Description
Musc Nomade is the forth fragrance from Les Orientalistes collection, inspired by the scents of Quatrain princesses (customers Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen) who use musk and rose essence to perfume their bodies and hair. Added to this feminine scented harmony is aromatic Agar wood smoke from princess’s chambers. Musc Nomade is the “supernatural” musk, created from synthetic and herbal ingredients. A sensual cloud of white musk (synthetic musk muscone, angelica root, ambrette seed) spreads around the creamy texture of amber. Resins and wood compose the base: Tonka, labdanum and Bombay wood, a kind of papyrus. The fragrance was launched in April 2008. It is available in a 100 ml bottle.
krasyarBB – :
Wow. But so faint. A glimpse of paradise.
Stitch – :
I would really like this earthy woody balsamic gourmand concoction if only it had more projection! Agreed that it’s a press your nose to your skin kind of smell.
NiP – :
nice, civilised slightly soapy musk with some added ambery sweetness that makes it a bit more interesting than musk alone would. My only problem is that it’s so quiet that need to put the nose very close to be able to smell it. Guess that could be a good thing too, as that makes it more wearable and safe.
Lunakrut – :
i was very curious about this perfume because i love musc , but this is not my kind of musc , is good but it is too sweet , i like musk that is almost stringent clean , like soapy clean
it is very nice although very faint
Naitnelia – :
First and foremost this is a musk forward scent. Other notes, angelica, amber accord, tonka and woods are there but not detectable on their own. If you love musk, then this a must for your collection. Longevity is good, projection stays close.
Edit: Currently testing a 15ml splash bottle, and I’m going to part ways with it. There’s just too much of an animalic scent for me to get past.
александр кабаков – :
WOW!! This is an angelic fragrance,delicate and pure. It evokes something I had never heard, innocent perfume of other worlds. The white musk is divine and is always present in the background…. it is wonderful, and for me is a masterpiece by Annick Goutal. Thanks for this!
Sillage: 6/10
Longevity: 8.5/10
Scent: 10./10
Overall: 10./10
Kolemarina – :
I just received a 15ml bottle as a blind buy. So from the outset I’m getting a quite screechy soapy smell. Like industrial washing up liquid. What is that and why do you all asmell beauty?! I want to smell it! It’s dying down half an hour later and becoming creamier but I think maybe I’m one of those people who can’t smell musk properly. It’s even hard to detect now. I will persevere!
Ah half a day in and I think I understand!!! To me it’s quite classic chypre though loving how it’s blooming in the sun.
beerfan86 – :
Beautiful musk that is both clean and warm. I suspect it might have been reformulated, as the current version is slightly cleaner (it is much less ambered and rooty) and slightly fruitier than before. It is still really lovely though, with an incredible longevity on me of almost 24 hours, even after a shower.
swb – :
Annick Goutal has an exquisite taste for great names – Duel, Mandragore, Sables. Musc Nomade is no different. It is an excellent name for a fragrance.
The problem with the great name is that it raises expectations which the fragrance is required to meet. While i managed to get over the soft and quiet duel that is Duel, I have difficulties pinpointing what exactly makes this Musc Nomadic.
I would expect from such a name a potent wild, animalic, barbaric fragrance that will easily gallop over my other musk fragrances.
It turns out MN is a soft clean fruity ambery musk that even fails to escape musk’s basenotes only doom. Of course it’s nice – AG fragrances are. But this massive dissonance between name and fragrance is very, very disappointing.
***(**)
sobchuks – :
After reading so many reviews describing this as a fluffy, sweet musk, I feel compelled to say that it may be these things, but moreover it is woody as all get-out. It smells like entering a clean, hot wood sauna or a pinewood ski lodge. All of this is pleasant if that’s what you’re after, and sometimes it’s EXACTLY what I’m after, but to me it’s absolutely not the creamy rosy fresh-scrubbed musk I hear described in so many reviews. It’s a sauna in an old ski cabin deep in a pine forest, aka wood served with a side of woody wood.
doorhankievua – :
Soft, sweet, and subtle perfumes are my favorite kind of perfumes because I mostly only wear fragrances to sleep. This is really beautiful. It captures the wispy yet intense sweetness of taking a tiny puff of fruity cotton candy and placing it on the tip of your tounge. As the sugar melts you can feel the dopamine releasing in your brain like Pop, pop, Pop!
This perfume is delicate and innocent. I could wrap my infant daughter in a blanket spritzed with this and she would smell lovely: capturing her innocence, her sweetness, her perfection. I’m a big fan!
kryloff71 – :
nutty sweet soft… the rosewood here is superb. nice combination with the musk. i agree with most ppl here that the musk is not animalic. its rather soft. this really reminds me of a discontinued gem from crabtree and evelyn called nomad, both are clean musk.
despite the softness, i received a compliment from a collegue today saying that its too strong. when me myself couldnt really smell it. i guess its true that women are able to smell musk better than men. oh well… its still a 10/10 in my book. a really underrated gem.
scb123 – :
This musk is far too sweet and amber-heavy for my taste, which is a shame given that it’s been heavily recommended for discerning musk-o-philes. To my nose, it lacks depth and has a fairly linear progression from intensely sweet to softly sweet with a slightly sickly spike of amber that lingers on my skin. Just a flirtation of musk. Nothing carnal, which is what I love in a good musk. YMMV.
paxan-pashtet – :
lighter version of Ambre Fetiche; goes on amber and musk; lovely but doesn’t last; close to skin and natural
Yerba – :
My first review, and I do not know enough about the individual notes and the construction of this fragrance to equal the reviews by others here. I’d like to tell you how Musc Nomade feels to me. It is a dry, almost crunchy fragrance, with a distant hint of sweetness which very slowly grows nearer. It makes me think of walking through sand, but not beach sand. This is far too dry. This is desert sand, perhaps, or the sand of an alien planet. It isn’t dusty, although there is a hint of powder, perhaps drifting by on the hot dry breeze.
It is a fascinating fragrance to me. It makes me feel as though I am exploring a new country…a new world… It is interesting, not scary. One wonders all the time what is around the next corner. The hint of sweetness speaks of flowers: unknown flowers, blooming over the next sand dune.
Each time I wear this I learn something new about the country it is showing me. It is an adventurous perfume. A voyage of discovery, every time. I love it.
bev28 – :
elegant and minimalist, yet very much present. the most beautiful musk in a fragrance in my opinion….
yasya2004march – :
elegante e delicato, questo muschio che sulle prime ricorda il musc di reminiscence per la sensazione animale e per le fave di tonka, vira presto su un muschio bianco lievissimo (per fortuna) sostenuto da mandorle e legni. a me pare proprio che sull’assestamento si tratti di un muschio che fa da sfondo ad un evidente sandalo, che però non compare minimamente nella piramide olfattiva. sarà il palissandro? non so davvero. quel che resta dopo un paio di ore, e che si mantiene a lungo, è uno skin-scent delicatamente dolce, un muschiato non invasivo, che a piccole dosi potrei usare finanche io.
zrh668elipseskism – :
Love it;-)
dimon_chic – :
I am not a huge musk fan. Some smell metallic, some make the perfume all fuzzy and others are just pleasant aromas. This musk is perfect. I love woody notes and oriental perfumes. This is a woody musk. Plant based muskiness from ambrette seeds and angelica. Soft, fluffy and woody. No bitterness as the tonka lifts it. This lies between laundry clean and animalic. Another thumbs up for Annick Goutal!
Mewviaburbbaw – :
The name is a bit misleading; it’s not wild, raw-smelling musk, but rather a delicate, sweet white musk that’ easy to wear and has great longevity. I put it on yesterday at 4:00 PM and could still catch whiffs of its beauty this morning at 8:00 AM. Really lovely and wearable anywhere. Moderate silage so you won’t drive your co-workers mad.
scrsnseabrookxto1 – :
Super soft, close-to-the-skin scented musk. This is not powdery or floral though, it’s more dusty and woody. A bit melancholic in a way, reminds me of times that has been. It smells ancient and old in the most beautiful kind of way.
Imagine going through a chest in an old house. Turning yellowed pages in a photo album with black and white pictures of sinister looking people. In the bottom of the chest lies your old lovers woolen wintercoat. You bury your face in it.
All this whilst a piano is playing Moonlight Sonata in the background, lol.
unia73 – :
Very elegant and soft, almost esoteric. It has a gentle clean vibe, yet not overly clean, more like washed skin exposed to sunlight, wearing yesterdays white linnen shirt. So it’s quite sensual, it gives a very close-to-skin feeling. It appears to not last long as the musk comes from the Abelmoschus moschatus (or the ambrette seed) which is quite a large molecule and therefor one can be anosmic to it. However, all the sudden, at the end of the day, one gets a big whiff of this perfume, unexpectedly, and it smells so incredible, so sensual. Therefor the ‘nomade’ element in this Musk would not refer to the smell of an actual unwashed Nomade, but the fact that the Musk itself appears to come and go, and to travel wherever its headed for.
16100311bi – :
Musc Nomade is subtle but long lasting. Pleasant and comforting. Also quite sexy. I know the musk ingredients are artificial and we should be thankful that the industry no longer assaults the anal glands of poor deer. For synthetic ingredients this perfume has a life about that feels organic and responsive. Retail price is very silly but there are lots of the 15 ml bottles around at reasonable prices.
kolopius – :
Very soft musc-fragrance. One to wear for ones own enjoyment. I bought the tiny 15ml bottle and the bodycream, and layering increases the staying power dramatically. I wonder if the bodycream would also be a nice base for Habanita l’esprit by Molinard. That one is a bit too sharp for me on its own.
But back to Musc Nomade: lovely comforting scent. Bought a second bottle already….
friehouri – :
I love musk but this one is too earthy, too dusty, somehow “old” to be pleasant. It’s like smelling the scent it should be, but covered in dust. Makes me feel like I’m watching my grandma’s youth pictures with foggy glasses.
Mehhh285JeomiWogkig – :
Musc Nomade is a delicate, quiet, earthy musk. Kind of reminds me of being alone in the wilderness at twilight, when a bit of night fog is still swirling around in the air.
The big word with this perfume is SUBTLETY. There are many notes, but they are so subtle it took a long time and many tests to figure out exactly what I am smelling and when. It has odd top notes, an unlikely combo of something waxy vegetal blended with a hint of leather. I get the same impression every time I wear it. This combo soon wears away completely. A slightly powdered musk appears, but mostly I notice a lot of amber and woods, more so than musk. There is also a vanillic note, which adds a little something sweet. In the drydown I smell something a bit like dried herbs, which luckily aren’t tangy.
Definitely an interesting musk, but this would not be a great choice if you are looking for a sillage bomb because, again, it’s very subtle.
MariahJesu – :
Dusty, powdery, woodsy, incense. I detect no musk or sweetness. Not at all what I was expecting, so I can only assume it doesn’t work with my skin or I cannot detect certain ingredients. The dustiness is irritating to my nose. Try before you buy, folks.
I have small bottle up for swap – PM me if interested!
vedaphieldish – :
At first there is a rush of alcohol, not a good start I must say. After a few minutes, alcohol disappears and a synthetic harsh unpleasant smoky plastic kind of odor comes across and takes over the whole thing, it’s rather strong and doesn’t let me recognize much more. After about an hour this bad odor almost goes away and I get a very faint but pleasant musky scent.
Usually I’m really fond of musk, but this is not it for me. What’s going on?! I’m utterly confused!
As I have searched a bit, many people have the same problem with this perfume, specially at the beggining. Apparently many are anosmic to the synthetic musk in it, among many other musk perfumes out there, in my case I think I’m hypernosmic to some of the main notes as well, since I usually get other non-listed unpleasant odors from a great deal of mainstream perfumes. But I hope with this perfume it changes with time.
I guess that’s the problem with these modern synthetic musky stuff. But I did expect a higher quality perfume from such prestigious house.
Anyhow, testing before buying is strongly advised.
oncinemaonci – :
Herbal-aromatic lingering incensy musk. It has slightly tart, lemony-sweet top layer, like happens when resin mixed with angelica seeds, subtle, but pleasant, also that papyrus-woody note is very distinctive on my skin, like in Fancy Nights of JS. The fragrance sits close to skin, but so all white musks, they rather your own skin scents, not for projection in radius of ten miles, but for own enjoyment and peacefulness. I wonder if the name Nomade means “wandering musk”, because in many angelica-centred fragrances the qualities and layers are wandering all over the place, like nomads, but I give thumbs up, because I get the feeling of relaxation, peaceful feeling, very centred and positive.
bulchenkoV – :
Such a gentle comforting breath of a fragrance! Like the person stirring beside you in bed in the early morning, or a ray of sun trough a silent room when you´re lost in thought. It´s gone just as fast as that. But beautiful while it lasted.
Shar.pei – :
In Musc Nomade I get a light veil of clean, sweet musk and wood with a super subtle nutty undertone. This is not an earth shattering fragrance, but it’s a light and stays close to your skin. It’s an unobtrusive scent that’s comforting and pleasurable. A very nicely done musk.
escobrier – :
Just got a really cute 15 ml bottle of this. It was a blindbuy and I couldn’t be more pleased.
It’s a very natural earthy, musky, incense fragrance with a little bit of sweetness (the amber probably). It stays close to the skin but is noticeable and very pleasant. It’s a very interesting fragrance because it’s almost like it’s alive on my skin and as it dances around I get a little different note each time I smell it. Sometimes it’s more earth and other times more smoky or musky.
When I have used this little bottle to the last drop (of which I’m sure I will ) I’m definitely going to buy myself a large bottle!
evgen072010 – :
There is never an inappropriate time for Musc nomade it is always right, easy and uncomplicated, it suits all seasons. It is a pleasure to wear and a you but better fragrance. I adore it obviously.
vovchik4003 – :
If Laphroaig Single Malt peated Whisky, which is said to smell like hospital bandages from a burn victim, created an Eau de Parfum, this is what it would smell like. My new signature scent. I LOVE IT!
Ideadlyzere – :
I am struggling with this one. When I smelled it for the first time, I could smell nothing at all in the first 20 minutes. Then a very soft musk came across, only perceptible when I put my nose right to my skin.
Then I got my own bottle in the post, and it smelled really strong, two sprays lasted all day, but alas, the fragrance itself wasn’t that impressing. I could smell a woody amber thingy with some fruitiness going on, blackberry, maybe, which is strange cause MN was recommended to my by a friend whose taste I completely trust in all things smelly, and he called it a masterpiece.
I am wearing it for the third time today, 5 sprays already (!) but again, I can barely smell a thing.
So…if you are anosmic to some musks in general (which I never thought I am, but it seems that is the case) it may not be for you. I wonder if the complaints about weak sillage and longevity are due to the fact that most people are anosmic to some type of musk molecules, cause on the second day of wearing, when I could actually smell (some of) it, the scent was very strong and lasted all day and into the night. But again today it is zero. It is a good idea to try it before buying and see whether you can smell it.
irinatim – :
I was lucky one to find AG MN eau de parfum in small 15 ml edt.I ordered 3 bottles of them,just in case… Very Human Perfume,I mean ,natural ,does not dissagreed with my body chemistry and radiates natural energy . It is just better me,in smell ,I mean..Hehe
I tried to put some drops of perfume into my body lotion and the result was amazing …Love
medvedut – :
“Vegetal musk” it is, indeed. The opening is a little herbal, a bit of angelica, a bit of non-sweet amber. For me, there are two distinctively separate stages to this scent (with a strage overlapping bit in the middle), and it’s the latter part I love. The middle part is a little strange but still addictive. The herbal and cozy mixes to crate a strangely shiny smooth impression that’s a bit… plasticky? But it’s not bad, at all! The second part is all cozy, warm, comfortably sexy and skin-like. Absolutely beautiful! I got the body cream as well and that goes straight to the second part from the get-go! 🙂 Love this.
NoulgeNem – :
This perfume is poetry. It is soft, gentle, and elegant. The musk is sweet and enveloping, but not intrusive. It’s warm, familiar, and comforting. It’s an elusive scent, ever-present but secretive. It’s a friend, an embrace, a subtle melody. Absolutely stunning.
reksat – :
I blind bought a tiny bottle of this and it just arrived, oh the joy! It is a simply lovely musk, soft, powdery, walking in an Elizabethan garden, that’s the vibe I get from this. It’s light and delicate on me in the dry down phase, a good thing as the opening blast was somewhere between pure astringent alcohol and Tabu on me but that disappeared very quickly and it settled into a delicately skin scented light musk with floral undertones, almost a hint of a Victorian violet vibe here, even though flowers are not listed. Just lovely.
plafon2012 – :
This one smells like the person who sleeps next to you. Sometimes nice, sometimes different, but always lovely and just human. My favorite clean musc.
zerg00d – :
I wish I could say it smells like cat piss, because then I would at least be able to pinpoint why it is so revolting. Associations such as sweat and spices come to mind, too, but again – my sweat smells much nicer than this, if I may say so myself. However, I don’t have a very refined nose at all, and I am by no means excluding that it might, could, or does smell great on you. It doesn’t on my paper strip though, and I’m not reckless enough to let it get near my skin, lest it’ll turn me into the salty zombie it evokes.
stebel – :
I was hoping for more from this scent based on what other members here have experienced.
On my skin, I dont get any herbal or bitter sweet nuances. From first application Musc Nomade is a soft, cozy, slightly sweet, skin scent without any projection. Its warm and pleasant yet very light.
There are others to be had, with the same qualitiies for half the price.
Q-DEN – :
As a semi-sweet booze and currant scent with Ribena aspirations, Musc Nomade starts big and almost gourmand before settling into low-level powdery hum of a musk that desiccates over time. Once it’s calmed down, a cushion-like effect takes over and the scent feels like the olfactory equivalent of an alpaca blanket. It’s soft and quite powdery but with enough berry leaf remaining to anchor it as interesting. But as a musk fragrance, it’s PG-rated — disappointingly so.
bluznec-r – :
This is a lovely soft musk and I wish I had tried early, because now it’s almost impossible to find. I have a body lotion and want a bottle of this perfume.
Neodareoria – :
Very pleasant scent, my favorite for wintertime, its like a warm coat you put on, and feel just all well afterwards!
pva130648 – :
❀ Musc nomade is a gorgeous transparent, almost crystal clear scent!
It is herbal, dry & almost bitter.
Its wonderful notes work perfectly when being layered with floral perfumes adding a touch of powder.
If you are looking for a musky perfume quite different from any other in the market, this is for you!
rudzi – :
This is a very special musk concoction.
It’s not a clean musk one would perhaps expect, but it doesn’t fall into the dirty animalic musk either. It’s balanced somewhere in between.
When your loved one wakes up earlier than you in the morning and leaves into the bathroom, when you roll on their side of the bed, the sheets are little worn in, slept in, slightly damp and warm. That’s the kind of musk this perfume has.
It somehow stays close to the skin, it embraces you like a spectral figure with angelic wings. It’s soft, powdery and slightly woody.
Very pleasant and almost with human-like attributes.
Simply beautiful.
imisephompeli – :
I’ve been on a Goutal kick. Over eighteen months I’ve collected some that I had sampled and some bought blind. I first bought the Musc Nomade Body Cream when my skin was very dry and the cream was online discounted. I figured I couldn’t go wrong, soothe the skin and smell good too, a bit of musk, sure to fade quickly, no problem. The jaded perfume critic fell in love. I use it on my neck, shoulders, décolletage and on dry elbows. I simply had to have the perfume too, but I was wary, I’ve got a lot of perfume, so I only bought a 15ml tester. I will be buying a full bottle, it’s right up there in my constant favourites. Elena from Perfume Shrine comments on the quality of Musc Nomade, the expensive Muscone, the beautiful balance of a touch of rose, ambrette seed, the milkiness that others have noted. Simply divine for musk lovers. It’s quite close to Narciso R Musc Intense EDP but a touch more animalic. It’s quite similar to Khiels but with rose petal softness.To me it smells of something that money just can’t buy, understated good taste and it’s the favourite AG of Isabelle Doyen according to an interview I saw. This is an expensive mistake if your olfactory system doesn’t register that large muscone molecule so perhaps excercise some caution.
myyokiorg – :
Soft, soft powdery woody/nutty/incense and Tonka bean, this is probably the least liked of Les Orientalistes, but I bought a small bottle because it’s utterly unique. Not as medicinal as Myrrhe Ardente and no sharp, dry tang like Encens Flamboyant – but layering this with a rose or heavy floral would be tremendous. Try it before buying! My nose finds it comforting and calming, a soothing musk with no corners, it makes no demands. Musk fans may like, but if you want bite, this is not for you. This is a creamy-brown pillow of a scent.
Georg72 – :
Opens with an odd, cool play-doh vibe from the type of amber, I believe, then becomes musk dominant in the first minute as it sits on my skin. 30 mins later it’s an odd juxtaposition of cool & warm notes: 2 different musks and reedy dry papyrus tones + that oddly playdoh-like amber w/ a touch of labdanum. Beneath this (& when I inhale deeply to analyze the notes) there is something akin to moss or mold, something just the tiniest bit damp and dark and green. There is a noticeable palisander rosewood note which I only recognize because I disliked the intensity of it in Cavalli’s ‘Just’ a few months back… kind of have a bad memory with that still but I’m trying to view this as a whole instead of focusing on that one woody note that assaulted my nose once upon a time.
I like it for it’s unusual composition but I’m a bit afraid to wear it at a passer-by smellable level in public at this point 😉 I’d also like to see more of the ‘fizzy’ facet of amber, labdanum, or ambrette amped up in this vs the play-doh borderline powdery facets of the 1st two.
RE other comments:
++Thumps up: ‘old fashioned ointment’ vibe: I agree completely. The labdanum/amber are very vintage.
–Thumbs down: cat piss: I get none of that
Reminds me of: not much else… specific notes are akin to other scents but that’s about it
Compliments?: none so far
Sillage: soft-mod
Longevity: 4/5 hrs, but very close to skin most of the time
Experience: worn 3 times (FB)
Usually apply: 3-4 sprays
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Karya – :
As usual, I love Annick Goutal but they are a hit or miss for me. Unfortunately Musc Nomande is a big miss.
Basically it opens up with muddled fruit notes–maybe some sort of red berry/pomergrante, fruits that are past their expiration date. Then a strong ointment/medicinal accord comes out, it hangs on for a LONG time, it’s kind of sickening. The musk drydown in inoffensive but rather boring, just a regular nondescript musk. I really get none of the amber, rosewood, labdanum, or almonds, which is what I was hoping for. Too bad, different chemistries, different results.
kessarr – :
MUSK!!
I love the sweet/sweaty/powdery/fatty smell of dirty musk. My favorite. I have as yet to meet a dirty musk that I don’t like.
Musc Nomade is unique for the vegetal qualities lent by ambrette, angelica & Bombay wood. Somehow that contrast makes it even dirtier.
I appreciate that the modest sillage allows me to wear it out and about.
Powdery and slightly herbal/green-ish. I get a slight smell of aloe? Fresh aloe. Not body lotion aloe.
Weird confession: I like to apply this to the back of my boyfriend’s neck / spine before bed so I can fall asleep smelling it. I am the man spoon. He absolutely hates the stuff but he obliges me because he can’t smell it back there. Thanks, boyfriend!
dobry22 – :
purchased 15ml sample bottle. wish I hadn’t. get what people say about the cat pee likeness. on initial spray smelt like nail varnish remover. that was replaced by the angelica cat pee. really not my thing. keep going back to it hoping it might change. after a while ok – reminded me of old fashioned ointment: really not for me, anyone want to swap???
Dimasudomlya – :
Really like it, but the sillage is way too soft. Would be a good perfume for sex.
psu_vovan – :
This is quite beautiful. Cozy. It smells soft and flowing, slightly floral, obviously musk-but a clean musk, does not smell dirty to me. All that with a hint of baby aspirin, that orangy-powdery scent. It smells edible, well, chewable.
I think Musc Normande would work on anyone, and it would be very suitable or a young girl’s first scent. Heck, I’m well past young girl status and I wear this and it makes me feel great.
doc59 – :
This is a subtle fragrance that is mysterious despite its simplicity. The collection of musks and musky smells is vegetal & green. Not green- like galbanum green – but more like freshly snapped young green beans and sweet juicy pear. I am guessing this is some combination of the ambrette and angelica doing their work.
Beneath it all is a cypriol/nagarmotha note- which is referred to here as papyrus. You might also know this note as one of the main components of what passes off for a modern oud accord in western perfumery.
Lurking further beneath are subtle almond/vanilla notes with hints of a fresh rose.
All in all, this fragrance is a study in subtlety and exceptional materials. It has a family resemblance to a gentler/kinder (dare I say, more feminine) version of Malle’s French Lover (anglelica, oud, musk without the nose-piercing intensity of the woody-amber note in that one) or an “oud” inflected version of Chanel’s No.18 (ambrette, cumin, rose, iris – without the fruitiness).
Like both those fragrances I love this one deeply.
PS. I can swear there is something rosy/slightly-floral here though it is not mentioned in the pryamid.
Ленчик – :
I just got a sample of this and have to say it’s a delightful fragrance. A semi-sweet luscious musk, amber and wood aroma. The tonka note reacts with other notes to simulate a kind of blackberry essence. This reminds me of something Frederic Malle would create. Very unisex.
Longevity seems a bit lacking. But for half the price of a Frederic Malle fragrance (also known for fleeting longevity), I am seriously considering a bottle.
Oddly, it seems this fragrance is very reactive to skin chemistry. Reading the reviews I see a strong polarization. So definitely do not blind buy this.
ericc – :
I have to say that so many of the reviews here have made me chuckle to myself- so entertaining! And I’m feeling grateful beyond words that I can still smell this fragrance on myself the day after…
jeollobre – :
I loved Encens Flamboyant (ordered it after one good sniff) and would love to get my nose on some Myrrh Ardente so I was fairly sure Musc Nomade would be at least interesting. I dabbed it on my skin quite liberally from the little sample vial and…..couldn’t get it off fast enough! A horrible, revolting scent of death and greasy skin. It reminds me of sickly unwashed people in retirement homes, the embalmed and waxy body on Ho Chi Minh and the gray skin that rolls off after a long steamy bath or sauna. The common thread here: death and decay.
I have tried washing it off with several soaps and detergents and it’s becoming evident that it is not budging. Maybe if I’m willing to saw my hads off?
dd85nsk – :
Sorry I wasn’t logged in when I thought so. The review belovw which says the same as this one is mine also.
Got this one today and I don’t like it. It’s a smell of something strange and musk, not good at all.
Well me and my blind buys…sometimes good and sometimes NOT. I don’t know what it is but this perfume makes me feel uncomfortable…it’s creepy.
Sorry you who loves it but I must go and wash it off.
My advise…try before you buy, DON’T blind buy like me.
Update!
I forgot, I smell alcohol when I smell the bottle, like something you should drink…no it’s not pleasent at all.
fortovuy3 – :
This is a 5 star musk fragrance. I don’t really know any other way to put it. It is absolute perfection – for a straight forward musk that is slightly more on the dirty side than typical white but still remains clean. If you like white musk, this may frighten you a tad so PLEASE do not see the “white musk” part and think this is going to smell like Musc Bleu or Clair de Musc or anything like that or you will be disappointed. This has an amber and woody base that “dirties” it up a tad.
It isn’t a monster by any means, it isn’t on the order of Muscs Koublai Khan or anything like that…but it is probably slightly too animalic for some people. It is much less sweaty beast and is a safer bet for most but maybe a little too much for others. Musc Nomade starts out nice and stays nice but you still get a full on musk fix without it being TOO dirty or powdery. There is no hiding in the house for an hour until you stop reeking and start smelling amazing thing going on. You can put it on and head out and wild animals will not start head butting your car or anything. And nobody will think you haven’t bathed in a week.
If you are looking for a PERFECT (but slightly more dirty than soapy white) musk that still remains rather soft, fresh and clean…look no further. Because for this style of musk, it simply does not get much better. But you do need to reapply it or spray your clothes and hair to get any staying power of it.
(Note: AG only highlights “synthetic” (musk) to let people know that animals were not killed or tortured to create this fragrance. Synthetic musk is pretty standard in all fragrances now and has been for quite some time.)
volt12009 – :
I just don’t know what to think but suddenly Musc Nomade became very strong and very pleasant to smell. At first i couldn’t smell anything and now it seems that I want to wear it at all times. All my scents are kept in a closed and light protected cabinet but when I open it MN is all I can smell mysteriously and it is not a shy or weak “personality”, it is a very hungry beast. I love it.
Cold weather is not the best of times to try a new scent.
juri0310 – :
very wearable, very easy fragrance, which is nice any season you want to wear it! soft, very musky, and tender with some milky notes, it is a bit pricey for what it offers, but lovely.
OLIVIYAONE – :
Musc Nomade was a blind buy and at first application I couldn’t even smell alchool, nothing at all. But one must think no producer would make something out of just water, and like some have said, not everybody smell the musc molecule the same way. So, I tried it for a few days at home nd after a while I could smell something very clean and suave, soft but pers