Musc

UNISEX?? This is a total feminine powder bomb to me. While I think people should wear whatever fragrance they like despite any label, this is outrageously feminine in my opinion. Once it settles, after a good hour, it is an absolutely beautiful fragrance. The opening is pretty potent and a little all over the place for me but after 15 minutes it starts coming together and you could consider getting around other human beings but I would highly recommend waiting at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour. Others may not share the joy until this settles a bit. But once it develops into the final product, it is actually quite soft and lovely while still having a little heft to it. This has an spicey amber oriental vibe to me initially and I was not expecting that. I don't think there is even any amber in there but the combination of notes creates it for my nose. It is definitely a fall/winter fragrance in my opinion. While it is soft and powdery there is a weight to it and it just feels like a bit much for the warmer months. I am wearing it today in August and it keeps indirectly reminding me that fall is around the corner. I can see how it could be something that some would fall madly in love with.

A lot of people think Musc smells like some sort of baby/body lotion, and I see where they are coming from, but to describe Musc as a cosmetic product is a bit unfair and quite reductive. Yes it smells powdery thanks to a delicate almond-leaning heliotrope note, but it also smells a bit salty, like sun-dried skin. Not quite something you apply to your skin, but more so your warm body wearing a lotion. Its structure is dry and airy, not wet and dense like most baby powder smelling perfumes'. It's more or less a skin scent but lasts a long time. I wear it on cozy evenings spent alone, quiet nights dedicated to introspection and recharging.

In my opinion this is the best muscs ever made in perfumery. There is nothing artificial or metallic in this fragrance. You can feel real animalic musc note, however it is nothing unpleasant or stinky. The fragrance creates unbelievably cozy aura, like warm blanket made of Kashmir wool. Forget Musc by Serge Lutens. This one is sophisticated made with passion not to shock people around as other niche musc fragrances. Tonka is perfectly balanced and together with heliotrope creates buttery soft aura similar to almonds. I can imagine how perfect it will be to wear this fragrance during cold fall or winter days.

To quote Lady Macbeth "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't.” This went straight to the to purchase pile and i can't wait to have a full bottle at my disposal. A perfect, balanced fragrance. Good for day, night, casual, dressy, it makes me rethink my " no signature" policy. I usually don't pick up much from musk notes but this one I can smell in all it's glory. Powdery and light with something darker and dirtier lying just underneath that just hovers on the edge of perception. Cravable, lovable, warm, sensual, makes you want to lean in closer with its tonka dry down.

Despite few terrific comments - by..... some "laureate" experts - I believe that M. di O. Musc is - in all its complexity - one of the best existing or at least that I've chanced to meet. Sincerely I'm so puzzled because I've never been a fan of this ingredient... but...."coup de foudre!" That was the very first time I fell in love with it or Mona must have put a spell on me. I'd suggest to those who ignore what I'm talking about to have a go with it: try it on your wrist and.......wait, the miracle won't be late!!! ;-)