Max Mara Le Parfum, released in 2008, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Max Mara Le Parfum: musky, sweet and fresh spicy, about 6h on skin, projection 6/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Max Mara Le Parfum we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Shares a prominent clean musky foundation reminiscent of the dry-down found in Max Mara Le Parfum.
It shares its musky, powdery and woody accords with Max Mara Le Parfum, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 9,410 community ratings.
Brings a similar woody and musky profile that sits in the same family as Max Mara Le Parfum.
It shares its woody, musky and fresh spicy accords with Max Mara Le Parfum, opens on Pink Pepper too, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 746 community ratings.
Explores a powdery floral direction that feels reminiscent of the heart notes in Max Mara Le Parfum.
It shares its woody, powdery and musky accords with Max Mara Le Parfum, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 139 community ratings.
Presents an alternative take on soft spices and woods in a similar aesthetic realm.
It shares its woody, fresh spicy and sweet accords with Max Mara Le Parfum, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 117 community ratings.
Evokes the warm musky and soft spicy character of Max Mara Le Parfum, leaning into a slightly more floral space.
It shares its fresh spicy, musky and soft spicy accords with Max Mara Le Parfum, opens on Pink Pepper too, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 1,264 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Michal Szulc Sale Perfume 01, at about $35 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 20% less than Max Mara Le Parfum.
Korloff Paris Iris Dore, at about 6h on skin, against about 6h for Max Mara Le Parfum.
Oriflame Paradise, at 78% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc For Her actually costs about $75 a year MORE than Max Mara Le Parfum. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Korloff Paris Iris Dore comes closest at 6.3h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Max Mara Le Parfum notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-10.