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stek – :
A fragrance, that when I smell, I think of the smell of industry in the 80’s. Heavy, macho, slightly metallic smell of burnt rubber along with some vibes of the original Brut – that’s the best way to describe it. Very little people seem to like it, even I find it difficult to wear. However it still is a nice and different flanker that I am glad to own. Might be getting discontinued soon.
serg88 – :
A nose bleeding fragrance with its strength or heaviness. First and last fragrance that I could not keep on. If I would define, i could say extremely heavy musk note without any other noticeable notes. This may be used just for dominating any other disturbing smell. Anywise it is hard to understand to choice this.
Metqj982intitytek – :
It’s a pleasant smell I’m not complaining but unfortunately Raid Mosquito killer was made to have a similar scent so now every time I smell Brut Musk…Raid comes to my mind.
rusik90 – :
Waw… So much hate on this fragrance. I don’t own the edt but i often buy the deodorant and it’s my favorite casual deodorant.
the way i see it is that it’s axe but for adults. Axe IS nauseating but this.. come on guys, it’s very sophisticated for a casual deodorant. And if you don’t like musk try other bruts
mrap – :
Baron Corvo, thanks for your excellent remarks.
As for the remarks of Miss/Mrs Kajira Suzanne, please read the following:
Brut Musk is a musky, spicy, woody, amber, tobacco BOMB – probably you know and like other bombs. (Examples: Spice Bomb or Versace Man Black). You must know how to use them.
With Brut Musk, you must use just a very small portion and then wait 5 minutes or so for all the notes developp correctly, before smelling it. It lasts an eternity and the fragrance is very agreeable.
My 16 years old son has 1 flask of 100 ml recently open and a full back up bottle. And I may tell you that he is quite successful using this fragrance and attracts lots of compliments from his girlfriends..
People complain about a faint sillage and longevity… well, Brut knows how to do it.
Like Mr. Baron Corvo says:
“It’s likely that if you go into a shop and spray a generous blast of a tester bottle on your wrist, you’ll disappoint yourself. Done this way, it just smells sweet, like caramelized sugar, with a burnt rubber undertone and after an hour you’ll be desperate to wash it off.”
My son and their friends learn the trick and with a 5 Euros bottle of perfume by Brut, they party till late hours and still come home with a nice scent instead of smelling like a sweaty skunk after long hours of dancing.
I saw the very same type of comments with a Women´s perfume masterpiece called TABU from DANA. Do check its reviews in Fragrantica.
It’s either hated by snobbish people who do not know how to use it, or loved by experienced users who know how to use it. It was launched about 100 years ago (like Chanel nº5) and it’s still around and selling well.
Yes I do have Tabu, Chanel nº5, Arpege from Lanvin and Diva by Ungaro (all bomb perfumes from 100 years ago). I also have L’Eau d’Yssey, Sisley Eau du Sour, Rush by Gucci, Angel and Alien from Mugler, Lolita Lempika, Chance from Chanel, Midnight Poison… and so on.
And I am proud because my son knows how to use well Brut Musk. On top of it, It’s totally within his budget. I do not buy his perfumes.
svetluimag1211 – :
The only EDt in the world that has almost made me physically sick, if you fancy the smell of a burning car clutch spray away! This sent is pure chemical burnt rubber, I may have an odd nose I find cool water smells like plug in Mosqito repelant so I’m obviously adverse to strong chemical smells but this takes the biscuit, how this is still being sold?? I once sprayed it on a colleagues clothes as a joke as he regularly boasts about the 280 pound bottles of EDt perfume he buys, to bring him down to earth , he took his jumper home and binned it, claiming he couldn’t get it out in the wash!!
jofri – :
Kajira Suzanne, thank you so much for your update on your review. I just had the best laugh-doubled over with tears in my eyes.
1889s – :
Come on ! Explain how a scent so “nauseating” in the eighties (the decade of nitro powerhouse loud scents !) is still on shelves in… 2015 !! The well named Brut Musk is just a bold Brut with Musks amped up ! A honest macho flanker of an old classic ! Good !
Teceabsendpen – :
This is not even a fragrance, I throwed the free oil sample which I received! This smells like some old cheap stinky oil which u put and boom! You’ll never make friends again!
galant306 – :
oh, KajiraSuzanne, thank you soo much for your review! I am having such a great laugh! priceless, exactly!
Dj_kote – :
Fabergé (as they were then) must have done research and consumer testing before releasing Brut Musk, so someone must have said they liked it. It’s also still being sold, so someone must be buying it. I am currently among them, but I should add a few remarks of explanation.
It’s likely that if you go into a shop and spray a generous blast of a tester bottle on your wrist, you’ll disappoint yourself. Done this way, it just smells sweet, like caramelised sugar, with a burnt rubber undertone and after an hour you’ll be desperate to wash it off.
When this is applied differently, there is in fact a fresher floral top that hangs around for a while above the cumin or anise that people seem to find so offensively overwhelming. It’s a musk fragrance, so it’s always going to be somewhat strong, but spraying on too much is guaranteed to be disastrous.
Brut Musk’s great benefit is that its longevity and sillage is way above that of most other fragrances. This can also be it’s curse if over-applied. Apply lightly, by depressing the atomiser only halfway. Just once onto the chest under a t-shirt or shirt so that it is slightly muted. The after shave is easier to control than the EdT and is not as pungent.
It’s probably not the fragrance for a romantic date, though people’s tastes differ.
Серж73 – :
This is where Brut becomes shockingly “bruteful”.
Brut Musk is a cumin bomb. As soon as you spray you get a very strong blast of cumin which evolves into a burnt rubber smell which possibly could be due to a huge amount of myrrh.
The edt is so strong that one spray on the neck or chest will leave you gagging all day. One spray on the forearm is the way to go with this one. The deodorant is slightly more subtle and the better choice.
You will either love or hate this one. There’s no inbetween.
filxxx – :
KajiraSuzanne, your review is priceless. I have read this review many times when I need a laugh fix. The imagery that comes to mind is….well, priceless!
foddy – :
I was surprised to see that this scent is apparently still being made. To me it was the male version of Giorgio, but worse (because Giorgio actually smells pleasant in small doses)!
I loved the original Brut, and even today’s version is better than many expensive designer masculines. However, Brut Musk was a foul, toxic, nauseating mistake of epic proportions, and I do not say this just because heavy musks trigger my migraines.
In the late 1980’s I witnessed a restaurant being cleared out by a man wearing this scent. At first people thought the horrific smell was something burning or malfunctioning in the heating ducts.
My Mom almost fainted and I had a headache all night.The guy was very well-dressed and clearly impeccably clean and well-groomed, but his scent was nasty.
Update: Today, my friend Kelly asked me what Brut Musk smelled like. I told her to imagine the stench an angry male rhinoceros would emit if someone poked him in the buttocks with a spear, causing him to perspire profusely AND pass gas.