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kasper33 – :
The listings on ebay for this are fake – don’t waste your money. Maxim PH was discontinued 30+ years ago. Don’t fall for the ebay listings, primarily out of Buffalo and Brooklyn NY of course. If you get my drift Vito.
I had Maxim Pour Homme in the late 80’s. I’ve never smelled a fragrance quite like it in my fragrance journey of 3 decades. I’m not saying it’s my favorite, but it’s certainly a memorable scent. The closest fragrance to it that I own is Oscar De la Renta Pour Lui… but Maxim has a fresher, deeper, more masculine composition.
Nevertheless, be weary of the ebay listings for this fragrance and several reviews below me from people that have no other reviews on fragrantica other than Maxim Pour Homme. They very well could “make you an offer you can’t refuse.” Don’t fall for those clearly shilling for their ebay listing.
whnvbuwgcwl – :
A bomb of a perfume!Total love to this fragrance,every time i use it ,it makes me feel like a god,smoky leathery,spicy,blended to the perfection,it is worth to be bought without esitations,for the manly men and for the lover of brutal fragrances.
hvh998speagoessenda – :
people stop saying reformulation.there isnt any.its all original it was only out for a short time.it was never reformulated.
empasiash – :
my post is under this one its got me down as a guest but im signed in..i just want to add the only thing out there that even comes close to maxim sis one million intense…and still its not even close but its the closest ive come
В.САНЁК – :
This fragrance is gorgeous and I cannot believe it doesn’t receive more attention. Maxim’s Pour Homme is a masculine woods, leather, spice and floral blend in that order. To me, it’s just a very lovable well-blended scent that is perfect for a Spring or Fall evening. If you’re looking for a quality gentleman’s chypre, you cannot do much better than this one.
Performance is solid in that it lasts 7-hours and projects moderately on my skin, which is perfect for this kind of fragrance. Cheers!
Porlezof – :
I’ve been checking out Maxim’s Pour Homme for several months and so far really like it. ‘Mysticman’s’ description is apt …. this is a ‘Parisian’ scent in the very best way. And so how could this be named anything else? The historic Maxim’s de Paris was the place of distinction for the likes of Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Pierre Cardin and a host of other iconic French celebrities. The smooth potpourri of oakmoss, leather, carnation and woods amounts to an elegant and uniquely bohemian composition reminiscent of french cafe culture. Get the vintage (three ingredient box) if you can!
C’est très magnifique!
kazarik – :
Very , very sexy perfume for men ! Maxim’s pour homme , it’s a timeless treasure , very class.
Strong / Dark / Black / Night spirit…try it !
Ilya132006 – :
Absolutely wonderful.
I am at a loss of words to describe this juice, and it may be because NOTHING nowadays smells like this. Also, it’s such a multifaceted fragrance that it is very hard to pick one note (I smell oakmoss, I smell leather, I smell a very spicy carnation…)and additionally, this smells like the 80’s. Yep, proudly so, and wonderfully so I would add.
The flowery heart reminds me of a lot of ladies fumes. Which ones? Who knows.
The bottle I got has a very light projection and longevity. I do not know how powerful the original was, but it’s still a fragrance to cherish.
In short, you must experience Maxim’s.
Smell great my friends.
volodimir – :
Maxim’s (I have the original formula) is a paradox. It’s clearly a modern fougere with oriental elements, but it somehow conjures up an earlier more genteel time. The Art Nouveau packaging enhances this aura of La Belle Epoch, and the scent brings to mind images of Paris around the turn of the twentieth century. I can imagine sitting in a Parisian cafe seeing posters by Alfons Mucha and Toulouse-Lautrec … hearing music by Debussy, Faure and Ravel … watching the passers-by in their finery.
Elegant, complex, smooth and refined are all words I’d use to describe the scent of Maxim’s, and it’s one I still wear regularly.
nikitalumar – :
I must have received a bad bottle. That’s the only explanation for its complete lack of longevity and thinness.
Smell’s good for the 30 minutes it lasts. The scent from my bottle isn’t deep and dark like others have posted. And nothing like Balenciaga PH. To be honest, I get a vibe similar to a less fresh Coolwater. I also get more florals than many other notes. Guess I will need to hunt down vintage juice in order to experience what most reviewers enjoy about this fragrance.
Scent: 7/10
Longevity: 1/10
Projection: good for 30 minutes and then nothing
stepashkam – :
Another great heavy hitter from the 80s. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the similarities to Antaeus or Balenciaga Pour Homme; Maxim’s smells very much like either or both of those.
Like most 80s powerhouse fragrances, Maxim’s is heavy and thick, with a million notes crammed into it, all trying to get the spotlight. It’s intensely spicy, woody, animalic and leathery all at once. It’s a strong scent, though I wouldn’t say its sillage is mind-blowing.
Excellent scent here, even if it’s not particularly unique for its era.
My rating: 8.5/10
igorlov09 – :
I am fortunate to have had a bottle of the vintage fragrance and try to wear every so often over the past two years. I remember falling in love with this when I first tried it, but something has happened…it now hardly lasts 2 hours! And if you’re familiar with the stinky opening of this one, the good stuff (REALLY good stuff), takes a while to get to, and sadly I only get to experience what this gem has to offer for a short time. Classic structure with modern luxury! Thumbs up!
pbx772JeomiWogkig – :
Guys, may you keep a secret for you.
This fragrance seems to be the illegitimate father of Clive Christian No. 1.
Look at all those similar notes and the similar smell.
But psst, keep that for you!
petak2 – :
Ah, the good ol’ days! This is a wonderful powdery aromatic with touches of floral, the perfect male counterpart to Maxim’s for women. You can actually smell the womens version in there (a musky floral chypre). That’s how they seemed to create mens and womens fragrances back then. It actually complimented each other, which shows back then they knew how to create good balances between fragrances. None of “this note is masculine, this note is feminine” thing.
Pour Homme is big and masculine from the get go. Bright, outdoorsy and green notes segue into powdery and aromatic notes. As the powder relaxes, light and bright floral touches appear. Then, as if creating an ombre effect, the floral deepens to old world rose notes, ending with a classic oakmoss patchouli and vetiver base.
I say you can never go wrong with these type of fragrances, provided you go lightly with it. It is elegant, yet warm and nuzzly as it dries down. A great unsung classic.
zm8724 – :
This appeared on the scene when rosey florals for men were hot-the end of the 1980s. Equitos, Tenere, Boss No 1, and Jazz all held lots of rose.
I found a bottle around 1992 on closeout and used it as a alternate signature through the lighter decade, simply for the fact that no one else used this class. My bottle is very low and many of the notes are off today-evident that I rocked Maxims in the day.
The bottle reminded me of a classy automobile grill, complete with the radiator cap. The light leather note reminded me of the seats in my dreamcar. It was luxurious and very French. It was always the fragrance I wore to dinner-hence its namesake.
I have always been a sucker for oakmoss and this held lots of it. The IFRA would confiscate my entire collection. The rose and jasmine stood out just enough.
Its too dark and traditional for todays lighter, sweeter crowd. I always yearn for a bottle, yet it has been reformulated. Such memories…
Update 12/27/2012-I found a vintage spay after years of searching. My fresh bottle radiates oakmoss, leather and sandalwood upon 1st spray. Wow, the florals keep popping up to flirt. No wonder the chypre is my favorite class? I have my mojo back!
electrik555 – :
I find this to be much more about wood and spices than leather. In fact, I get little to no leather from this fragrance. Instead, it is an oakmoss intensive ambery spicy wood lovers dream. It reminds me of Francesco Smalto without the smokiness and with some vanilla and lavender added. A very pleasant and warm fragrance, albeit very old school. If vintage is your thing, you will like this. It does dry down a little on the musky side, and salty at that.
DR_DRON – :
Take a typical but high-quality “women’s” chypre from the 1970s. Now remove most if not all of the aldehydes and dilute it 50% or so. Now take a typical “1980s power” scent marketed to men. Remove the fougere accord and dilute that scent at least 50%. Combine the two and you have something like this one. Seriously, the floral notes are strong enough in this one to work for women; it’s unisex, IMO. There is a slight animalic quality, probably from “dirty jasmine,” and a kind of leathery hum in the background. Overall, it’s a dry, floral/woody. I’m thinking this one would work for formal events these days, or for the aficionado who is seeking exactly this kind of thing. It’s natural smelling and lasts well but does not have very strong projection (“sillage”), though it’s not bad, and if I sprayed more it might be too strong.
Here is my old review from July, 2011:
This is a quality fragrance with at least decent longevity and projection/”silage.” There is, however, a kind of clash that I don’t find enjoyable. I think it might be the leather and wood. The leather is strong at first, then gives way to the wood. It may be the kind of thing that I can get used to and enjoy if I wear it a few more times. However, at the moment, I prefer leather fragrances like The Knize Ten and Gomma. I’m not a huge wood fragrance fan, though some with pine, like Green Jeans, I find enjoyable. As time goes on, it’s mostly a slightly vanillic, sligtly musky, woody fragrance. Perhaps it’s just a matter of which notes you enjoy most, but this one does not have a “wow factor” drydown for me.
KaBaScer – :
krmarich I think the perfume is available for purchase on their official site