure!

i was stunned to find that the opening of this is *actual* flowers. like 'flower store' flowers. like 'bouquet of flowers' flowers. like 'sitting in a field of flowers' flowers. like 'sniffing a bush' flowers. i cannot emphasize enough that this actually smells like flowers - not like most floral perfumes that are vaguely 'inspired' by flowers and smell lovely in their own right (think flowerbomb, miss dior, idole, daisy, etc), but the actual nature-y smell that comes from fresh cut dewy flowers. in the dry down, i pick up on that jasmine and cedar which is nice. but i have to say, it's the opening of this that really intrigues me.
i guess that's the point of the replica line (which i'm relatively new to) - to truly replicate scents, and with this one, they've really done it.

I ordered a sample of this, tried it and ABSOLUTELY *LOVE* it...The notes that jump out are freesia, tuberose and jasmine sambac...On my skin, this trio is the best combo ever...the green notes are also divine -- they're the 'cherry on top.'

I think I'm going to have to spring for a full bottle soon!

Smells like a fresh early summer morning. Perfect for a younger lady. Tons of flowery petals that erupt without being sickly sweet. My wife doesn't wear this style of fragrances, though she found it refreshing. If you're looking for a youthful, flowery scent, gives this one a try.

I always forget how nice this is.
Which certainly speaks to the fact that this is far from being the sort of memory that lingers with you, but, inversely, also means that Flower Market is a gentle surprise every time I revisit it. This is a soft, fresh cut floral with dewy green leaves, still damp and just-purchased. It's a pale, pale pink bouquet picked up on an overcast morning, some idyllic springtime Saturday. It's perhaps less a memory- although it is, without a doubt, a realistic portrait- than it is a fantasy of optimistic romanticism. It's a valentine, it's a leisurely walk in a garden, it's a jazz record playing in the next room. It's a quiet little fragrance that invites you to stop and enjoy that quiet for a while.

Flower Market is not a scent that's going to be the star of anyone's collection; it's easily upstaged by the more indolic florals and smoky spices that I find myself gravitating towards. But what it does evoke exceptionally well is a little moment of simple sensory pleasure, the sort of moment where you can't help but think to yourself how nice life can be, even if only for now.

A post script: For all my talk of Flower Market not being a crown jewel in anyone's fragrance wardrobe, I think this is a case of not knowing what you have until you think you've lost it. For months on end, this seemed out of stock everywhere I searched, with rumors swirling of potential discontinuation, and as I watched my miniature slowly dwindle down to dregs after a year of carefully measured use, I realized that if this was it, I was really going to miss this sweet, simple little memory. When I discovered that Maison Margiela somehow now has full size bottles of this available on their website? I'm shocked at how little I hesitated. I guess I'm just not ready to say goodbye just yet.