Note

Black Musk

Black musk is an accord name suggesting warm skin, earthy sweetness, and darker animalic undertones rather than one fixed material. It usually forms a persistent base alongside amber, patchouli, and resinous notes.

In 9 perfumes.

Found in Arabians Rose Leather, Arabians and Far Away Glamour

Most popular with black musk

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to black musk more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for earthy, musky and mineral far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • earthy
  • musky
  • warm spicy
  • citrus
  • patchouli
  • aromatic