Cotton Musk
Perfumer: Henri Bergia
77 ratings
From your scent profile
Ulric de Varens Cotton Musk is a fresh, powdery feminine scent built around white musk and white lilac; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A daytime friend, easy at the office and on busy days.
How does it perform?
From 61 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Plain bottle, the real show is inside.
Blind buy risk
55% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Animal
- Powdery
What does Cotton Musk smell like?
Longevity is moderate and sillage weak, so it stays close to the skin. Most voters pick spring and fall, and daily or leisure wear leads, with office wear close behind. Half call it feminine.
The notes don't unfold in stages; the scent reads as one piece. White musk and white lilac set a clean, floral, powdery base, with vanilla adding sweetness and amber warmth. A faint synthetic, slightly animal trace sits behind. Galimard Evie and Dedcool Milk have a close profile.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 31%Spring
- 27%Autumn
- 21%Winter
- 21%Summer
- Daytime31%
- Casual24%
- Office20%
- Sport10%
- Evening8%
- Nighttime7%
Least picked for nights out.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
59% matchEvie (Eau de Parfum)
Galimard · 2012
56% matchCuore d'Oud
Rito · 2020
53% matchAfrican Musk
Auric Blends
53% matchMilk
Dedcool · 2018
50% matchMiss Cotton Musk
Ulric de Varens
50% matchFleur de Cachemire / Cashmere Flower
Durance en Provence
49% matchXllence - Sweet Musk (Eau de Parfum)
Farmacia SS. Annunziata · 2012
49% matchMusc Alizé
Comptoir Sud Pacifique · 2002
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Last updated: October 26, 2026




