Musc – Eau de Parfum

first impressions: it may not be listed in the notes but its the patchouli that i get the most out of this especially in the opening. it has the same crystallized, grainy, gritty, raspy, cool, dark earthy green patchouli in the opening as in Angel by Mugler for example. but what bothers me about this is it has a synthetic, chemically finish. like a nail polish or some kind of paint. there is a very faint suggestion of sweetness, but sweet in a way how nail polish is ever so slightly plasticy, chemically sweet. it could be the synthetic musk compound that they used in this. although the farther away my skin is on my nose, the more i get that cool, crisp, clean patchouli musk that it's suppose to be. as it's drying down on my skin, it's getting woodier. kind of like a varnished wood. like smelling a brand new wooden closet or side table where you smell both the polished wood and the varnish...perhaps cedary notewise, but still the overall texture is gritty and cool because of that patchouli on the top. it's also cool in a lightly mentholated way because of the patchouli as well. as its drying down, the musk note is revealing itself more. it's that synthetic musk note that i smell in a couple of contemporary musky fragrances like Carnicure by Marlou and the Original Musk eau de toilette by Kiehl's. its that sort of fuzzy, kinda warm, almost peppery but artificial musk that is quite plasticy but still pretty soft. like a robotic sci-fi fluffy cat. this sample vial of the eau de parfum that i brought from Luckyscent circa 2021 sort of fits that category of minimalist anti-perfume perfume trend, which features a solo or duet or small ensemble of aromachemicals that makes you smelling like a tolerably pleasant chemical. this really makes me curious of the vintage batches of this fragrance tbh. its very tenacious on my skin. it stuck itself on a spot on my arm for hours. i need to wear this for a proper testing to get its overall sillage and how it would react with sweat, body heat and environment.

finally gave it a full wearing despite the inconvenient luckyscent dabber applicator. it is a plasticy, waxy musk with the grittiness and raspiness from the patchouli that feels a bit more chewy than green or mentholated. but in its sillage, it warms up into a pretty soft, fine, sparkling, powdery, peppery, vaguely floral, clean musk that almost reminds me of an old floral scented dusting powder, which gives me a comforting, nostalgic feel. i don't get much of that earthy mushroomy note that a lot of people mention. although to be fair, i dont have much experience with mushrooms aside from the ones in ready-made food, since i live in a semi-rural, semi-urban, tropical, humid climate with not much vast cool forestry where i would find some fungal growth anywhere. but i'd say i fortunately get more of the musk than the patchouli. as it further locks in to my skin i can get the rose, cloves and patchouli combination that reminds me a little bit of coco by chanel. a bit soapy, a bit coca cola like, almost suggesting a chypre-like tone in the style of chypre 21 or even soir de lune, but not as strong and full-on as any of those of course. the further my nose is away from my skin, catching a whiff of it, the musk softens and blends those rose-chypre potential notes into a soft, powdery musk mush that feels clean and cozy. this stage gets warmer on my skin and breaks down that waxy-plasticy, peppery musk that hits me in the opening. both musk and patchouli, which are the 2 main notes in this scent, are tenacious. so it's almost a contest of which one will stand the last on my skin. by the next day i would still suddenly catch a whiff of that soft and smooth musk-cleansed patchouli that is really warm, cozy and satisfying. due to the intimate and simplistic nature of this musk, and the tenacity of it, it almost becomes a part of you. like a part of what you naturally smell like, once a day has passed after i put this on me.

This scent has sort of been an obsession lately , because it's a scent rather than a perfume , which is nice for a change. Now first I have to say it is very faint, very natural and maybe undetectable by others , but it's a great scent to wear for your own pleasure. A skin scent ! It is earthy wet moist musk , like you came in from a walk in the woods and layed in your clean bedsheets ,,,, with the window open. Smells slightly slept in but still fresh. It's sexy ! Nothing sour like some other muskc have which I am not a fan of. I like my musk fresh and creamy and natural. This isn't the creamy kind but it's earthy and fresh and moist. I do not smell any of the individual notes listed. It is very faint to me all in all, it's the perfect scent to wear when you don't want perfume. It's perfectly unisex as it suggests. This is a scent , not a perfume. I have the gold and the silver spray. Gold one is the same as the oil but maybe not as concentrated. I need a good 4 to 6 sprayes to get enough pleasure out of it ! It's expensive and available at Luckyscent only. I would like to explore this house a little more. High quality !

erase and rewind , ok i am ashamed to say this was a blind buy for me , i was super excited because i love musk, my adored narciso edt has been my most complimented scent ever, so i am always in search of the next wow me musk , honestly my first impression was 1) the bottle was really cute and 2) i did got the famous mushroom smells most people talk about, after that quite honeslty i did not smell anything i can put my finger on , it is pleasant but it is quite a strange perfume it gets better with time, after 3 or more hours the magic happens so at first i was regreting my purchase so much . after a while the perfume combines with your own chemestry and then boom it is so amazing i really have no words to describe it , it smells like a bulldog puppy , it smells like clean fur , like delicious fur coat , anyways today i realized of how powerful this scent is because for the first time since my beloved narciso someone came close and had to ask me what was i wearing , it is that kind of fume , some will not notice but the ones that do will be gravitating to you like a magnet !

Ok, I am not going to lie: I put this on and I was worried about the looks/comments I would get. I mean, we live in a world where the masses think Victoria Secret Body mist is the end all to be all. This Musc would not please the masses... It is dank. It is almost obscene. It is definitely dirty. And I love it. I do not smell powder at all (thank goodness) nor do I smell rose (another thank goodness). The animalistic musk and sandlewood are the main act. But I, like other reviewers, smell "something" else. It is so hard to define. My brain is desperately searching for that something associated with a memory but I am at a loss. But even with all the "dirt" there is a cleanliness about this scent which is a huge part of its appeal. This scent does bad things to me. It will be hard for me to concentrate today I feel so animalistic. I wholeheartedly disagree with the notes listed but I believe in this complex concoction: so very unique.