Fragrances

A classical white orchid bouquet, spiked with pink pepper, melts into a bed of dense, creamy candle wax and myrrh. A memory, a soft focused, glowing light - minimal, radiant, aery.

For perfume nerds like us, 11 Candles could be the fragrant lovechild of Cartier’s Basier Fou made by Mathilde Laurent and Olivia Giacobetti’s haunting incenses, Passage d’Enfer for L’Artisan Parfumeur and L’Ether for IUNX.

It’s a stunning fragrance that dances between different weights and textures and wears on the skin like a smoked veil.

Notes

• Orchid
• Beeswax
• Myrrh,Incense

Perfumer: Freddie Albrighton, 2021

50ml / 1.7oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylene Glycol, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalol, Benzyl Cinnamate, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Eugenol, Farnesol, Benzyl Salicylate

Mythical personalities of long-ago characters have been brought back to life by fragrances evoking each of them. The names given to the perfumes in this Characters Collection are the years of birth for each character.

1828 brings to mind a treasure chest crafted from precious wood and filled with spices from faraway lands, stowed on a boat sailing uncharted seas. Made for a man of the world and inspired by Jules Verne, the father of science fiction literature and symbol of the thinking man’s adventure. Fresh top notes of grapefruit, Italian lemon, mandarin and eucalyptus give way to a spicy heart of nutmeg and black pepper. Base notes of Atlas cedar, patchouli, vetiver, incense and Siberian pine cone rounds out this Aromatic-Hesperide eau de parfum.

Notes

• Grapefruit, Citrus, Tangerine, Eucalyptus
• Nutmeg, Pepper
• Cedar, Incense, Vetiver, Pine cone

60ml / 2oz eau de parfum

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat.,Aqua (Water),Parfum (Fragrance), Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Citral, Hexyl Cinnamal, Cinnamal, BHT, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Alcohol. 

Mythical personalities of long-ago characters have been brought back to life by fragrances evoking each of them. The names given to the perfumes in this Characters Collection are the years of birth for each character.

1899 is inspired by a seductive night out in the City of Lights and represents the hide-and-seek of shadows and light – a heady scent for the nocturnal adventurer. Top notes of Italian bergamot, black pepper and juniper berries gives way to a heart of orange blossom, iris and cinnamon. Base notes of vanilla, vetiver and amber rounds out this amber woody eau de parfum.

Notes

• Italian Bergamot, Juniper, Black Pepper
• Orange Blossom, Florentine Iris, Cinnamon
• Vanilla, Vetiver, Amber

60ml / 2oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Limonene, Coumarin, Linalool, Eugenol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral.

7753 stands for the dimensions of the Mona Lisa painting, for this perfume is not the perfume of an image nor the mere perfume of a woman frozen in the past but that of Womankind. It is the scent of an emotion, of an undecipherable glance, of her unexplainable beauty and of her immersive power that draws us in. A hidden number for a hidden smile. Top notes of Italian bergamot, ivy and Ma Khaen berry give way to a heart of tuberose, Barbary fig and heliotrope before a dry-down of vetiver, sandalwood and oakmoss rounds out this enigmatic and voluptuous Fresh-Floral eau de parfum.

Notes

• Italian bergamot, Ivy, Ma Khaen berry
• Tuberose, Barbary fig, Heliotrope
• Vetiver, Sandalwood, Oakmoss

60ml / 2oz Eau de Parfum

Ingredients: Alchohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water),Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Citronellol, Evernia Prunastri Extract, Farnesol, Amylcinnamyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Eugenol, Cinnamyl Alcohol.

Jasmine is given the Jessica Rabbit treatment with all of its curves accentuated with a kick of civet in the base to ramp up the intensity. Yes, please!

Notes:

• Blackcurrant buds, Orange Flower
• Jasmine Sambac, Flouve Odorante
• Civet, Suede, Tolu Balsam

Perfumer: Rodrigo Flores-Roux, 2018.

50ml / 1.7oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients / Allergens: Alcohol Denat, Fragrance (Parfum), Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Cinnamal, Benzyl Cinnamate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, D-limonene, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Eugenol, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Coumarin/

Jasmine is given the Jessica Rabbit treatment with all of its curves accentuated with a kick of civet in the base to ramp up the intensity. Yes, please!

Notes:

• Blackcurrant buds, Orange Flower
• Jasmine Sambac, Flouve Odorante
• Civet, Suede, Tolu Balsam

Perfumer: Rodrigo Flores-Roux, 2018.

10ml/0.35oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients / Allergens: Alcohol Denat, Fragrance (Parfum), Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Cinnamal, Benzyl Cinnamate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, D-limonene, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Eugenol, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Coumarin/

Aestas is an interesting character. Neroli-forward scents have a tendency to go one of two ways - either super bright and cologne-like or into white floral orange blossom territory. Aestas edges its neroli in vetiver smoke leading into a cosy synth wood group hug.

Notes

• Neroli, Violet, Mint Leaf
• Geranium, Saffron, Vetiver
• Musk, Cashmere Wood, Sandalwood

50ml / 1.7oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol, Denat. Parfum, Aqua, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl, Ionone, Geraniol, Limonene, Citronellol, Farnesol, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Benzoate

A masterclass in texture and perfumery sleight of hand. A fantasy floral, saffron-spiced black tulip accord complete with waxy petals on a woody amber base.

Notes:

• Elemi, Szechuan Pepper, Saffron, Pink Pepper
• Rose, Tulip
• Cedar, Musk, Amber

Perfumer: Giorgia Navarra, 2017.

10ml / 0.35oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat, Aqua (Water), Parfum (Fragrance), Hexyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Amyl Cinnamal, Citral, Farnesol, Eugenol, Coumarin

An ode to Scottish woods. Surprising forest fruits, raw botanical flowers, resin sap, malted cereals and worked skin. Resolutely sylvan and intriguingly multifaceted.

Notes:

• Quince, Honey, Saffron
• Osmanthus, Magnolia, Burdock
• Papyrus, Mugwort, Rose, Tuberose, Myrrh, Spruce Resin, Douglas Fir, Labdanum, Jatamansi, Malt, Lichen

Perfumer: Euan McCall, 2019.

30ml / 1oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients / Allergens: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Dipropylene Glycol, d-Limonene, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Linalool, Eugenol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Benzyl Alcohol, Farnesol, Citronellol.

Sandalwood dipped in benzoin and laced with vanilla. Creamy and lactonic with a soft, woody backbone and subtle sweetness.

Avant L'orage smells as if it shares a similar warm, milky accord that's found in Bain de Midi, which was made by the same perfumer. If you're a fan of one, we reckon you just might like the other.

Notes

• Pink Pepper, Bergamot,
• Benzoin, Jasmine
• Musk, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean

Perfumer: Philippine Courtière, 2019.

50ml / 1.7 oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol denat (SD alcohol 40-B), Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Coumarin, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzyl Benzoate, Farnesol, Isoeugenol

WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY 50ML MAISON MATINE PRODUCT YOU WILL RECEIVE A 2ML SAMPLE OF THE SAME FRAGRANCE TO TRY. IF YOU DON'T LOVE IT, YOU CAN SEND US THE FULL SIZE BOTTLE (IN IT'S ORIGINAL PACKAGING) BACK FOR A FULL REFUND. 

Oud fragrances have become so ubiquitous they’ve almost become a genre unto themselves. A lot of them are followed by words like “extreme”, “noir” or “intense” (sometimes all three at once) and are so loud they announce your arrival while you’re still miles away.

Badawi is an oud that isn’t an oud. It’s made with Gahrau Buaya, which has come to be known as white oud. It’s harvested from an entirely different species of tree. But Badawi utilises a clever roster of smells to create a trajectory of aromas you’d find in oud. A cool, piney whir of cardamom and sweet, tea-like smell of davana lend a cool richness to earthy woods dripping with immortelle’s honeyed sweat.

Notes

• Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Ylang Ylang
• Immortelle, Davana
• White Oud, Tobacco,Cedar,Patchouli, Musk

50ml / 1.7oz eau de parfum.

A fragrant love letter dedicated to his mother, Bernadette Margaret Evelyn Theresa is a generous perfume abundant with radiant apricot and exotic florals on a transparent base of patchouli, resins, musks and woods.

BMET has a nod to the everything-and-the-kitchen-sink too ambers of the late 1970s and 80s, but the weight at which Freddie restrains the composition keeps it feeling fresh, modern and contemporary while still retaining a feeling of sepia toned nostalgia, warmth, comfort and heartfelt affection.

Notes

• Blood Orange,Apricot
• Frangipani, Garden Clove, Clove
• Cinnamon,Patchouli,Amber, Musk, Woods

Perfumer: Freddie Albrighton, 2021

50ml / 1.7 oz eau de parfum

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylene Glycol, Amyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalol, Farnesol, Citral, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellal, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal

Welcome to your next perfect white t-shirt perfume. Clean and smiley citruses on a bed of relaxed musks with just a sprinkling of orris cos you’re fancy.

Notes:

• Lemon, Orange Juice, Bergamot, Ozonic Notes
• Magnolia, Cardamom, Orris Root,
• Incense, White Woods, Benzoin, Amber, Musks

Perfumer: Giorgia Navarra, 2017.

30ml / 1oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat, Aqua (Water), Parfum (Fragrance), Limonene, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citral, Evernia Prunastri, Eugenol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Benzoate

Buen Camino: a perfume about pilgrimage

Buen Camino is a perfume about pilgrimage inspired by Carter Weeks Maddox’s 600-mile-long walk on the 5,000 year old Camino de Santiago de Compostela. It’s a “psychotic fougere” that twists, turns and loses all sense of orientation, but ultimately provides comfort and reinvigorates a genre aching for new dynamism.

Buen Camino gathers scents from the last stretch of Camino after the toll of his exertions caught up with him and he underwent makeshift surgery from a kindly old nun. The smell from the bundle of dried Iberian lavender and immortelle she gave him to inhale for relaxation mixed with the odours of antiseptics and stiff bandages. The aroma of the hot asphalt of newly paved roads juxtaposed against the dust of the centuries-old, decaying Roman ones. And the simple joy of the Tarta de Santiago, Galician almond cake scented with spiced oranges and lemons served with espresso that he shared with his father who’d traveled to Spain to look after him on his final days on the trail.

Notes

• Bandage Wraps, Infections, Lemon, Antiseptic, Cherries, Hinoki
• Blood Orange, Star Anise, Tarta de Santiago, Iberian Lavender, Espresso
• Asphalt, Dust, Immortelle, Texas Cedarwood, Tobacco, Styrax, Civet

Perfumer: Carter Weeks-Maddox, 2020.

50ml / 1.7 oz | 15ml / .5 oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients: Parfum, Alcohol Denat., Cinnamal, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farnesol, Linalool, Limonene

Bukhara is an intelligent spin on one of perfumery's most-prized materials - orris root. Its initial sprays play into orris root’s earthy richness and vegetable undertones; however, as the scent develops it takes on a misty, silken quality. And while Bukhara is an unmistakable orris fragrance, there’s a host of background players exaggerating the lines and keeping interest.

Composed by Ralf Schwieger, one of the industry’s most intelligent noses. Schwieger has a really interesting body of work. He's made blockbuster hits such as Lipstick Rose for Frederic Malle, Hermes’s Eau des Merveilles and Womanity for Thierry Mugler. But he's also made underground, cult hits with independent brands like Charenton Macerations.

Bukhara is a Finalist for the Fragrance Foundation's 2021 Award for Perfume Extraordinaire.

Notes:

• Bergamot,Caraway, Pear, Coriander
• Orris Root, Apricot, Clove, Jasmine
• Saffron, Benzoin, Woods, Amber, Musks

Perfumer: Ralf Schwieger, 2020.

30ml / 1oz eau de parfum.

Ingredients:Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Eugenol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Farnesol, Citral, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Cinnamate