Up At Dawn by Maison Martin Margiela bottle
Maison Martin Margiela

Up At Dawn

4.4/5 · 5 votes Feminine 2025
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity4.0/5
Sillage3.1/5
Day67
Night33
Spring100
Summer67
Fall67
Winter33
Our take

Pink pepper opens with a crisp bite that feels like cool air against the skin. Elemi follows with a resinous lift that keeps the start from feeling heavy. The rose in the heart is sheer rather than lush, sitting lightly on the surface. Ambrette adds a soft grain that reads as warm skin rather than a loud floral. Orris brings a powdery hush that smooths the edges of the pepper without dulling it.

Moss and patchouli give the base an earthy floor that feels grounded and calm. Cashmeran wraps the woods in a gentle fuzz that never turns sharp. Musk sits close and steady, more texture than projection. The whole composition feels like walking through a garden where the sun has just cleared the roofline and the ground still holds a trace of night.

This is a fragrance built from daylight and soil. The rose and iris keep it feminine, while the moss and woods pull it toward the ground. It smells clean in a way that comes from nature, not from soap. The pink pepper sparkles, the orris powders, and the musk lingers. Up At Dawn is musky, rose, earthy, woody, floral, powdery, patchouli, mossy, iris, soft spicy.

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