Musk Therapy

Just got decants of Musk Therapy & Dubai Musk(highest rated MT dupe). Comparing the two, on opening: - Dubai Musk: You get a burst of Bergamont that makes it smell like a generic sunscreen for 5 minutes - Musk Therapy: You get a dash of Blackcurrant that makes it smell fruity for 3 minutes INITAL DRYDOWN (0-1 hours) The difference is like comparing Almond and Whole Fat Milk: In Dubai Musk, you get this woody, powdery, drydown backed by a white musk. You can smell the Sandalwood especially. It's like Musk Therapy had a baby with Santal 33, in a good way. In Musk Therapy, you get that, but far more toned down. Instead, most of the scent profile is replaced with this rich, almost dessert-like creaminess, that makes it lean slightly feminine. It almost smells like a vanilla lip balm, but with sillage. When I smell my both side-by-side, Musk Therapy stands out much more. On my skin, Dubai Musk seems to blend into a skin scent. DRYDOWN DURATION Musk Therapy lasted 4 hours on my skin. The last 2 were a skin scent on me Dubai Musk lasted 3 hours on my sin. The last 2 were a skin scent on me. CONCLUSION To me, Musk Therapy lasts much longer, because it's distinctively creamier. Because of this, I also think it's less versatile too. This would NOT be something to wear to the beach (sea salt + Cream = Secretions Magnifique Profile) I would probably not wear this outdoors in high heat, for similar reasons. Dubai Musk wins in those parts - it smells more natural/subtle on skin, and sweat/sea salt didn't hurt it. However, if you spend most of your time indoors, or are looking for a scent for special occasions in the summer, Musk Therapy is miles better. Dubai Musk is $160 per 100ml Musk Therapy is $210 per 100ml The $50 creates a massive difference, for me personally. Musk Therapy is much more formal and has sillage and scent that makes it stand out compared to Musk Therapy. PERSONAL RATING Musk Therapy: 9/10 - more creamy, lasts slightly longer with more sillage. Dubai Musk: 8/10 - more woody, lasts less. More versatile and masculine leaning though.

Musk Therapy by Initio opens as an extremely airy, clean scent that is surprisingly difficult to break down into individual notes. My first impression is a slightly sweet Fruity Pebbles-like accord floating in the air rather than a traditional citrus or fruity opening. The texture immediately stands out, feeling light, powdery, and almost weightless. As it settles, a musky laundry-clean character emerges alongside a floral quality that comes across as rose-like. There is a slight sharpness to the musks that gives the fragrance a more traditionally perfumey feel, and at this stage it leans more feminine than I expected. Over time, the florals blend into the background sweetness while soft woods begin to appear underneath. By the mid-wear, the musks take complete control of the composition. Soft woods, subtle sweetness, and blended florals support them, creating a scent that feels more like a second skin than a fragrance sitting on top of it. A slight funk in the musks adds character and keeps the scent from becoming a generic clean laundry fragrance. Later in the wear, a creamy floral-woody base develops before a sharper musky facet reemerges and adds some contrast. Overall, I found this to be a unique and high-quality fragrance with several interesting twists throughout the wear. The texture was the standout feature, remaining airy, effortless, and extremely wearable in high heat. While I wasn’t particularly fond of the floral character or the feminine lean early on, the fragrance improved as it moved into the drydown. I still don’t think I could justify the retail price, but I can absolutely see the appeal as a top-tier layering fragrance and a very strong summer scent on its own. Score: 8.0/10

As I start buying lesser scents on a whim, I find myself curating and drifting more towards these clean and versatile scents to fit my country's hot ass climate. Musk Therapy has been on my list for a long while but I finally pulled the trigger for my birthday. I absolutely love it but it's also not without its flaws. Scent: MT opens up fresh but also creamy at the same time where the tinge of fresh sweetness from the blackcurrant and bergamot blends beautifully with the musk. While obviously in its namesake, I don't feel that Musk Therapy is overly musky and fuzzy. I associate the scent with a very clean and milky body soap that you catch whiffs of as you're stepping out of the shower. Very linear though and not much depth in this fragrance though it really isn't needed because it just smells beautifully clean in the air. Performance: While I see that some people get strong performance from Musk Therapy, on my skin it performs just about average. Average lasting power and average projection for maybe 3 hours before retreating into a skin scent. The scent trail is exceptional though for when it is working. Versatility: Perfectly versatile. Literally usable for any scenario and occasion, you just smell like you clean up well and it's perfectly unisex to me too. Dumb reach kind of frag though the steep price point sometimes might deter you from doing so. Scent: 10/10 Performance: 5/10 Versatility: 10/10 Personal Score: 9/10 It really just an amazing clean, everyday scent that isn't one-note but also very fun and well blended. Expensive for the performance I received, but even in Southeast Asia's tropical climate I find myself reaching for Musk Therapy probably more often than I should.

I didn't know how much I would enjoy this fragrance until I smelt it for the first time. As soon as I sprayed it on my skin and smelt it, I instantly got reminded of my grandparent's sun room in their house. I understand why people call it a laundry scent since that's how it felt being in that sun room. I personally don't like how it's described as a laundry scent however since Musk therapy isn't trying to seem clean and ultra fresh or trying to be bold and different. It's an intriguing skin scent that reminds me of the Christmas Eve dinners, Easter mornings, and countless birthdays spent in that very same sun room. The florals mixed with the citruses and musk playfully bounce on the line of feminine and masculine, and the nature of the notes easily allows Musk therapy to be virtually worn anywhere and anytime of the year since it's so inoffensive, but it is a slightly odd skin scent that also allows it to not become basic in that sense. If you're getting into perfumes and you want to buy your first niche, I'd heavily recommend this or something similar to it because it is possibly the most versatile cologne I have. You might also fall in love with it like me too. I own around 15 colognes and I have smelt/sampled dozens more and Musk Therapy by Initio is the only one I alway see myself turn to and use.

A scent that really stands out with its cleanliness and character. Contrary to the "therapy" effect its name implies, it left a much brighter and striking impression on me. When I bought this perfume, I was expecting a soft, minimal, enveloping musk with a soft character, but I encountered a scent with more character. In terms of character, it's really clean and simple, but instead of a soft or babyish musk, it offers a musk enlivened with bright, tangy fruits paired with a feeling of quality cleansing. I imagine the broken, slightly dirty and matte version of white color in my mind. The scent carries a familiar musk profile, but unlike many clean scents where the musk remains in the background, here it is distinctly clear, intense and definitely at the forefront. The entire identity of the perfume is based on this bold, angular but still characterful stance in simplicity. He reminds me of the quietest but most successful student in the class: calm, clean-cut, collected, with a mature presence and impossible to ignore. I am sure that many people who care about minimalism and cleanliness but do not like boring and conventional scents will establish a deep connection with this scent and make it their signature scent.