Acne Studios
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Acne Studios by Frederic Malle opens on aldehydes, bergamot and mandarin, crisp and slightly soapy in the way clean cotton is soapy. Peach and orange blossom soften the heart, with violet, rose, lily-of-the-valley and jasmine keeping it light rather than heavy. The base turns warm and powdery: sandalwood, frankincense, musk, vanilla and heliotrope, with Iso E Super giving it a smooth, woody hum. Released in 2024, it's built for men and women alike, and suits anyone who wants a fresh floral that never turns sugary. Voters wear it in spring, during the day, and it earns its keep at work too. Longevity leans long-lasting in the community vote, and sillage leans moderate. A 10ml decant is enough to live with it through a few working weeks before you decide.
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The community verdict
Fresh and powdery, Acne Studios pairs bright aldehydes and mandarin with peach, violet and a sandalwood base. The largest groups report long-lasting wear and moderate projection. It feels especially apt for spring days and works at the office, with a clean floral-woody character.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Aldehydes
- Bergamot
- Mandarin
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Basewhat lingers
- Frankincense
- Heliotrope
- Iso E Super
- Musk
- Sandalwood
- Vanilla
- Brand
- Frederic Malle
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2024
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Frederic Malle Acne Studios, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Peach and violet on crisp paper in a pale, airy studio.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Aldehydes
- Bergamot
- Mandarin
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Frankincense
- Heliotrope
- Iso E Super
- Musk
- Sandalwood
- Vanilla
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity438 votes
Most voted: 49%Long lasting
36%Moderate
Sillage444 votes
Most voted: 50%Moderate
37%Strong
Season438 votes
Most voted: 56%Spring
24%Summer
Time of day438 votes
Most voted: 57%Daytime
29%Office
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Longevity438 votes
- Very weak2%9 votes
- Weak3%13 votes
- Moderate36%158 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)49%213 votes
- Eternal10%45 votes
Sillage444 votes
- Intimate8%36 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)50%221 votes
- Strong37%165 votes
- Enormous5%22 votes
Season438 votes
- Spring (Most voted)56%245 votes
- Summer24%105 votes
- Autumn15%64 votes
- Winter5%24 votes
Time of day438 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)57%249 votes
- Office29%129 votes
- Evening9%39 votes
- Night out5%21 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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The house
More from Frederic Malle
Frederic Malle is a French niche house that began in 2000, and its perfumes favour depth and structure over passing trends. Rose, amber and musk run through the range, often warmed with cinnamon, cloves or saffron and grounded in patchouli and sandalwood. Portrait of a Lady is the one to try first: a dark, spiced rose resting on amber. Musc Ravageur, from the house's first year, is warm, powdery musk with vanilla. Promise turns rose earthy and woody, while The Moon sets sweet fruit against oud. Acne Studios goes the other way, fresh and aldehydic. Wear two or three for a week and the house style soon comes into focus.
Frequently asked questions
What does Frederic Malle Acne Studios smell like?
Frederic Malle Acne Studios opens with Aldehydes, Bergamot and Mandarin. The heart brings Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Orange Blossom and Peach. It dries down to Frankincense, Heliotrope, Iso E Super and Musk.
Is Frederic Malle Acne Studios long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (49% of votes), and 59% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (50% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Frederic Malle Acne Studios good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it most for spring, but summer still takes 24% of season votes.
Is Frederic Malle Acne Studios good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 5% of season votes go to winter.
Is Frederic Malle Acne Studios for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 86% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 14% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Frederic Malle Acne Studios to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 29% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Frederic Malle Acne Studios?
Acne Studios is made by Frederic Malle. It was launched in 2024.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Frederic Malle Acne Studios?
A 10ml decant of Frederic Malle Acne Studios holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Frederic Malle perfumes can I try?
Besides Frederic Malle Acne Studios, 10ML has Portrait of a Lady, Musc Ravageur and Promise from Frederic Malle, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Frederic Malle Acne Studios decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Frederic Malle Acne Studios decant is filled by hand from an original Frederic Malle bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.