Milky Musk 39

I've been longing to find perfect sandalwood scent and I think this is it. I was really looking forward to try Santal 33, because they don't sell it in my country and it was kind of tricky to get the sample. But when I got it (although I have already smelt it on other people and loved it), I was kind of disappointed. It is too harsh, making me sneeze and it left me feeling like it overshadowed my character. IMO, Milky Musk is something completely different. I have kind of fallen in love with Santal Blush by Tom Ford, but it is just too expensive for its soft performance. I still love it in a way, but I find it way more generic than Milky Musk (I expect people to disagree with that:) The first thing I love with this perfume, is its name. I think is great that it doesn't include the word 'santal'. Because the thing it does best, is its milkiness. I love milk note and my taste leans to gourmandish scents, but I am aware that in Milky Musk, there is no milk note. There's just the feature of sandalwood that is milky and creamy. This is what I love the most. Creamy, comforting scent, which feels like musky second skin, but is at the same time very modern and actually insists on making everything about sandalwood. I associate it with people in my life, who make me feel good and relaxed, which may seem simple, but these people are really hard to find. In my opinion (especially if I compare it to other, iconic 'santal' fragrances), the price value is great. At least the original one, not the Lucky Scent one (what is with that?). It is really good fragrance with subtle complexity, amazing scent and quality performance. On my skin, woody notes normally dominate, so I don't actually sense any fig or coconut note some reviewers have mentioned, but I agree, there might be some other not listed note, that adds the stickiness. Also, the longevity and sillage are not the best, but as one of the reviewers has said: I don't know if I would love it so much, if it was stronger. Even though I have some kind of aversion to fragrances that are commonly admired, I am so happy that Milky Musk has so many positive reviews that understand its beauty. Can't wait to buy my own whole bottle of Milky Musk, I would love to have it around me forever.

Absolutely gorgeous scent. The below review does a pretty comprehensive job of covering the pros/cons. I just received a bunch of samples from LuckyScent and this one I fell in love with instantly. I just had to order a full bottle. I went with ordering directly from Parle Moi de Parfum because LuckyScent charges nearly twice as much. I am so happy with this fragrance because when I first read about By Kilian's Sacred Wood, I wanted to try it so badly. Then I found out it was discontinued and not available anywhere, except a small decant on ebay. This scent seems to embody exactly what I was seeking, a milky, woody, musky aura... faint sandalwood, perfect for any weather, any situation. I love it and hope they keep making it. I might have to order their discovery set and try a few others by this company next. Edit 6/30/20: I received my 50ml bottle directly from the company, speaking of which, they have excellent customer service. A few days after placing the order I hadn't received an order confirmation, so I sent them an email inquiry. Benjamin Almairac got right back to me and apologized, realizing they had an IT issue and my order was shipped out the next day or so. They sent me FOUR free 2ml samples! The packaging and presentation was beautiful. I just placed another order for a 100ml bottle because I love it so much. Oh, and this time I did get the order confirmation email immediately, so they fixed that. I spray this fragrance on my pillows and bedding at night, and it seems as though it is becoming my signature fragrance. I can't be without it. It is light, yes, but it definitely lasts long on clothes, fabric and hair for sure. And I think to myself if it was too strong, I probably wouldn't like it. It is just right the way it is. I hope they never stop making it!

Milky Musk is the perfume that makes me think, "FINALLY!" I mean what took so damn long for someone to create that perfect simple, milky sandalwood scent? I know it's called milky musk, but milky sandalwood seems to make more sense. It's really not very musky on me. I was expecting something along the lines of a white musk with some woody and creamy nuances, but this ends up being mostly creamy sandalwood with just a hint of musk, if any, really. There are so many perfumes that I tried as I was looking for this sort of thing. They were always too sweet, too powdery, too floral, too synthetic. Its creaminess borders on coconut cream. It smells almost like coconut, but not exactly. It also reminds me of the Chantilly whipped cream that is served at my favorite crèpe house. Intensely creamy, like you're really getting all the fat from the cream, and only a tad sweet. The creamiest sandalwood perfumes I know of are Lorenzo Villoresi's Musc, Radio Bombay, and Mojave Ghost. In comparison, Milky Musk is simpler than those three, totally linear too, but if creamy wood is all you are looking for, look no further. I tried Kilian's Sacred Wood several times, it always smelled anemic, hollow, purely synthetic. Milky Musk blows it out of the water. Santal 33 is a favorite perfume that I've owned for years. I don't find it to be in the same vein as Milky Musk. Santal 33 is quite complex--green sandalwood and other woods with definite papyrus, plus a subtle tropical fruitiness about it. This is just milky sandalwood--that's it. Fantastic! One of the best finds of the year for me. Edit: Coming back to this and seeing people saying it's a skin scent, it just shows that of course one must try for themselves. This is not a skin scent on me, it projects and lasts all day long.

Sandalwood, Fig, & Musk... Not much to break down here, & certainly nothing to complain about, either. Milky Musk is subtle simplicity done very, very well. [Cough cough.... *Fig should be a listed note*!] This is a fantastic soft & creamy sandalwood that's hard to stop sniffing. I love Diptyque's Tam Dao when I'm in the mood for a solid sandalwood, but this has its place in your collection even if you already own it. Milky Musk dials up the creaminess while pulling back on the woody vibe completely, resulting in a very smooth, almost edible sandalwood slightly sweetened by the inclusion of fig. On me at least, the "musk" element never becomes obvious; it just lends itself to the overall effect of the scent. As the first review by Calvini states, "This should be renamed Milky Sandalwood, although it's much less woody on skin". He's not wrong. The fig is more prominent than might be obvious at first whiff, which leads me to draw one more Diptyque comparison: As I wear this, I get moments of it striking me as a very good cross between Tam Dao & Philosykos, & I mean that as the highest compliment possible. May have to get a FB... It's just SO pleasant & calming. Few people you come across would ever dislike this scent, & its soft creamy vibe makes it perfect as an "up-close-&-personal" fragrance. This would drive me nuts on my date, & I'm sure the reverse would be true as well. It's a scent you just want more of whether it's on you or someone else. Definitely give it a try.

This is absolutely incredible. So subtle and smooth that the ease of wear is next level. No animals musk here. Instead I detect a lot of synthetic musks. But here they are not annoying or cheap, they are used to perfection to create the effect of ambrette seed- which is a musk with many facets- sweet, clean, musky, herbal, dusty, and more. The sandalwood to my nose is dry and smooth but not necessarily creamy. The creaminess comes from the musks which create a fatty sensation that contrasts the woods dryness. What a genius perfume, taking the already adored raw material of sandalwood and placing it in a bed of the softest modern musks to create an idealized version of sandalwood. You know all the marketing for the molecule fragrances; it smells different on everyone, it changes smell, sometimes you smell it sometimes you don't, yada yada. Milky Musk is what we all wish these molecule fragrances could be; addictive, paradoxically subtle and present all at once, smooth, oh so smooth. No sweetness beyond the musky ambrette sweetness, which is subtle at most. This what I wear when I don't want to wear a perfume and yet if I do put it on I'll surely spend most my day with my wrist up to my nose. Really love it. 10/10 not a blindly though. It won't offend anyone but also it takes a specific type of person to go for such a "non-scent" scent.