Note

Gray Musk

Gray musk has no single established scent profile; the name suggests a muted musk with dry, powdery or woody shades. Such an accord would likely sit in the base beneath flowers and woods.

In 2 perfumes.

Found in Optimum Tabac and Smooth Leather

Most popular with gray musk

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Woody and musky above all. Reaches for powdery, tobacco and fresh spicy far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • woody
  • musky
  • sweet
  • powdery
  • citrus
  • fresh spicy
  • earthy
  • lactonic