33 community ratings

Musk Couture

2024UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.0/ 10

Community score
33 ratings

Maksim Perfume Musk Couture is a unisex scent that weights a fruity sweetness with tobacco, oud and musk, giving it a woody, oriental character.

Compare

Skunky's take: The votes point to evening; dressed for a nice dinner.

How does it perform?

From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.8 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.0 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.7 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

91% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Grass

Thai lychee

Roman chamomile Raspberry

Heart notesfirst few hours

Nagarmotha

Turkish tobacco

Indonesian ylang-ylang

Virginia tobacco

Paraguayan gaiac wood

Nicaraguan tobacco

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

French oakmoss

Benzoin Indian oud Bourbon vanilla Siberian musk Atlas cedar

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Creamy
Resinous

What does Musk Couture smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are both rated good; most voters score the longevity high, though the number of votes is small, so the picture is tentative. Its dense, sweet and spicy build suits cooler days and evenings, and it reads neither masculine nor feminine.

The top opens with grass, Thai lychee, Roman chamomile and raspberry, a fruity, faintly green start. In the heart, nagarmotha, Turkish tobacco, Virginia tobacco and ylang-ylang come forward; the base of Indian oud, Bourbon vanilla, benzoin, oakmoss and Siberian musk settles into a creamy, resinous, animalic warmth.