Maison Mataha Perfumes: A Complete Guide to Every Fragrance (2026)

Maison Mataha is a Parisian niche house built by a couple of amateur perfume collectors who cared about one thing above all: quality juice with real longevity and sillage. Working with CPL Aromas and master perfumer Vincent Ricord, they launched their debut, Escapade Gourmande, in 2020, and the house has kept a tight, gourmand-leaning collection ever since — clean compositions built around a few bold ingredients rather than sprawling note lists. We stock five Maison Mataha extraits at Redolia, each $215, and this guide covers every one with its real notes.

Every note list below is from the published pyramid. These are extraits de parfum, so expect richness and staying power throughout.

The story of Maison Mataha

The founders started as collectors, not industry insiders — a Parisian couple frustrated that so much of what they smelled was weak or forgettable. Their fix was to obsess over concentration and materials, partnering with the fragrance house CPL Aromas and perfumer Vincent Ricord to get it right. Escapade Gourmande was the result, and it set the template: gourmand, comforting, and built to last.

What's kept the house interesting is that it didn't just repeat that hit. It brought in other perfumers — Elise Pierre, Olivier Maurel, Dominique Preyssas — for later releases, so the line has range within its sweet-and-cozy lane: crème brûlée, coffee, brownie, marshmallow-berry, and a velvety peach. What surprised us with the testers is the performance: at extrait strength these punch well above their $215 price and last most of a day.

Every Maison Mataha fragrance we carry, explained

Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande

Escapade Gourmande ($215), by Vincent Ricord, is the debut and the house signature — a crème-brûlée amber-vanilla. Sugar cane up top; vanilla and tonka bean in the heart; benzoin and musk at the base. It's warm, comforting and appetizing without turning cheap or synthetic — the "smells like dessert but wears like a grown-up" idea done right. Cold weather, and the first Maison Mataha to try.

Maison Mataha Café des Délices

Café des Délices ($215), also by Vincent Ricord, is the coffee gourmand — biscuit and coffee up top, vanilla in the heart, tonka and musk underneath. It's roastier and less sweet than Escapade Gourmande, reading like a warm latte rather than a custard. For coffee lovers who want cream, not syrup. Autumn and winter.

Maison Mataha Brownie Pop

Brownie Pop ($215), by Elise Pierre, is the most literal dessert — brown sugar on top; biscuit, hazelnut, popcorn and chocolate in the middle; vanilla and sandalwood underneath. The popcorn-and-chocolate accord gives it a salty-sweet, movie-theatre quality, grounded by sandalwood so it doesn't collapse into candy. For anyone who wants their gourmand to smell like an actual baked good.

Maison Mataha Évasion Bonbon

Évasion Bonbon ($215), by Olivier Maurel, is the fruity-floral outlier — strawberry, marshmallow and caramel up top; ylang-ylang and jasmine in the heart; vanilla and musk at the base. Where the others are brown-and-beige, this one is pink: a marshmallow-and-berry sweetness lifted by white florals. The most playful and the most spring-friendly of the five.

Maison Mataha Pêche Velours

Pêche Velours ($215), by Dominique Preyssas, is the velvety peach — peach up top; violet, tuberose and jasmine in the heart; vanilla, musk and sandalwood at the base. It's a soft, creamy fruity-floral, less overtly gourmand than the others and more of a skin-warm peach-and-flowers. For someone who wants Maison Mataha's cozy quality in a fresher, floral form. Spring and all-year.

Maison Mataha comparison table

Which Maison Mataha fragrance should you choose?

Start with Escapade Gourmande — it's the debut, the signature, and the best intro to the house's cozy amber-vanilla style. Go to Café des Délices if you want coffee over custard, Brownie Pop if you want a full-on chocolate dessert, and Évasion Bonbon for something pink, fruity and playful. Choose Pêche Velours if you want the house quality in a softer, floral-peach form rather than a sweet gourmand. Since all five are $215 extraits, pick by flavor — the concentration and performance are consistent across the line.

Frequently asked questions

Is Maison Mataha worth it? For gourmand lovers, yes — these are extraits de parfum at $215 with strong longevity and projection, made with quality materials via CPL Aromas. The house is specifically praised for performance, so you're getting rich, long-lasting juice for the price.

What is the best Maison Mataha fragrance? Escapade Gourmande, the crème-brûlée debut, is the signature and the best starting point. Café des Délices (coffee) and Brownie Pop (chocolate) are the other standouts for gourmand fans.

What does Escapade Gourmande smell like? A warm crème-brûlée: sugar cane, vanilla and tonka over benzoin and musk. Comforting and dessert-like but polished rather than cheap-sweet, and it lasts most of a day.

Do Maison Mataha perfumes last long? Yes — longevity is the house's whole reason for existing. As extraits they project well and wear for many hours, among the better performers at their price point.

Are Maison Mataha fragrances unisex? Yes. All five are listed for women and men; the gourmands wear as shared scents, and even the fruitier Évasion Bonbon and Pêche Velours are unisex-friendly.

Which Maison Mataha is least sweet? Café des Délices (roasty coffee-cream) and Pêche Velours (soft peach-floral) are the least sugary; Brownie Pop and Évasion Bonbon are the sweetest.

What smells similar to Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande? It sits in the cozy amber-vanilla/crème-brûlée space; within what we carry, Indult Tihota is a purer vanilla and Giardini di Toscana Bianco Latte a milkier one, while Escapade Gourmande is the caramelized-sugar take.

Browse all five on our Maison Mataha collection page, read our Redolia Journal guides to vanilla and gourmand scents, or come test them at our boutique at 92 West Main St, Somerville, NJ. Questions? Email info@redolia.com.