Essence Musk

It was so hard to find this parfum and I was surprised and happy to find it here in Manila, it was a little pricey, but I say it's worth it. I live in a tropical country where I could use this everyday. Someone compared it to Lacoste L12 white and I have them both, so I did a comparison with one spray of Lacoste and Ferrari on both of my wrist. This is my honest review: At first few seconds they both have the citrusy scent, but the similarity stopped at around 5 minutes. The Lacoste stayed citrusy with a prominent sweet watermelon, while the Ferrari had little citrus but had prominent sweet musk. After 1 hour the Lacoste still had a little watermelon but the powdery scent was overtaking, the Ferrari lost the citrus and was replaced by sweet watermelon and aquatic at the same time and the sweet musk was still prominent. After 2 hours the Lacoste stayed the same with powder watermelon but it was barely noticeable. Ferrari still has great aquatic and sweet musk. After 5 hours and Lacoste was almost unnoticeable, but the Ferrari was still good with aquatic and sweet musk and I am really impressed with the longevity of this parfum. The only gripe I have is I wish it was little cheaper. BTW Lacoste doesn't have watermelon listed on the notes, but I really swear on smelling it prominently.

Blind buy that has blown me away. The smell is one of the most unique compositions I’ve ever experienced. Fresh elegance but leathery at times and always smooth with this subtle watermelon note that really compliments the fresh citrusy nature of this fragrance extremely well. There are fragrances that elicit compliments and then there are fragrances that short circuit a beautiful woman so intensely that she freezes in her tracks for about 7 seconds while helping with your bamboo massage bed. THIS IS THE LATTER!!!! In fact I was Not sure if she was is in distress or not, so I waited until she somewhat snapped out of it before asking if she was ok? Flush red in the face as if intoxicated, she kind of whispered “You smell really nice” and walked off as if embarrassed. I later walked in on her and 3 other co workers from the spa with a case of the “Gigglies”, as I entered the salt room. I’ve always had women react positively, but that was by far the most intense. Not sure what else I should say about this scent. .Except maybe that my next bottle arrives by fedex today. Reviews don’t do it justice. Trust me! This is special, and refined noses will notice it right away. Nice job Ferrari. -Boss

Here in the UK, we’ve been roasting in late August sun, and my house and all my rooms are glowing in the evening heat. No air con in this part of the world. After a cooling down shower, I liberally applied Essence Musk, and lay down on my bed, lights off and windows open to the dark sky. All I can hear are a few final bird calls, and the odd tractor transporting freshly harvested hay bales. The perfume is easy to wear in the heat - cooling almost. Top notes of sherbet fizz and light fluffy citrus, a lemon meringue pie scent - mouthwatering. After 20 mins or so, a minty nutmeg note starts to appear - a subtle mint, and not overwhelming. The watermelon sits alongside, infused with lavender. The watermelon grows and grows over the next 30 mins. And then, after an hour, the scent starts to fade and becomes something you need to search for. I’m tempted to reapply... I enjoyed that!

An ok fragrance on it's own, it's fresh, inoffensive, doesn't really last for a long time, slightly generic. One Problem that I have with Essence Musk is that it isn't really as good as the other fragrances from Ferrari's Essence Collection, it's performance, uniqueness and overall quality just does not come close to it's elder brothers. With almost all Essence Collection fragrances I first bought 10ml miniatures to see if I enjoy the perfume, if I did, then I would buy a 100ml bottle. It wasn't the case with Essence musk, owning 10ml of it was enough for me. Although I do see the potential that it could have had if the performance could have been stronger or if some of the notes have been amped up. Either way, it's not really a bad fragrance, will be in my "like" section. A 5.5/10

i waited for 4 years to add this to my arsenal, that bottle is everything, if you love white, this is worth it just for the bottle itself.i knew it wouldnt be a beast but bravo ferrari for making such a clean fresh scent. this fragrance reminds me of Galloway by PDM, the smell is fresh clean mint, mild petit grain, melon, musk, lavender and citrus fresh. its a cologne style fragrance for white shirt, and inoffensive purpose. relaxation while watching a film with your doggo or loved one(doggo is better company) lol. its ideal for spring and summer.i love the entire essence line, they made Ferrari great again. 8/10 for the bottle and quality juice. (longevity/projection is moderate and NO it doesnt smell like SMW by Creed, not even close, its a nice cologne on its own)