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Hearieaduro – :
This smells very strong at first, not pleasant. It smells just like baby oil or baby powder. It reminds me of my grandmother’s bathroom. I was waiting to see how the scent developed, that maybe it would change and the amber would come out…but I am not getting any amber or vanilla or benzoin. Nothing that warm or heavy at all. Its all white fluffy baby powder. I could see this being a comforting scent to some people, its very familiar smelling, but just not how I want to smell. Smells like a mother that loves hand sanitizer.
ejz006bedyWelty – :
I recently received a sample of this one to try. Thanks Bob!!
After spraying Ambre Muscadin on, my initial impression was baby oil with bourbon vanilla frosting. AM quickly settles into a rich creamy amber amber with a strong musk. Powdery amber, vanilla and musk appear in the dry down with a woody base off in the distance. 8 hours in I get a soft beautiful stink.
Although listed as a Unisex fragrance, it leans more towards the feminine side IMO
I can see the similarities to MR that others have mentioned, especially in the dry down, where the opening is much more like Shalimar on my skin.
While I do consider this to be a very well made fragrance, it doesn’t knock my socks off and is a bit to feminine for me to add a bottle to my collection.
Bottom line: If you like Amber / Musk scents, you should try a sample of this.
aSSai – :
Don’t know whether to consider this a nice Amber fragrance tempered by Musc or a nice Musc fragrance tempered by Amber. I’ve never been a big Musc fan but this stuff is simply fantastic. It’s the perfect blend of Musc, Amber, and vanilla with outstanding longevity. I totally agree with Alfarom below stating that fans of Musc Ravaguer should take note of this one. I do get a resemblance at drydown to MR, a bit of skank. Either way, a top notch offering from LM. IMHO
Katavaigesota – :
A great resemblance of amber. The combination with benzoin and vanilla made it a perfect. A must for amber lovers, a bit feminine though.
Even though I stopped using it after receiving a couple of comments that I’m wearing something similar to Baby Johnson oil (hated them for that 🙂 ), I still don’t regret buying it, couple of sprays on the wrist from time to time calm me down.
b333xy – :
It’s interesting to see that people have compared this to Shalimar because it was the first perfume I thought of as well. This is like a stripped-down version of Shalimar. Take away the citrus top notes and amp it up with a bunch of benzoin and voila!
At first I was less than thrilled. It smelled like scents I don’t care for, namely a strong rubber-like black leather and coconut. However it mellowed out nicely (and quickly) into an amber/vanilla combo. Still with leather. I’m not getting any sort of animalic musk at all, nothing like Musc Ravageur or Muscs Kublai Khan.
Sillage is not huge, but very comfortable and polite. The drydown is really nice, basically a dark amber perfume with hints of black leather and vanilla. I see it as having a bit of a gothic vibe.
Again this is more of a black, smoky leather perfume than it is an animalic musc. This is why it’s being compared to Shalimar. If you are looking for MUSK, look elsewhere.
I love it because I just do…but it’s not what I view as groundbreaking or anything to get overly excited about. I will hold onto the full bottle for at least the cooler months.
Edit: One day I wore it, and it smelled so atrocious that I can never wear it again. I don’t know if it was my chemistry that day or what! It smelled like slightly rotten smoked meat. Mixed with vanilla. It made me nauseous. It was tenacious and stuck to my skin after numerous attempts to scrub. Buh-bye, Ambre Muscadine 🙁
moralist – :
the opening is not very pleasant to me, get the impression of a raw dusty perfume, some left over that is lingering from a broken bottle, spoilt due to exposure to humidity and temperature. however, once it melts and unites itself with the skin the drydown is a heavenly powdery amber, a bit similar to the drydown of the original Rumba by Balenciaga. very nice and inviting scrnt then, yummmm!!!!
Andreich.md – :
Goddess!
Ambre Muscadin opens with a blast of dusty amber, honey, and vanilla and develops into irresistible skanky & rough animalic musk supported by benzoin.
The cedar and vetiver act as if they help the musk especially to get even more animalic at the end.
The whole development has a dirty powdery sweet texture which I am looking for in every single fragrance, since I have discovered this beauty.
Just heavenly!
redangel88 – :
The wolf in sheep’s clothing; sweet humming of amber- vanilla, soft touch of ladylike violet powder and underneath it all – musky benzoin seamlessly combined with previously mentioned notes smelling almost exactly as suede – soft, pliable, creamy, incredibly sexy, yet very sophisticated.
Cedar and vetiver provide a certain freshness in what would otherwise be a very saturated oriental composition.
Sheer perfection, I am enchanted.
Priogscig – :
Ambre Muscadine creates addiction.There’s a long lasting vanilla’s note that is very elegant,not a gourmand vanilla,but rude and masculine.And ,in many cases i dislike vanilla.But it’s not this.
Гречишникова – :
Oh wow this is something. The first blast is sweet honey and amber, as soon as I start to think that this is very sweet, this animalic, rough note hits in making this EXTREMELY skanky and I must say even “urine” like, but hang in there, it is delightful for my nose. It does remind me a bit of animalic edge of one of my favorite skanks – Chamarre by Mona di Orio.
The thing what amuses me most is the play between the sweet and warm amber part and the skanky musk part.
Worth many tries, believe me, a unique and high quality gem that should be tried by every “skanky perfume” lover. You will not be dissapointed.
Kayariafuemia – :
Rumours say that Ambre Muscadin and the rest of this line are the result of a collaboration bewteen Mona Di Orio (RIP) and candle company LM Parfums. I can’t actually confirm this news but whoever composed this fragrance, have done a pretty nice job.
AM opens with an accord of vanilla and honey immediately joined by a remarkable animalic musky presence that serves as a necessary balance to the initial sweet blast. In this phase the fragrance has a strong retro feel which brings to mind of classic Guerlains such as Shalimar or even Jicky (minus the lavender). It’ s powdery, very french perfumery, old school yet incredibly reassuring and comfortable in its overall familiar vibe. A woody vetiver base joins the party supported by slight resinous undertones providing an unisex aspect. Overall Ambre Muscadin has a strong deja vu aspect throughout but it definitely smells good.
More a vanilla than a proper amber but, If you’re into classic powdery animalic fragrances a-là Bal A Versailles, Shalimar, Habanita, Jicky and the likes, give this a chance. Musc Ravageur fans shoud take note as well…
Rating: 7/10