Musc Noir Rose For Her

I bought a travel size of Musc Noir Rose and I am so glad I did. I love the scent, but it's barely there. I feel like there's this game of hide and seek going on with it. One minute it's there and a second later, I can't smell anything then the wind blows and I smell it on the breeze. It's definitely a skin scent on me. I even spritz my clothes and the scent is so faint, it's a suggestion, a hint of perfume. If someone is sensitive to perfumes and wants something super light this would work. As far as the how the perfume smells, it actually quite gorgeous when I can smell it. The first spritz is a pink pepper, fresh spicy rose scent, and then within a minute this gives way to a soft musky rose with a hint of tuberose and touch of freshness, possibly from the bergamot still lingering. The main impression I get in the dry down is a clean, velvety rose and tuberose. I don't get any plum or vanilla in this. Typically, when a perfume has vanilla in it, especially in the base, it last forever on my skin and always seems amplified, but not this one. I wanted to love this perfume, but the performance and the projection are just not there for me. While not smelling exactly alike, I do get Armani Si vibes as well as the original Valentino Donna (not DBIR). They have that rose, vanilla, and velvety texture to it, but both perform better. Hopefully, other people have better experiences with the longevity than I did. Update: It was too addictive so after using up my travel size spray in a week, I bought a full bottle. Now that I have the full bottle, I feel the performance and projection are better. Not exceptional but good enough. It's such as clean lightly sweet fragrance, that has a touch of moodiness. It's a perfect for those looking for a clean musky rose, "your skin but better" scent. It's light, cozy, and very calming, while being a little bit sexy.

This is a scent for after hours. For eye contact held just long enough. For the kind of femininity that does not chase—it confidently waits. She dresses intentionally. She wears black silk dress and fitted coat. Small gold hoops and stiletto ankle leather boots. Class act on November night. The bar is dim, all shadows and low voices. The first breath is dark fruit - plum. Almost fermented - sweet, but dangerous. She loves the opening as it creates the sense of quiet confidence and controlled sensuality and it sets the scene for everything that follows. When the rose appears, it is not innocent and romantic. It is velvety, adult rose that knows what it does to people. Smoking hot. He notices her before she notices him. She lifts the glass of Pinot Noir – the heartbreak grape, and finally looks at him. She sips slowly, with her coat still on. Each sip echoes the plum and rose on her skin, merging taste and scent into a private ritual of presence and quiet power. The musc is creamy and intimate. It mixes with her skin and blends in beautifully. The scent wraps around her and invites to come closer. He looks away. She draws attention but she is not for everyone, and she is fine with that. Musc Noir Rose is not flirtation. It is control – intended and confident, without the need to be loud. It smells like a woman who has loved, lost and learned – she knows the effect of her presence and does not need confirmation. The perfume settles into her skin as the night deepens, musky and unmistakably hers. Vanilla here works as a support act. It does not need to dominate, it appears soft, just adding another layer to her/its complexity. She wears this as a second skin. A dark signature. Resemblance to reality is purely coincidental 😉 I adore and love this - 10/10

I felt compelled to write a second comment, as Musc Noir Rose has gone from a "like" to a "love" after my initial decant purchase in September! It's apparently a perfume my nose appreciates far more in colder weather. The jammy tartness at the beginning eventually fades into a softer, slightly floral vanilla musk. It's so pretty, flirty.... and strong! Just one spray on my wrist projects like crazy, and it's arguably one of the best performers in my entire collection. While Musc Noir Rose is not the type of scent I'd wear to a business meeting or parent teacher conference (it's a little too noticeable for my personal taste in enclosed public spaces), for example, I don't consider it a nighttime-only scent either. It's a great "pick-me-up" perfume when you simply want to feel pretty and polished, even if you're just at home working, writing holiday cards and taking care of a kid with strep (who told his mom she smells very nice today, nonetheless). ;) Today I paired it with Jergen's Warm Amber body lotion, and the combo is lovely! I also 100% agree with @Seneya's comment below. If you're not the biggest fan of how this smells on yourself at first, odds are those around you will still find it really pleasant. Likewise, if you want a lighter, less intense take on this scent profile, give Mix:Bar's Cloud Musk a try!

Call me crazy, but my nose interprets Musc Noir Rose as being VERY similar to Mix:Bar's Cloud Musk of all things! Imagine a deeper, jammy, vanilla version of that fragrance, perhaps the elixir flanker if it existed.... It's feminine, warm and inviting without being stuffy. I'm not picking up much, if any, tuberose, which is fine as it's a note I generally dislike. I'm also not getting granny vibes at all, as this is far too sweet and juicy for me to associate with elderly wearers. (For reference, I'll be 42 soon.) This may smell more vintage-inspired to younger individuals accustomed to modern vanilla gourmands (I love!) and molecular perfumes (I also love!), but us older individuals that have smelled perfumes from the mid-to-late 1900s will likely not consider this to smell dated by comparison. ** Update 11/26 - I've worn my decant quite a few times since I received it, and there's no doubt in my mind that Cloud Musk is a Narciso Rodriguez dupe, rather than a Glossier You dupe.

First I had the plain Musc noir and as autumn came, I simply loved the warm soft atmosphere. It was always a knitted sweater scent for me. Then I tried the Rose version in a perfumery, and my god, the opening is something amazing! A real realistic plum scent, but the kind that rests on top of a steaming cookie. Meanwhile, a delicate soapy rose scent spices up this fruity mixture. In the drydown, to my regret, these extras disappear and it leaves almost the same soft sweet musky leather scent as the plain Musc noir, but that's okay because I like it too. I have no complaints about its longevity, it doesn't have a huge projection, but it wouldn't fit its profile either, but I think it can be felt for a long time. I wouldn't recommend it for blind purchase either, I think this is typically a scent that isn't for everyone. But for me, this has become my signature scent.