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Whispers in the Library
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Whispers in the Library by Maison Martin Margiela is an oriental woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2019, this composition evokes the intimate and silent atmosphere of an old library, where time seems to stand still between the pages of books. Its olfactive structure unfolds in three acts: at the opening, an initial freshness of bergamot and green notes introduces an air of mystery and curiosity; the heart reveals a warm and enveloping blend of jasmine, rose, and soft spices that suggests the scent of old paper and the dust of reading; finally, the base settles on a woody and leathery foundation, with streaks of sandalwood and vetiver that add depth and longevity, closing the olfactive cycle with the discreet elegance of a secret refuge.
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It smells very good; I used to hate Maison Margiela and their expensive perfumes that lasted ten minutes. Here they’ve improved notably in quality and longevity (though it’s not the best, it lasts at most an hour). At first, I notice something familiar, a scent that actually smells like books, a perfumed newspaper? Seems so, intense, floral, woody with perhaps vanilla flower, imitating the old. After 30 minutes, that rare phase like makeup with wood and less vanilla. In the third phase, a delicious Nesquik vanilla aroma (sounds odd, but that’s what hooked me). I see it as more feminine, but generally very vanilla-heavy. The longevity is weak, but not poor compared to others from this house that are pricey and last ten minutes. I loved it and managed to get it. Moderate trail, low longevity of about 3 hours, regular projection. Scent rating 8.5.
For me, Whispers in the Library by Maison Martin Margiela is a spiced oriental. By the name, it seems to evoke a library, though I don’t recall visiting any that smelled like this. It opens woody and spiced, attractive and unisex with good presence. After an hour, the vanilla takes over, but the spices remain, making it more feminine. It lasts over 10 hours (relatively, of course) and leaves a moderate trail. It’s pleasant, though I can’t see myself wearing it. Those who like vanillas and talc will surely love it, plus it has good performance. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if some libraries smelled like this.
The library thing smells more like clean, but I don’t know where they got the name. The longevity is very poor and the trail is minimal. It’s a pleasant scent, but it doesn’t justify the excessive price. What a pity.
Always thought vanilla went hand in hand with old books, but I forgot that when writing this review. Thanks for the tip on La Dame de Noir. What I truly love is the smell of a brand new book—that starched white scent reminiscent of raw bamboo, freshly printed linen and cotton. Old books, on the other hand, make me gag; no wonder they have that woody vanilla aftertaste, a note I hate. This summer I read by the beach and it pained me to see how that pristine white turned yellow under the sun.
Every perfumer is a world unto themselves, and every nose reads the notes through their own memories. Imagine the creator aromatised their library with a vanilla air freshener; perhaps they loved eating custard with coumarin and occasionally walked around with a camphor and cumin cleaner. That’s what it smells like: vanilla, custard, and a heap of camphor balls. The one I bought smelled of armpits in summer and half-smoked cigarettes in winter. If I’m being artistic, it might smell of leather, cedar, musk, tobacco, tea, or soapy vetiver, with a hint of chamomile. Right, those are my mental piffle. This perfume is mental piffle about the creator’s library, whoever they are, but it smells of vanilla. On the skin, it’s a radioactive mix of mothball killer, spicy vanilla, woody notes, and that greasy aura of patchouli. I find it hideous, as if you’d doused yourself in a pinch of mothballs and then rubbed vanilla pudding all over. No development, just decent longevity thanks to the cloying sweetness. If you want to imagine it, mix Dior Addict with a bag of mothballs. Whispers in the Library is overwhelming, burnt, and cloyingly woody; if they gift me this, I’ll be furious.
Every perfumer is a world unto themselves, and every nose interprets notes through their own memories. The library imagined by the creator probably smells of vanilla air freshener, vanilla custard with coumarin, and cleaner with camphor and cucal. That’s what it smells like: vanilla, custard, and camphor balls stuck together. The library I used to visit smelled of armpits in summer and cigarettes stored away in winter. If I were artistic, I might imagine leather, cedar, musk, tobacco, tea, or soapy vetiver with a hint of chamomile. But those are my mental fantasies. The one this perfume occupies is the creator’s, whoever they may be, and their library smells of vanilla. Upon trying ‘Whispers in the Library’, I sense a radioactive mix to kill moths: spicy vanilla, woody, with that greasy aura of patchouli, spicy, cloyingly sweet and over-vanillised. I find it utterly hideous, as if you’d applied a mothball concoction and then rubbed vanilla pudding all over yourself. No notable evolution and cloying. If you want to imagine it, mix Dior Addict with a mothball bag. It’s oppressive, burnt, and woosly sweet; if they gift this to me, I’ll be furious.
When I came to the USA, I spent my free time in the bookstore and it smelled of armpits and damp feet 🤮😷😆 but in reality this perfume represents an old-fashioned bookstore where I imagine the people visiting were interested in everything that could be found there and not low-quality people who just come to waste time and protect themselves from the cold or heat, I am reminded of that time when books had wooden paste and I suppose some paint that smelled sweet, because that is what woody vanilla really smells like 🪵 but not sugary vanilla like the one you find by the tons in perfumes today. No, this is a more real and serious vanilla, I love this perfume, it projects for about 4 hours even wearing a mask 😷 and then stays quite close to the skin, I applied it yesterday around 5 pm and this morning I could still smell that sweet wood, in me it lasts much, much longer.
I tried this perfume two days ago, just one spray on my wrist and I can still smell it. I’d say it smells as if someone with a huge book collection invited you to have tea with butter cookies. It’s potent and more masculine at the start, but in its dry-down it seemed more feminine to me. It smells a bit like an old perfume; its final dry-down smells a bit like Coco Mademoiselle to me, but I think I’m the only one who perceives it that way, it might be my imagination.
I tried this perfume two days ago, a single spray on my wrist and I can still smell it. I would say it smells as if someone with a huge book collection invited you to have tea with butter cookies. It is a bit potent and more masculine at the start, but in its dry-down I thought it was more feminine. It smells a bit like an old perfume, to me its final dry-down smells a bit like Coco Mademoiselle, but I see I am the only one so it may be my imagination.
I will start by confessing that I do not have this fragrance in my collection, but I am DYING to include it and use it on very special occasions. Said that, I also confess that I am intrigued (in the best way) who could wear this fragrance on a daily basis. I find the idea behind Maison Margiela’s fragrances, which try to evoke situations rather than produce a pleasant smell, very mysterious and interesting. This one, along with ‘By The Fireplace’, I think are the most effective in achieving their goal. The fragrance smells like books, like paper with a little moisture and wood, with that old touch of second-hand bookstores, and yes, a bit of vanilla. I think the scent is not very versatile to use as a daily fragrance, but without a doubt it is very interesting and pleasant. Used in the correct situations (autumn/winter, indoors, and close-proximity interactions) this fragrance will undoubtedly generate compliments. Personally, I think I will buy the 10ml decant (Margiela seems a bit expensive for the 100ml ones) and I assure you that when I use it, I will be like the first day I smelled it, having sensations of the aroma as if they were lines of cocaine imagining myself in a library searching for books on the most hidden shelves. Highly recommended to know it, but if you can smell it before buying it and, definitely, I think it is better to go for 10ml instead of 100ml.
I confess I don’t own this fragrance, but I’m dying to include it in special occasions. I’m also intrigued by who would wear it daily. I find the idea of Maison Margiela evoking situations rather than pleasant scents very mysterious. This one, along with ‘By the Fireplace’, are the most effective. It smells of books, damp paper, and wood, with that antique touch of second-hand bookshops and a hint of vanilla. It’s not very versatile for everyday wear, but it’s interesting and pleasant. Used in autumn/winter, indoors, and in close-proximity situations, it will undoubtedly generate compliments. I think I’ll buy the 10ml decant (Margiela seems too expensive for 100ml) and I assure you that when I use it, I’ll be like on the first day, stepping through the aroma as if they were lines of cocaine, imagining myself in a library searching for books on hidden shelves. Highly recommended to try it, but sniff before buying; I definitely think it’s worth going for 10ml rather than 100.
To me, it smells like vanilla ice cream, nothing more, I have an old library scented candle at home and yes, that one does, and the vanilla is noticeable, but in this perfume I notice nothing else. I love the concept of this collection, the marketing is very seductive, but I have not found any that make me feel they have nailed it, perhaps the Lazy Mondays one which smells like laundry detergent (still, I would go for the Narciso Rodriguez Poudree, which nails it much more). Rather than encapsulating a situation, what I find in these perfumes is a direct scent to something that can be related to the situation of the perfume’s name, for example, Flower Market -> flowers, Bubble Bath -> soap, Concert -> marijuana, Under The Lemon Trees, hmm let’s see if you can guess it haha, and so on with all of them. A brand that works in a very interesting way with this concept of capturing environments is Zoologist Perfumes, tremendous, 100% recommended, that said, some are very challenging, there you will enjoy smelling.
The woods and other notes I can’t identify are very noticeable; otherwise, it wouldn’t smell so strange. It’s not just a vanilla perfume; I think they’ve achieved the effect of an old library full of super-old books and dusty curtains well. There was a moment it even seemed to smell like a vintage wardrobe. I put it in my hair and the scent lasted all day and all night; I woke up and it was still there. It’s quirky and special.
The woods and other notes I cannot identify are very noticeable; otherwise, it would not smell so strange, it is not just a vanilla perfume, I believe they have achieved the effect of an old library full of super old books and dusty curtains well… there was a moment I even thought it smelled like a vintage wardrobe. I put some on my hair and the scent lasted all day and all night, I woke up and it was still there..🤷🏻♀️ it is weird and special.
Marvelous. I wished to have it since I smelled it and finally it is mine. It seems so special to me…
It’s woody and sweet. You can make it more feminine by adding vanilla to another vanilla-heavy perfume. It smells like a library with closed windows because it’s raining outside, full of old books whose pages are fading and falling out. You’ll smell the old wooden tables and chairs, a bit old and sweet. It’s not for everyone; test before buying. For me, it’s very unisex, but tends to be masculine. Perfect for autumn, mysterious, nostalgic, ideal for rainy days and relaxed Sundays.
It is woody and sweet. You can make it even more feminine if you add a touch of vanilla from another vanilla perfume you have. It smells like a library but in the section where the windows are closed because it is raining outside, and in that section there are many old books. Those whose pages have faded with time and are falling out of the book. You can smell the scent of old wooden tables and chairs. A bit old and a bit sweet. This is not a perfume for everyone. You should try this perfume before buying it. For me, this perfume is very unisex, but it tends to be more masculine. Perfect for autumn. It is mysterious, nostalgic, and suitable for rainy days and relaxed Sundays.
I do not know this original and doubt I can access it soon, but I have an inspiration from the English brand Parlour, ‘Soft Speech 1735’, and at least that version achieves the simplicity of the few notes mentioned here. At least this version does achieve that sensation of old leaves and books, and finishes with a very well-balanced and elegant fragrance between soft woody notes, a ‘dry’ vanilla, if you like. Very unisex.
Tell me I’m crazy, tell me I’m silly, but it has nothing to do with the notes… but I swear this fragrance smells 90% like Mon Guerlain Intense. I’ve had this perfume for over a year, and every time I spray it, I smell the lavender-vanilla, extremely powdery scent of Mon Guerlain. However, I thought perhaps it was my imagination, perhaps my own madness, but no people, today with the chilly autumn air, I tried it once and once again I smell Mon Guerlain Intense. I have both, and believe me, when tested side by side, they are very similar. I am sure this fragrance has undeclared lavender; I understand every nose is a world, but my nose cannot be more wrong… I am trying to be precise and objective… It is worth noting that the liquid in my bottle has macerated so, so well that it is very potent, which is why my comparison with the Intense version of Mon Guerlain… Or one of two things: either I was sold a bottle refilled with another fragrance, or I am simply very mistaken. I doubt the fragrance is not original, as I bought it directly from Sephora USA, but well… I hope someone else tells me if they agree with me, and I am not the only crazy person.
My boyfriend’s favourite. To me, it smells like whisky, with that mix of alcohol, vanilla, and barrel wood, also fruity. I would definitely buy it because we love it.