Ma Griffe Eau de Parfum (Vintage)

17 reseñas

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• pablOSO

  December 24, 2012

  

  Ma Griffe Chant: Baroque Dance ‘La Bourgogne’ (if you like the music I’ve posted here, copy and paste the title exactly as it is on YouTube; I can’t quite remember the exact composer). This fragrance takes me back to an earlier era, not the 1920s, but to the decadent Paris of the 17th and 18th centuries: parties at Versailles, towering wigs, powdered faces, and fabrics everywhere. I associate it with this because it is full of aldehydes and has a powdery base, as if one had applied floral cologne and then talcum powder on top. It smells of soap, but not commercial soap, rather a handmade variety with fine ingredients. I managed to find a vintage bottle (I read that the reformulation doesn’t smell the same) and I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it.

• luisangulo

  January 9, 2014

  

  Ma Griffe smells like my grandmother. She used it all the time and it brings back lovely memories of my childhood when my mother would wear it.

• remy

  August 11, 2015

  

  I remember this perfume. Now I know it smelled mainly of aldehydes, which I couldn’t distinguish before, along with gardenia, orange blossom, lemon, and a base of benzoin and musk. A formal, elegant, and feminine aroma. I was 16 and my sister was 18, who already had a boyfriend who is now her husband. I remember that was her perfume and she applied it as if it were liquid gold. I, when going out with my friends, would sometimes and without her knowing, put on a few drops. It was my first adult perfume and it was French. It made me feel older, a woman, with power. Because at that time, we all wanted to grow up quickly, put on makeup, heels, and stockings so boys would notice, so that damn adolescence would pass once and for all and the acne that made us insecure… Hahaha. And now, what wouldn’t we give to return to that time knowing what we already know? Now I see they have reformulated it and it appears with a new bottle. I wish to try it to see if that feeling and that aroma still persist.

• remy

  August 26, 2015

  

  I remember this perfume. Now I know it smelled mainly of aldehydes; I didn’t know how to distinguish that note, along with gardenia, orange blossom, lemon, and in the base, benzoin and musk. A formal, elegant, and feminine aroma. I was 16 and my sister was 18, and she already had a boyfriend who is now her husband. I remember that was the perfume she used and applied it as if it were liquid gold. And I, when I went out with my friends, sometimes and without her knowing, I would put on a few drops. My first adult perfume and it was French… It made me feel older, a woman, with power. Because at that time, we all wanted to grow up very quickly, put on makeup, heels, and stockings so boys would notice us, so that once and for all that cursed adolescence and the cursed pimples covering our faces would pass… Hahaha and now what wouldn’t we give to go back to that time, knowing what we already know… Now I see they’ve reformulated it and it appears with a new bottle. Eager to try it to see if that sensation and that aroma still persist…

• Selene

  September 17, 2016

  

  Vintage version. I usually don’t like green notes in perfumes because they generally make them dry, bitter, or extremely strong. Ma Griffe is quite the opposite; its green notes are sweet and juicy, and over time they become powdery with fine flashes of iris and lily of the valley in perfect harmony. The notes of orange blossom, aldehydes, and moss are present throughout the fragrance’s duration. What I highlight about its composition is how harmonious and balanced the notes are, all in perfect tune. It’s a soft perfume but one that doesn’t lose its punch, and it’s much more innocent than it appears. A masterpiece.

• remy

  September 6, 2017

  

  What a marvel of green, lemony, and herbal aldehydes, bitter and dry, astringent, but of great finesse, perfect for summer heat. They combine masterfully with a great bunch of white flowers: orange blossom, jasmine, gardenia, ylang-ylang, and a slight powdery note of iris. Its base is chypre, very earthy: oakmoss and vetiver give it that aspect. A spicy mix of cinnamon and benzoin makes it warm, somewhat woody, and the musk gives it a clean, soapy nuance. Spicy, dry, and earthy, there’s nothing sweet, and I’m obsessed. Very good sillage and great longevity, about 9 hours on my skin and I still feel it. Ideal for spring and summer. A green aldehydic floral chypre. Well potent, it could compete with Chanel Cristalle or a youthful Amarige. When I first knew it, it was the 80s, and it was my older sister’s perfume, whom I would try secretly. Back then, we could buy it at the only chemist in my town, and it was well-known and cheap, not at the exorbitant prices of today. A youthful fragrance with the elegance and glamour of a French perfume. A great unknown and underestimated scent, which might seem a bit strong for the weak aromas we’re getting used to, but perfect to be a personal fragrance, as its name indicates. It’s the smell of a forest in spring, when you enter its heart and discover a clearing crossed by the sun’s rays. Around, green undergrowth and fragrant flowers fill you with energy and positivity. Brilliant, cheerful, and luminous, it’s already a classic that has managed to hold on through time. It was my sister’s perfume and I couldn’t have it because it was her personal seal, but now that I’ve found it again, thank you Revecavpf, I can finally give it to her and thus have another excuse to visit her, and taking advantage of an oversight, steal a few drops, as I used to do…

• Ts6

  November 7, 2017

  

  Ma Griffe is the first perfume I knew with my grandmother, and we have met again. My mother also used it and keeps an old bottle that, although refilled, reminded me perfectly of what I knew. The first memory that came to my head was of my grandmother’s fans, which always smelled of this. Yes, looking at the notes… aldehydes, many flowers. Ma Griffe is like its bottle: very green and transparent, with many wild flowers, powdery, old-school, slightly sharp, complex, luminous, super elegant and coquettish, with a country air and naturalness. I always noted a dry and sharp air to it; I don’t know if due to the aldehydes or because those green and floral notes smell like a dry, luminous field. Yes, the sting must be. I get the impression that Ma Griffe could be the mother of Cristalle. I think I’ve never heard Ma Griffe on the street, and nowadays noticing it on a woman would seem to me as fun and pretty as meeting a man with a cravat or a woman with a tontillo. I’m not saying it as a negative thing, nor by relating it to my grandmother, because with L’Air du Temps or Coco I don’t have that impression. Simply because this isn’t for everyone; it’s the precious symbol of a fashion that seems to leave no trace, to the delight of its users. Without a doubt, a great option for those who want to smell totally different and enjoy aldehydes and vintage-style perfumes. Very pretty, but not for innocents. Too much claw for me. 9/10.

• Ts6

  November 11, 2017

  

  Ma Griffe was the first perfume I knew of my grandmother, and we have reunited with it. My mother also used it and has an old bottle; although it is a little oxidised, it smells exactly as I remember. My first thought was of my grandmother’s fans, which always smelled like this. Yes, looking at the notes: aldehydes and many flowers. Ma Griffe is like its bottle: very green and transparent, with wildflowers, powdery, old-school, a bit dry, complex, luminous, super elegant and coquettish, with an air of the countryside and naturalness. I always noted a dry and sharp edge, perhaps due to the aldehydes or those green and floral notes that smell of dry, luminous fields. Yes, the zing must be that. It gives me the impression that Ma Griffe could be the mother of Cristalle (haha, coincidentally the perfume my mother is devoted to). I think I’ve never heard Ma Griffe on the street, and nowadays, noticing it on a woman would seem to me as delightful and charming as finding a gentleman with a cravat or a woman with a bonnet. I’m not saying this as a negative thing or because of my grandmother, because with L’Air du Temps or Coco (the ones I knew her best with) I don’t get that impression. Simply, this isn’t for everyone; it is the precious symbol of a fashion that seems to have disappeared, to the delight of its wearers. Without a doubt, an excellent option for those who want to smell totally different and enjoy aldehydes and perfumes with a vintage air, which, conditioned as we are, clearly result in being retro. Very beautiful, but not for innocents. Too much of a zing for me. 9/10.

• berita

  November 22, 2017

  

  The reformulation disappoints; I stick with the original I used for so many years. I adore this perfume: green but adorned with flowers. What a pity I could never get it in my country again. I love it, I love it, I love it.

• berita

  December 17, 2017

  

  The reformulation disappoints me; I’m sticking with the original I used for so many years. I adore it; it’s green but adorned with flowers. What a pity I could never get it again in my country. I love it, I love it, I love it.

• Josesan

  May 7, 2019

  

  MA GRIFFE, from the French ‘My Style, My Mark, My Seal’, but also ‘My Claw’. As we say in Spanish when something attracts us: ‘it has a hook, it has a claw’. That’s the idea behind the name: something with a claw that is our imprint. It emerged alongside the ‘MA GRIFFE’ dress by Madame Carvin, a green and white cotton dress with a balcony, radiating joy after the French Liberation of 1944. Its creator, Carmen de Tommaso, adopted the name CARVIN with the first syllable of her name and the last of her aunt Madame Boyriven. It’s said she created the brand in 1945, fed up with not finding clothes for small women like her, so she lengthened silhouettes and highlighted necklines with vivid colours. In keeping with her dress, she wanted the perfume to be a Green Floral Chypre, following CREPE DE CHINE and beating MISS DIOR by a year. It’s a green aldehydic scent that opens with exultant, joyful, and intense green colours. Let no one expect the dark nuances of Shalimar, Youth Dew, Opium, or Chanel No. 5. MA GRIFFE is an acidic embrace of green flowers, vetiver, labdanum, ethyl acetate, aldehydes, rhubarb, lemon, and oakmoss. It’s a green, resinous chypre, light and effervescent. The flowers are noticeable quickly: lily of the valley, jasmine, ylang-ylang, and orange blossom. They are green and resinous flowers, nothing heavy or cloyingly sweet. They are flowers for a determined, cheerful, and impulsive woman. The dry-down is soapy over sandalwood, benzoin, and amber cinnamon. A creamy, velvety, and enveloping dry-down, typical of a Guerlinade. I see it as unisex, but I see almost everything that way; I’m finding less and less sense in classifying by gender. When someone perfumes themselves with an Aldehydic Chypre or a Dry Fougère, they are perfuming themselves with the History of Perfume. No one imagines the pleasure of discovering the beauty of these classic aromas like Via Appia or the Ishtar Gate. They awaken atavistic memories of a thousand un-lived existences. There is such happiness before these divine vapours that a thousand tears are shed inside. MA GRIFFE by CARVIN: if you didn’t exist, you should have been invented.

• Priam Argus

  June 12, 2021

  

  A fragrance that lingers and feels superior, usable by a young lady or an older lady, any day of the year. It is absolutely versatile: citrus and sweet at the same time, fresh and feminine. What a pity it doesn’t reach all markets; I hope the Carven house reconsiders and brings it back to America, as it is only sold in Europe. It is a feminine and delicious fragrance to wear on any woman.

• Priam Argus

  June 26, 2021

  

  It’s a fragrance that endures over time and makes it superior, usable by a young girl or an older lady on any day of the year. It’s absolutely versatile, citrusy and sweet at the same time, fresh and feminine. What a pity it hasn’t reached all markets; I hope the Carvin house reconsiders and brings it back to America, as it’s only sold in Europe. It’s a feminine fragrance and deliciously pleasant for any woman.

• Irene1975

  March 30, 2022

  

  I gave it to my mother for her birthday; she’s over 80. I bought it from a collector. It’s her favourite perfume and the one she used when she was young. When she smelled it again, she was extremely moved and told me it brought back memories of her youth, that wearing it made her feel like the mistress of the world.

• Nanae

  March 16, 2025

  

  Ma Griffe is my mother’s favourite fragrance; she used it for several years until it was no longer possible to find it in shops. It is a real tragedy that it no longer reaches Chile if it continues to be produced in Europe. For those of us who love cypress perfumes, this jewel is a masterpiece of elegance and freshness. It is an aldehydic delight, green and woody, which impregnates skin and clothes for a long time. Nowadays, my mother uses Ô by Lancôme and it seems an adequate substitute to fill the void left by this vintage perfumery wonder. An incredible aroma that for me will always be the most delicious one I remember from my childhood.

• Nanae

  March 27, 2025

  

  Ma Griffe is my mother’s favourite perfume; she used it for years until it was no longer available in shops. It’s a real pity it hasn’t reached Chile again, especially if it’s still being produced in Europe. For lovers of chypres, it’s a masterpiece of elegance and freshness. It’s a delightful aldehydic, green, and woody scent that clings to skin and clothes for a long time. She now wears Ô by Lancôme, which seems a good substitute to fill the gap left by this vintage jewel. It’s a wonderful aroma that will always be the most delicious one I remember from my childhood.

• hugo.el.magno

  December 28, 2025

  

  I absolutely adore this perfume, even though I haven’t tried it yet. It’s in the same family as Calandre by PR, which is my favourite, and I’ve read Josesan’s review. What would we be without that passion? Thank you for such a vivid description and for enriching culture with your knowledge and depth; it seems one must also look with the heart to truly observe.