Royal Copenhagen Musk

The reviews below that compare this fragrance to Jovan Musk are pretty spot on. It's almost like Jovan Musk Light Blue. RC Musk is not quite as potent as Jovan. It's lighter and fresher over all, a cooler scent with an alternate drydown. After an hour or so, it begins to resemble RC original. RC Musk is slightly more butch than regular RC, and ladies might find it more sexy. I don't think it's quite as potent as RC, but that might be because my 8 oz splash bottle is less concentrated than the cologne spray (the same is true with the two versions of Stetson), but I haven't confirmed this. I would have to try Royal Copenhagen Musk spray cologne to compare it with the cologne splash. It's interesting to find a classic musk offering that is so light. It doesn't rock the boat and remains polite and gentlemanly. Unless you just bathe in it, you're not going to choke anyone out with this one. Millennials are either gonna love the retro charm or dispise it for being too retro. Either way, it's a mannerly, subtle fragrance that's probably going to be devisive. This is something I love about classics. Where they used to be mainstream, now they're provocative and daring just by virtue of being old. UPDATE: RC Musk splash IS different than the spray version. The splash seems to have more concentrated top notes and less base. The reverse is true for the spray. So if you want a more powerful burst that fades more quickly, get the splash. If you want a musk that continues on more subtlety, yet the spray. Or you can be bold AF like me and use both!

Picked up a brand new bottle of this the other day and man do I love the smell. Vintage and classy. It doesn't feel old man-ish to me, but it definitely smells like it's from yesteryear. Love this one, such a fantastic smell. I can't imagine anyone smelling this and thinking it smells horrible. Feels very inoffensive and gentlemanly. Wearing this you stick out from the Sauvage/1 mil/La Nuit De L'omme crowd and while it may not have the sex appeal as those, I think most people will appreciate the scent. If you like classic mens fragrances from the 70s and 80s, I highly recommend trying this. RC Musk smells similar to the original RC, but less powdery and more musky. If you like one, chances are you'll like both and I do think there is a place to have both in your collection. Musk works better for work and a less formal circumstance whereas RC original is probably better when you're dressing more formally. Either my dad or grandfather owned something remarkably similar to this as it immediately smelt familiar and evoked mental images of both of them. I own Brut, Clubman Pinaud and Old Spice as while it is in the same family, it smells very different. I might have to go pick up a bottle of Aqua Velva and Lectric shave to see if that's what it reminds me of. It could also be a mens soap from the 80s.

Certainly one of the more famous iconic fragrances from the house of Royal Copenhagen (making porcelain in a white-blue style!) For a ridiculous price, you get either a 100ml sprayer cologne or a 240ml large bottle with original splash (The hole from which it flows out to a large extent!) The scent itself is similar to the original Royal Copenhagen with added musk... The initial splash on your skin immediately offers you a trip to the last century of the golden age of perfumes - in which perfumes smelled steroid and masculine strong! Don't be fooled by the beginning (you get the feeling that it will smell like this for only 5 minutes!) I "distributed" it a little too much on my dress, but I rubbed it well into my skin on my neck and the magic stayed with me the whole day! From around 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., when I returned home, my family kept complimenting me on what it smells like all of a sudden! It smells powdery, musky and aldehyde clean! Legends say that it was once considered a man's secret weapon (Women really like it!!) I think that today almost no one from the new generations knows it - the older ones who are well acquainted with it - quietly continue to use it in the hope that they will make it forever! :) Try it for €15-24, it's totally worth it!!!

This a barbershop in a bottle. This is my first "musk" fragrance and I was almost expecting something the slightest bit stinky or dark. That wasn't the case whatsoever. If you're a man or boy, smelling this will instantly transport you back into every barbershop owned and operated by men that you've ever been to. The musk gives a vibrant, warm tone to the concoction, and the floral notes balance the warmth out into an aquatic, gelatinous, soapy, comforting atmosphere. There is a slight warm spiciness to it all, likely attributable to the musk. It's a beautiful smell, very clean, very fresh, good in any season for any occasion. The only thing I dislike about the 200ml container is that there is no atomizer. It's meant to be splashed onto the hands and slapped on the neck, which for roughly $20, it may as well be used liberally. Nonetheless, I will be buying a refillable bottle to use for this one, and will likely use it every time I get out of the shower.

RC Musk is an inexpensive, classy yet "friendly" scent that's suitable for everything from grocery store errands to an evening concert. On skin it lasts about 5-6 hours, a bit longer on fabric. I agree with most of the comments here. The aldehydes' zing is definitely present at first in this newest formulation. That quickly quiets down to a lavender/jasmine skin scent, set off by herbs and spices. I snagged an 8 ounce splash bottle for just over $17 on a favorite site of Fragranticans. I've decanted to a spray bottle. Someone commented that this fragrance smells like Tide (detergent). I don't smell Tide specifically, but I could see where someone could think this is a generic, clean scent on the surface. For my money, and for what RC Musk is: it rocks, and is worth a try as a fragrance that could be your "running buddy" for everyday occasions. I go through a lot of this stuff on a regular basis. I hope they never change it from its current form.