Mure et Musc

The combination of spicy green basil and musk lend a masculine "cologne" element to this perfume. It isn't dominant, though, and the perfume has a light feel. The opening bursts with a tantalizing citrus that fades on me after about 20 minutes. Then the berries begin to prevail. Mure et Musc is long lasting for a perfume this airy, even the opening is much longer than usual. Other fragrances this light lose their top notes within the first minute on me! Mure et Musc reminds me a little bit of Musc Blanc by Laurence Dumont in it's gentleness, simplicity and uplifting mood. In my review of Musc Blanc I say that it's a fragrance to wear to Grandma's house and I certainly feel the same here about M et M. I never noticed any obvious soapiness, the texture seems very perfume-y overall. The quality of this perfume is absolutely impeccable. It has been a lovely companion over my little winter vacation spent in a warm cabin in the country. I've been impressed with how well the innocent Mure et Musc is standing up to the snowstorms and cold winds. I believe it's the spiciness of the basil combining with the animalic musc that warms me. The spice is so strong on me and it combines with the sweetness to create a pine or fir-like impression. There is almost a glassy quality to Mure et Musc.... maybe in the realm of icicles and frost... or the glint of the sun on the sea in summer... I picture a woman with ash blond hair, dark blue eyes, pale pink skin, and easy smile wearing this. She is artistic and feels free. It doesn't surprise me that this perfume was born in 1978... seems to capture a spirit of the time, I think. This is a "love" for me, I find it very comforting; warm but bright and clear, protective and natural, and it will be hard not to grab a full bottle asap.

Having recently sampled the Extreme version, I came back to this one and realize how much I actually enjoy it. Personally, nothing I have sampled out there really smells like Mure et Musc, and imo it is a timeless masterpiece, which however probably will not be as pleasant to everyone, given musk heavy formulations tend to vary a lot between skin types but also noses, anosmia being particularly common towards large musk molecules. Let me start by saying that if you want a concrete, dense berry scent skip this one and go to the extreme, if you are looking for a fresh and tart musk with some fruitiness stick with the original. What seems to be going on here is that tart citrus top notes, and clean dry ethereal musk compounds from the base, are producing a type of 'holographic' profile of a fresh tart blackberry, slightly tea like, but also juicy, like an unsweetened shot of tart berry juice. The only other fragrance I have found so far that produces a similar effect is Oyedo by Diptyque, which does a similar lime and mandarin growing into a fuzzy raspberry trick, apparently using raspberry ketones to produce that effect, so I wonder if those are in Mure et Musc as well, not to say that they smell particularly close. The difference is however that Mure et Musc has a clear barbershop element to it in the dry down, a clean dry slightly musty oakmoss undercurrent mixing with a linen like element. Imo it is phenomenal, my favorite from L'Artisan, it feels unisex overall if you can deal with the dry musty barbershop nuances. Edit: i am look to get my hands on a back up bottle preferable used (EU only) let me know!

4/30/16: A perfume reformulation succubus has sucked the sparkle out of Mure et Musc. It is a pale wan copy of its' former self. No luscious lemon. The berry has lost its' gorgeous natural appeal. Instead, musk akin to a crude '70's musk perfume, is the only note in evidence. Very linear, no transitions. I got a new HUGE bottle, and I am now heartbroken. What a disappointment. 3/8/15: This is an insanely beautiful perfume! The opening is a sparkling, juicy lemon that shimmers. Then the berries inject it with an infusion of clean mouthwatering natural depth. The musk and oakmoss add dimension, so it stays out of fruity sweetness and enters elegant sophisticated territory. Surprisingly the lemon lasts through the dry down and it all meshes into an accord that smells so fresh. It stays truly lovely for hours. My big problem with L'Artisan perfumes is the sillage. On my skin their perfumes seem to all be skin scents. I am a lover of smelling the fragrance of the ones I love, and no matter how much I spray, I can't get theirs to project louder than a whisper. This one is no different. It will take spraying my hair, skin and clothes for me to smell enough of it to be happy. I guess a FB is in order - but it is hard when it is hushed instead of singing! Maybe the parfum concentrate instead!

So lovely. I bought the EDP after having sampled the EDT. The EDT is actually more long-lasting than the EDP. The blackberry in this is so mystical and enchanting and, though fruity and bright, the musky sensuality of this fragrance means that it could be easily parled into evening. This is a warm and enveloping master-class scent and, though I love it as I do, I have one major complaint. The EDP does not last at all. Within an hour of applying this luxuriant juice I am left desirously sniffing at myself in vain. At the price, the lasting power is frustrating as the smell is unparalleled in perfume and is so delicious (delicious really is the word) and yet evades me so wantonly like a quickly evaporating dream. I will probably invest in the parfum concentrate as this is simply the most perfect scent I've ever experienced. It is young yet sophisticated, fresh yet classy, sensuous yet refined. It is spring nights and dewy mornings after a midnight soire. It is a paradox of a scent which would make it appropriate for any woman who enjoys the feel of silk and all things hedonistic and aestetic. I may even buy the cheaper EDT since, as I have said, it seemed to last much longer. If you want to fall in love with yourself, this is your scent.

The vintage must smell amazing, because I love my bottle from 2015! I blind bought this and was anticipating not enjoying it because many musk fragrances go cloying on me. Not so in this case, as it's a very clean, soapy, light musk and not animalic at all. I like other types of animalic fragrances, but for some reason animalic musks don't jive with my chemistry. This musk is more like Lutens' Clair de Musc, and not so much like Jovan's Musk or Kiehl's Original--it's a white musk. It's herbaceous, citrus-y, and fruity. The blackberry seems to amplify the cleanliness of the musk, and adds some tart interest. I get a lot of basil in the base... it's just a pleasant, fresh smell. Simple, yes, but sometimes simple is good and can be layered well with other scents. Surprised by how much I love this.

I don’t find this especially fruity, and that’s fine, since overtly fruity scents often don’t work for me. The blackberry is there, but it’s natural and mellow, not a loud scratch-and-sniff sticker scent like too many fruity perfumes. Mostly, to me, Mure et Musc is a totally ‘80s drugstore white musk, in the best possible way. It’s cozy and warm, shower-fresh but skin-sexy, and puts me at ease. I find it has slightly better staying power than many of the L’Artisan line (a lot of which are light and short-lived), though still isn’t a heavy fragrance by any means. Just utterly comfortable, and puts me in a good mood. Like a favorite flattering sweater.

Mure et Musc by L`Artisan Parfumeur opens with aldehydes, clean musk, and a bright, beautiful lemon. Once the lemon calms down, the blackberry starts to shine and serves to lift the musk. Next, a green spicy note, maybe basil or tomato leaf, wedges itself between the aldehydes and musk. I really love this fragrance for the summer; for some reason it reminds me of girl scout camp during the 1980s. Maybe it’s the combination of blackberry bushes and late 70s sexy-clean musk/aldehydes. Fresh moustache. 4/5 I want a full bottle.

A tart barbershop musk scent with good longevity. I find this very easy to wear, and suits almost all occasions. The fruity quality is rather herbal and bitter sweet, which is very different to modern sugary fruit blackcurrent fragrances. It smells like a nice shaving foam at times, and also like starched white shirts. The musk is here predominantly cleaned up, though at times reveals a slightly ‘lived-in’ characteristics. I do get whiff of something slightly dirty in the middle note

I'm a huge fan of musk and if I have to have a signature scent it must be the Mure et Musc. Opens with sour notes of citrus and to a kind of green notes of berry five minutes later, than dries down with a very clean musky scent. If I have no ideal about what to wear I'll pick up this one, it feels like I'll never go wrong with it in any occasions and any seasons. In other words, it's a strong musk scent, if you don't like musk you probably want to avoid this one.

Sexiest fragrance on earth ! I can smell this fragrance on a woman from miles, sillage is enormous. As far as longevity I can tell you it lasts and last as I have noticed it in the afternoon from a distance on people who told me they had it on since the morning. I don't get the citrus, but blackberry and musk definitely. What a great blend...sigh..

For me it was blind buy, but really good one !!! I love it, at first it may seem quite green and cologne type of scent but over time evolves to this yummy luscious blackberry. Smell is great projection is weak, it’s type of Gucci Pour Homme II perfume, you need a lot more application than usually.

This is a classic fall/winter scent. It is warm and good for the cool/cold days for the year. It is a delicious fragrance. I also had the Extreme and it was good, but I like the original better. If you live in NYC, try going to Aedes De Venustas or Barneys NYC.

big love of this one... though a lot of person said it not works well on young lady, but it definately works on me. not a fan of juicy berry notes, but this one is absolutely amazing~

On my 2nd of 3rd bottle. Perfect blackberry. Unisex. Classy. Niche quality. Beautiful. Good for day or night.

Once again I wonder if there is a quality control problem at the manufacturer so we are actually smelling something different, because like the poster below I have spent years picking wild blackberries to eat fresh (have to make sure they are super ripe or you'll be sorry!), and to turn into jam. The smell of a patch of blackberries is August to me. Blackberry plants are cruel things that tear at your skin and clothing. People pick only the ones they can get around the periphery, which leaves most of the berries in the middle to swell and ripen in the sun. They cling to the plant until they ferment, then drop to the ground and burst, soaking the ground with purple blackberry wine. The fragrance is sharp, sweet, flowery, and alcoholic, and not quite like any other berry. I bought a decant of this from Surrender to Chance. There is the possibility that they sent me the wrong thing. But what I'm smelling is not remotely like blackberries. It's my habit to blind test these decants to try to determine on my own what I pick up before I see what they are meant to be. My first reaction was to gasp. I loved it. It was comprised of familiar notes in an unexpected way. The musk is definitely the base. If you grew up in the 70's like I did you know musk when you smell it. Anybody remember all the strawberry musk vials girls would buy in head shops? This is nothing like those sweet things at all. Next I picked up something green that I had trouble identifying. I briefly wondered if it was juniper but when I saw it was basil I thought, of course it is. Silly me. The citrus did what citrus does and waved its hand and caught a cab. But despite what all the rest of you have said, I smell no blackberry whatsoever. I gave it to my blackberry picking partner, my husband, and he couldn't detect blackberry either. I have no explanation for this. We both really, really like this though. The musk + basil alone is an amazing combination.

Got a 5 mL dabber of this with a gift set I have been gifted recently. The opening of this scent is really citrus-y, but refreshingly so, like taking a big sip of this lemon-y/orange-y water. The basil intermingling with the citrus to form this juicy bitterness that is just mouth watering. As it begins to dry down that citrus fades into a beautiful blackberry scent. It has a faint musk to it, but this is much more of a clean musk. For those looking for a more animalic musk, this is probably not for you. Then, it keeps that beautiful sweetness as the muskyness settles onto your skin to create this almost second skin like scent more so than a loud perfume. There is nothing wrong with this, but I wish it had a bit more stopping power behind it. Overall, I don't understand how this scent gets so many dislikes on here as I don't see this scent ever being too loud enough to make people dislike it. And if they do, the initial wallop it has doesn't seem to last longer than 30 minutes on my skin. After about 2 hours though this fades down to a intimate scent that only really got pushed off when I was working outside for the day. But even then it's so clean that it's hard to dislike. Overall a good fragrance, I don't know if I'll be rushing to buy a full bottle anytime soon, but the 5 mL will be put to use in my car for the times I forget to put a scent on.

realised i ve been getting a bit musky recently (i didn't think i liked musk) by pulling out the NR for her EDT, agent diamond dust, habanita l'esprit....musc nomade. so i looked at my 7ml vial of mure et musc and thought "why not?" last time i enjoyed a berry was TBS Dewberry, which i polished off in 6th form at the end of the 80's. before i entered the realm of Obsession, Fahrenheit, Cristalle. running alongside my transition from a nice cheap Soave to enjoying an unaffordable Chablis at my parent's. so i was more than a little wary of trying this. this could be viscous and sweet. the image above looks like a desert. or hot ribena. i had a horrible ex a few years back, who drank nothing but hot ribena. or royal berryness, a veryberry Guerlain robe couture. i digress. M&M was a very pleasant surprise. a wearable perfume, whose berry is blended far away from the Ribena world of little round purple people. this is the fresh plucked from the bush, with a whisper of background greenery from the said blackberry bush huddled beneath a big oak tree. lifted light and transparent by the musk, but with oakmoss, then a fresh zing of green herb to lightly tether it down. floral fruity? didn't get any florals. a complex fruitful musk, 7mls of which i shall thoroughly enjoy.

I received a 15ml sample of MeM as a extra gift form L'Artisan when i ordered a bottle of Timbuktu. I have a friend who is out of work and having a bit of a hard time, so I decided to give it to her as a small present. But I decided to try it out before hand. On my skin the dry blackberries are quite dominant followed a sour animalic musk. It was ok but not a pleased experience. The dry down was quite disturbing so i decided to scrub it off. Even thou I did not really like it, I decided to give it to my friend. After all, that was what I had decided, and if she didn't like it. no problem. Today we met and I presented it to her. She sprayed it on her wrist and we talked and had coffee. I asked her if I could smell it on her and WOW. It smelled amazing!! Gone was the sour musky smell I had experienced on my own skin and instead this gorgeous, scrumptious smell of blackberries, warm female skin and sexy musk filled my nose. I really had to stop myself from biting her wrist. Even though my friend is a beautiful woman, I never felt any strong attraction to her. That all changed in that second, with my nose pressed against her wrist. What a rush, what a perfume...

Classic! Light fresh sparkling fragrance, a crowd pleaser and the scent of many celebrities (i recall Cate Blanchett and Julianna Margulies), I was surprised to learn it was created by this House back in 1978, seems to me so modern, fresh. It starts off on me very masculine even metallic. Not sure if this is meant to be an unisex fragrance. I get some very fresh basil notes at the beginning, mixed with the bitter orange. However, atfer a few minutes, it becomes gentler. But still very fresh. I do not get much sweetness (thanks god, as I am not fond of berries in frags!) from the blackberry, although it is a perfume that leads to mind fruity images. It lays on a rich musk base, that gives it some depth and an average staying power. Lovely on a young woman, for daywear. Recommend!

I have 12 L'Artisans - Most are plain amazing, some are nothing short of excellent and then there are two that are good. Unfortunately MeM is one of the two. The musk is just too excessively fruity in a way i do not feel comfortable. Of course i will keep it in my collection because it's still a good fragrance. It's a matter of taste but my preferable method of eating berries is freshly picked from the bush. I don't like berry flavoured ice-cream and this is what MeM actually reminds me of. Overall a nice berry musky fragrance that on one hand is strangely boring for a brand like L'Artisan, and on the other hand illustrates the excellent diversity of the brand's portfolio. ***(**)