Maison Margiela Jazz Club (1/3) · Brotherhood Of Scent

Maison Margiela Jazz Club (1/3)

Started my Maison Margiela discovery set, going in order of arrangement, so first up was Jazz Club. Definitely the most popular from Maison Margiela.

The opening is a zinger. Lemon, neroli and pink pepper blend into a fresh spicy burst. Almost instantly the mids come out with rum, sage and vetiver oil. You can pick them out individually, and the vetiver oil feels very unique. It stays like this for a good 45 mins before the base fully shows up with tobacco, vanilla and styrax.

I have never been to a jazz club, but I have been to old British clubs and there are similarities. Knowing the brand, it is probably spot on. It is refined, classy and unique. To my nose I mostly get vetiver, vanilla and tobacco. The rum is either done differently or I simply do not know how rum smells. My only references are from SWY Absolutely and Monkey Special, but this feels more herbal than boozy.

Performance is abysmal. I know the brand does not perform strongly, but this feels watered down beyond saving. I got around 4-6 hours before it disappeared, with skin scent after 70-90 minutes. Overall it is an intimate scent and I over-sprayed as well. My Afternoon Delight sample lasted the longest at around 6-8 hours.

The profile is quite nice. It feels like a smokier, older cousin of The One EDP. I would personally get a candle of this rather than the perfume and use it for candle-dinner nights, or maybe a guest-room freshener. It is something I have not smelled before and it is nice, but it is not my style. As snobby as it sounds, it is not the level of quality I want.

I am in my evil Tobey Maguire phase with the niche snobbery.

I think it is a fragrance that would grow on me, so for now it is a 7.5/10. Not bad by any means, but maybe I am not the jazz-club type to fully appreciate the scent. Most points were lost because of performance. If it performs like The One, it should be priced like that too. £100 for 100ml is not a good value imo. Anything under £60 and its a great deal.

I also tried layering The One with Zara Rich Warm Addictive from Zara to see if I could replicate this, but it was different from what I expected. Maybe I should have tried it with Gentleman Society EDP from Givenchy. I will try that another day.

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