Mure et Musc Cologne

Mure et Musc Extreme is unlike any other fragrance I have ever smelled. There is nothing I can compare it to (other than the original Mure et Musc). The basil is prominent on me, it gives it a noticeable green leafy element, and combined with the dark berries and citrus, it creates this competition of sweet vs herbal, combined with musk, and together it it utterly divine to my nose. I previously considered it "okay", then disliked it...and am now absolutely in love with it. I think weather conditions have to be just right for this one. Not too warm and not too cold. It's best in early fall and early spring. Just when the weather is going back and forth and you're not sure what to even call the temperature. That is how Mure et Musc is...a combination of different elements that either leave you in love or confused (or even possibly annoyed). My previous annoyance and confusion has turned into love.

I get a fresh blast of basil in the opening and then blackberries. It becomes very purple. Quite sweet and fruity, but the musk keeps it soft, subtle and definitely grown-up. There's something very comforting about it, too. I get a little bit of Savlon. I can't stop sniffing my wrists. After it warms up and the musk comes out more, it becomes seriously sexy - like hot skin. At this point, I cannot get enough of it: it's like catnip. Very seductive on a man.

Discontinued 😒, the replacement is not even close to the original

Smells like warm berries, as if they have been sitting out after being heated up in the microwave. Sweet but sour at the same time. That being said...I don't dislike it, in fact I think it smells fragrant if a little synthetic. In cooler weather this could be nice. Definitely a "warming" scent. Good for feeling cozy. But might smell kind of gross in hot weather. The sillage is mild. Longevity leaves something to be desired, about 2 hours. I would like to smell the extreme version of this sometime. Happy smelling! :)

Wild. More herbal than fruity. Not sweet. musky scent of garden angelicas (Angelica archangelica) growing by the sea on a hot day + blackberry (without sweetness) + leaves of flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus). It smells like clothes after breaking through the forest bushes (tangled weeds around your shoes, burdock burrs, stains of squished blueberries/blackberries). I understand negative reviews - sometimes that combination of musk and blackberry can be viewed as herbal in a strange way, "nearly indolic"