Pure Musk

you just got out of the shower, put on your white robe that has been washed with baby fabric softener and laundry detergent, put on a thick layer of a musk scented lotion, powdered your body with italian body powder, and put a bit of an arab musk tahara perfume oil on your pulse points - this is what pure musk smells like. it smells so smooth, fluffy, airy and gently soapy - literally like baby laundry detergent and a body cream. the scent is not sharp at all, but so comforting to smell. this is what a cloud smells like to me. to my nose, the scent is just a tiny bit floral but still a heavy fresh musk bomb. it's not sharp or strong when you get hit by a waft of this fragrance. however, if you're expecting an "actual freshly washed clothes", laundry detergent, cotton ball, and cleaning supplies type of scent, then this is not what your looking for. it is still worth the 20 bucks, if not less because you literally can't go wrong with a fragrance like this, which could be anyone's signature scent. it's definitely a feminine leaning fragrance but totally unisex - anyone can wear it anytime. the perfume is definitely office and school friendly, and also suitable for the gym or literally any occasion and season. the fragrance develops from a kinda floral and fresh musk to a creamy and smoooooth clean, airy, creamy and fresher musk - just your skin but better. not to sound crazy or anything, but i believe this fragrance seriously will smell like your skin - even when you are dirty, sweaty and haven't washed yourself, because i did notice that the perfume turned into something earthy and kinda dirty on unwashed and dry skin after 4-5 hours. it enhances your own actual smell, but this earthy, mossy smell dissapeared after hitting hour 6. the longevity of this fragrance is absolutely INSANE. i sprayed the perfume on my left hand without any moisturizer and the right hand with a lotion. after 12 hours, the fragrance is still detectable on my left hand (even after washing it!!) but it will probably fade away after 14-16 hours on dry skin. but on my right hand - oh boy it's LASTSSSS!!! after 12 hours and washing my hand, the fragrance is as strong like when i applied it. on moisturized skin, i bet it can last until the next shower and still be noticable. and this baby doesn't project too much but other people will smell it on you from around 5 meters maximum. pure musk projects and wafts so nicely in the air without causing a headache or discomfort. i won't get over this fragrance for a while - i'm OBSESSEDDD. :)

I need to let this settle for a bit, as it sat in a postal locker all day and is warm, but first impressions are really good. I was shocked at how nice the packaging was! I know it doesn't matter as far as quality is concerned, but I paid so little for a full bottle, and it came in a luxurious box and a bottle much nicer in person than is pictured. I know this is going to be a favorite. I'm already considering using it to help with the projection and longevity with my far more pricey, niche musk fragrances. EDIT 8/26/23 - Allowing this to sit has done wonders. It really is a gorgeous musk - not entirely clean, but not terribly dirty either. It is powdery for certain, and the florals add a little sweetness and femininity to a perfectly unisex scent. My skin does not do well with musk. I'm not sure if it's skin chemistry of an anosmia to particular types of musk, but this one lasts with decent sillage and longevity. It stands out from other musk dominant fragrances I own because of this, even though there are a few, Luten's Claire de Musc and Chanel's 1957 come to mind, that are more beautiful but vanish in record time. This works well on it's own, and I imagine it would be great to layer with any number of scents, though I rarely, if ever, do so. If you have a lover of musk in your social or family circle, this would be a great gift due to the scent as well as to the beautiful packaging. I'm quite pleased, especially for the price!

very very much like musk mood lattafa, but that's fine by me because MM is one of my faves and I'm almost through my current bottle. Afnan is maybe less complex, but it's actually even cleaner and more bright than MM. Airy and fresh on top and soapy and fatty-creamy underneath, like fresh sheets that have been airing and drying on the line. there's a little floral powder but it's not specific, lily and jasmine i think, but in like clean ghostly soap foam form. It lacks the vanilla-wax sweetness of the Lattafa Musk which i miss, though the Afnan Musk does also sweeten up a little on drydown. The Afnan Musk also lacks the scratchy woody/grassy note from the base of the Lattafa, which i'm glad to do without. You very much don't need both (though i probably will keep both on hand because i'm obsessed with this type of scent lol), but I'm glad I got the Afnan, and if you're deciding between the two I'd go with the Afnan because it feels more modern and even more clean and fresh. Also the Afnan sprayer and cap fit is better than the Lattafa ribbon bottle so it's a more polished hand feel. There's an aspect to the drydown of this that is so nostalgic to me, like a slightly sweet laundry detergent we used to use when I was a kid, or an ironing spray or something. Clean and warm and cozy!

At the beginning, this comes off as a non descript semi sweet, clean musk. It must be the florals..but guys, this is a unique clean, it's not like cleaning supplies or fresh laundry/linen. It's powdery, fuzzy, almost too strong (which I like) and it puts me in a nest of comfort. It smells like ... a pristine, white unicorn. And I love smelling that way!! There's no animalic notes in this, but musk can be that way sometimes, you know? I've had other musk, but this is the best one?? I love musky, powdery scents. The longevity is about 4 hours on skin but 8 hours on clothes. The packaging is superb too. I can't believe I only paid 29$ for this. The bottle is very nice, it feels premium and more expensive than what it is. Officially my clean girl scent so I can be the cleanest bitch everywhere at all times.

i am commenting again because i NEED to describe the vibe of this fragrance. this is exactly what 'the truman show' would smell like. the mega mansion in 'ex machina', the capitol in 'the hunger games', the entire movie 'her', utopia in 'the giver' would all smell like this. it's the type of clean soapy smell that you get from hours and hours of cleaning non stop. it erases all malodors allowing you to exist in your own cocoon of purity while the world burns all around you. this fragrance stays close but does not underperform. it's haunting and beautiful and clingy and heartbreaking but it's also linear and never changes. it ask you not to change either because everything is so perfect and yes there's a lot of pain in the world but it's not in this room. i am obsessed!!!!!!!!!!!