Musk Malaki

Okay, first thing I have to say before anything else is that first thing you'll smell after first spray is freshly cutted black pepper and it's very good incorporated in this juice, it's so good. I can't even describe this, it's like if you made a salad of white flowers and add black pepper to it as seasoning. This is literally how it smells like, but it's so good. I literally can't even describe this. It's so good and it's very unisex. I can say this is absolutely unisex. I have never smelled more unisex fragrance than this one. It's not leaning to masculine, it's not leaning to feminine, it's straightforward, just unisex. Anybody can wear this at any age. You can wear this if you are 60, you can wear this if you are 15. Very versatile, very unisex, very unique. The only PROBLEM with this fragrance is that the longevity is like 10 minutes and projection is very intimate. It's just close to skin, so this is not like room filler or anything like a beast mode. It's just unisex, neutral, very airy, very unique and very soft fragrance, but it's great. I can't say anything else, it's great fragrance. If I had to rate it, I would say that it's probably like 8/10 but if the projection and longevity would be at least 30% better i would rate it higher!!

This is very challenging. I blind bought based on ratings and reviews. The notes look like it would be a lovely woody, musky leather scent. BUT... What I smell instead is something akin to the smell of a mechanic shop. This smells almost identical to what my hands smell like after working on my car (changing oil, replacing hoses, belts, etc.). This is not animalic. It's not woody, nor musky, nor spicy. It's industrial. And the performance is abysmal on my skin, which is probably a good thing since it's not in any way a pleasant smell. Unless you really enjoy the smell of hot metal and motor oil. However, oddly, on first spray, if you smell it from a few inches away, it smells almost rosy, but it's very faint. I also get that rose nuance on my clothes. But on skin, it all metal and motor oil. Not sure what to make of this one, and I'm not sure what most of these reviewers are smelling. I wish I smelled what they do, but I don't. EDIT: It seems you just need to smell this one from a distance. If you bury your nose into your skin, it’s very industrial/motor oil, but if you maintain a distance from the skin, it’s a pleasant soft musk with some floral rose undertones. Not bad. I’ll stick with this one and see if my opinion changes.

In the opening, I get a green/floral soapy musk. Shortly after, the show starts, and it becomes masculine by displaying animalic facets, with a noticeable smoke note and green undertones. The base is a soapy dark leather with a metallic facet (if it makes sense). The later drydown will go back towards a more unisex musk (keeping a hint of leather), right from where it started. Performance seems modest, but I get whiffs now and then, so not bad actually. (and its decent pricing allows for overspraying, and getting a strong projection - but I would advise against, as it might eventually become cloying in the long run). The Smoke note followed by the leather note (is there a drop of violet leaf, also?) made me think of Fahrenheit (very remotely). What an olfactive journey! A in nutshell: a very unique leather-y musk fragrance, kept on the masculine side of the border. While not hard to wear, it still might be the most challenging of Chopard's Malaki line, and I can see how it is a love or hate type of fragrance. For me, definitely a love! Fall days, 30+

This is a gorgeous fragrance. It's very similar to Lalique Pour Homme Equus, actually, but a bit juicier and sweeter. On me it opens very herbal, but a little bit powdery-- I think this is a combination of the top note musk accord with cedar in the middle. I would swear I can detect fresh herbs though, like coriander. There is a leather quality but definitely suede, not anything more aggressive than that. After a couple of minutes I get the black pepper too. It performs well on my skin, better than the others in the line, except for Black Incense Malaki. Glad I have them all, just missing the Oud Malaki-- but out of all, that one is actually the least interesting.

I find this fragrance definitely unisex and very soft, there is nothing sharp or loud in here. I can see myself wear this to work when I want to feel confident and put together. To me the musk in this feels like a clean, ironed collar shirt. You just feel serious wearing this without it being heavy. It says closer to the skin so people won't smell you from miles away so it's definitely office safe for this reason. Longevity is amazing, I can smell the musky scent on my skin the next morning still. I am a female and I enjoy wearing this a lot so if you are a lady and like to try something unisex this could be a good choice!