Musk

Musky

Skin warmed under a sweater — the most personal note any perfume can wear.

Musky is the most personal note any perfume can wear. The smell of skin warmed under a sweater, of hair recently slept on, of the inside of a coat. Real musk came from animals once and now comes mostly from molecules, but its function is unchanged: to suggest the body that wears the fragrance. Musky accords are the great connective tissue of perfumery — they bind the other notes to a person, give them a place to land. Wear musk when you want to smell like yourself but more so, when you want intimacy built into the bottle.

The notes that build this accord

Ingredients that perfumers reach for when composing Musky.

MuskMusk
SkinMusk
Skin muskMusk
White MuskMusk
AmbretteMusk
AmbrettolideMusk
AmbretoneMusk
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)Musk
AmbroxanMusk
Animal notesMusk
Black MuskMusk
Cashmere MuskMusk
CivettaMusk
CivettoneMusk
Egyptian MuskMusk
GalaxolideMusk
Gray MuskMusk
HyraxMusk
Island MuskMusk
Musk MallowMusk
Musk VodkaMusk
Natural MuskMusk
SweatMusk
Velvione™Musk

Fragrances that wear this accord

From the most prominent to the most subtle.

Closely related

Other accords in the Musk family.

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