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dart veider – :
Softy blurry peachy smear of femme sweetness … so it wasn’t ever going to be a natural fit for me, I guess. Classic middle-of-the-road, slightly middle-aged, middle-market approach which just doesn’t light my fire. Warm and yielding and feminine, certainly – but for me there’s just too much of this house’s familiar bullying fruit (and I don’t get enough genuine tartness or aura of raspberry to balance it out), and the rest just isn’t distinctive or spicy/earthy enough to make it interesting. Sure, the musk’s there and a delicate, womanly version rather than anything reeky and sexy. Sillage is soft, longevity respectable but not huge. It’s so wearable and inoffensive and deftly done, that I can’t really figure out why- but for me it all just adds up to a big ol’ meh. Very much full of the Micallef DNA, so if some other of their women’s scents do it for you, then this probably would too. For some reason it just makes me feel as if I’m trapped in a slightly over-decorated, over-upholstered sitting room all done up in pink chintz and with too many swagged curtains, scatter pillows and urns full of blowsy roses over-filling the space. A little suffocating and more than a little dated, imho only, of course. It’ll certainly have its fans.
fox23 – :
Tested this and at first spray I thought, “Oh, this is really nice!!” But then after this settles, it reminded me of something from my past and then it hit me..Avon’s Night Magic Evening Musk. My mom wore Night Magic Evening Musk sometimes when I was a child and that is what Royal Muska reminds me of. Anyway, onto the review..
This is nice, a soft musk with a little rose thrown in. I do pick up a woodiness, too. Those really are the only 3 notes I pick up. I pick up a little bit of the ylang ylang in the opening, which is nice, but that fades quickly for me. I don’t pick up any sweetness nor any fruitiness. To me this is a pretty much just a soft musk with a little rose and woodiness. Nice.
This is softer than I expected. A soft, calming, comforting scent to my nose (which, coincidentally, Night Magic Evening Musk also brought that sort of feeling to me back in the day). Despite this being very soft sillage, I get a good 4 or so hours of longevity out of this, which to me is great for a softer sillage scented fragrance.
apm376JeomiWogkig – :
This scent is yummy! In fact I’m developing a mild obsession with it. It’s a beautiful silky, slightly sweet, floral musk. It’s warm like the gold bottle it comes in. I immediately get the picture of a beautiful rich, tan woman in the south of France. Those who can not smell the musk immediately must not be able to detect musk at all because it’s the first and most dominant note. It gives you that creamy, musky, almost tropical feel. As other’s have mentioned there is a creamy, gentle, smell like really expensive moisturizer. Or almost like coconut oil, but not quite. It’s not what I would call fruity. I don’t smell it and think, “Oh, that’s raspberry and peach” The fruit is extremely subtle. It’s deliciously sweet.The ylang yang is sweet and is the note that is giving it that sensual coconut vibe when combined with the musk. The floral is there, but it’s not standing out as obvious in this perfume. The wood note is there and just anchors the perfume a bit more adding and extra layer of depth. If you are a musk lover and you like warm comforting scents I think this is a safe buy for you. I finally broke down and bought a full bottle of this and I’m so happy with it. It’s sooooo sexy and deliciously rich I want to eat it. I applied this last night as I went out and I can still smell it on me today 12 hours later. This perfume blooms so nicely on my skin. More of the notes came out more fully on my skin the longer I wore it last night. I got two compliments on it both from the opposite sex.
atmo – :
I got a big bunch of samples from a fragrance meetup.
This was one of them…
…and WOW as soon as I put it on my skin it went right to the top of my To Buy pile. Currently the FB is on its way to me so I will review more fully later. But I will say…
This is sex in a bottle.
The slow, passionate and loving kind (as opposed to??…..)….I’ll leave it there.
sasha11150 – :
I get musk and florals. Skin scent, no real projection and very short longevity for the price of a gorgeous and expensive bottle. Nothing very unique here, but definitely a soft, delicate and feminine fragrance.
BiziK – :
Ohhh this is really nice..so feminine and perfect for the summer. For me, I can smell a soft musk sweetened by a touch of ylang ylang and a hint of peach. This is divine and stays close to the skin. It’s not a project beast or anything. The bottle is also very beautiful, as most of the Micallef ones are. Worth it if you are willing to pay top notch for perfumes but personally I feel it is somewhat overpriced.
2906748_ll – :
This starts off sooooooo lovely and divine. However, this is so short lived. I am truly disappointed that M. Micallef produced such a weak fragrance.
wlad2810 – :
The aroma of pure musk always reminds me of plain white paper sheets. No woody harshness, no flowery brightness, no smoky resinousness. However, I have to admit that I actually don’t know so many musk perfumes which would be this clear and austere. And contrary to my previous assumptions, Royal Muska by M. Micallef won’t belong to this category either. Although quite simple and monotonous, it turned out to be too rich, too dusty and too warm at the same time. If it was a sheet of paper, it could only be thick, handmade letter paper with beautiful ornaments in a creamy shade. But… it’s not because the musk in Royal Muska is not a papery kind of musk.
This scent is more of an impression than a real scent to me. It’s a light, comforting mist that melts into your skin so well it almost disappears, which makes it even harder to distinguish particular notes. I would rather compare it to a freshly washed (but still slightly grey after years in the attic) lace curtain, hung to dry outside on a windy, sunny day. It’s just as light, transparent, soft (thank to benzoin) and at the same time rough (thank to the notes of unidentified woods and washing powder). I haven’t detected any flowers or fruit. And I’m glad I haven’t.
It‘s mild and elegant in a very unpretentious way. Perfect, whenever you feel like disappearing, hiding your face behind a half-transparent veil, blending into the crowd and pretending it’s not a perfume but the natural scent of your skin. I would definitely believe that but, as a fan of creamy veils and laces, I would never walk past this scent without turning my head.
adt250Negeltzex – :
Fluffy aldehydes with a pinch of salty musk; I don’t know why aldehydes are not mentioned, they’re very prominent. This is a very modern and minimalist take on the 70’s and 80’s powerhouses, with all the weight of the aforementioned heavy hitters but toned down and civilized so as not to offend modern wearers. I really enjoy well blended creations that have a clear idea to where they’re headed, sadly most noses nowadays concentrate on painting a landscape or setting a mood with literally dozens of notes that try to please as many potential buyers as possible, and utterly failing to show a clear idea. Jean Claude Astier directs your nose where he wants it to go, it’s not an open interpretation and I feel that wearing his scents I can relax, the scent is doing the talking and I just listen, I don’t need to work. JCA has superb command of his palette, demonstrating that there are still perfumers and artists, not chemists, that can paint a clear picture without throwing in the kitchen sink. M. Micallef is to understated elegance what CDG is to innovation.
wolfhound77771 – :
مینیاتوری این عطرو گرفتم واقعا هیجانزده شدم چراکه این عطر فراتر از انتظارم بود رایحه میوه ی هلو در بستر مشک عالی بود با پخش بسیار عالی و ماندگاری عالی تر وقتی بعد از استفاده اومدم بیرون هاله ای از بوی عطر مدام بینی ام رو نوازش میداد عالیه این عطر
Very good fragrance that I detect note of peach and musk when I use it really I surprised highly sillage and longevity
Highly recommended
teefplus – :
I don’t for the life of me understand why this is marketed solely for women! I don’t smell any floral and it smells masculine as hell to me. It is exactly what my father smelled like when I went in for a big long hug. It is a wonderful, comforting scent to me.
MerTwec – :
Deceptively soft–it really blooms in hot weather and on warmed skin–it is a musk unlike any other I have smelled. Tenacious on fabric, it must have a molecule size bordering on anosmia for many, but it’s really quite present. You might not smell it on yourself, but others certainly will. It’s hard for me to describe or discern individual notes, but it definitely is not a bursting fruity floral, sweet, vanillic, strongly woody, nor gourmand. It’s a giant, clean, soapy musk.
PoownSank – :
Royal Muska – I had the pleasure of experiencing this gem after a wonderful day in SF with a dear friend. RM is marketed for women and I have no idea why anyone would gender this fume – it is perfectly and deliciously unisex! I cannot help but get lost in some alternate reality of a classy rich couple with a modern white and gold apartment, concrete and marble adorned everything, billowing white curtains whipping in a gentle breeze with the sunset setting the apartment aglow in a soft fire – and the beautiful couple lounging in their custom bed after a passionate tryst. The comforting scent of their pristine white linens mingle sumptuously with their hot skin – a certain nuttiness and muskiness permeates the room as they slowly drift to sleep in each other’s arms – is this love or lust?
This scent takes me there – there is a definite juicy fruitiness that lingers for a half hour or so in the beginning before blossoming into a delectable woody ylang-ylang and musk….this phase lasts for over 16 hours on my skin. I finally understand the whole “like skin but better” phrase – this is gorgeous on my skin! I usually play up florals, and ylang-ylang is a perilous note for me, but this is perfectly floral mixed with just the right amount of woodiness and muskiness. It really doesn’t get much better than this.
100 Days – Day 2: After a pleasant day in SF
Listening to: The Black Keys – Little Black Submarine
songa22 – :
This musc and powder combination has a soapy heart and a slightly cold and bitter edge. A serious perfume, almost classic.
Slanativ – :
Seriously, people, how is Micallef such an underrated brand?! Their fragrances are of exceptional quality, their bottles are absolutely beautiful in the flesh (glass, rather?) and the customer service is second to none. I couldn’t fault them.
Anyway, onto Royal Muska. This is a very soft, feminine floral-musk which is perfectly suited for an intimate evening. It’s clean, it’s sexy, it’s almost aromatherapeutic in its just-out-of-a-bath-of-rose-petals feel. Actually, it makes me think of an evening after spending a day at an expensive spa. It’s completely perfect for all fans of clean musks (which includes myself) and anyone looking for a sensual “skin scent but bigger”.
Now, I don’t claim to be a pro when it comes to fragrances, but I sample a lot – designer, niche, indie, natural, you name it – and this juice appears to be of exceptional quality. Everything feels so well put together and the notes blend so beautifully.
Overall, this is a very, very good option for musk lovers. And thankfully, I can barely smell any raspberry. Each to their own I suppose!
Volodka_21 – :
Musc, soap, powder…..and some fruits. It is very feminine and comforting scent. Love it!!!
wesder – :
This is a beautiful dry musk fragrance. Unisex, wearable. Although this isn’t my type of fragrance it was beautiful – I’d recommend this to anyone who likes this type of fragrance.
Progressor – :
this is a very lovely fragrance. I will restock soon.
bki016intitytek – :
@christianne1, I also have a sample from Lucky Scent and I too cannot smell practically anything. Too bad. I was looking forward to testing out Moska
zvereff – :
Royal Muska opens on me in a big cloud of musk and soap with a little powder thrown in. I cannot detect any fruits or flowers here at all. It’s not a bad smell, just not as complex as I’d thought it would be. It’s a very clean smelling musk which I think would work on anyone’s skin – female or male. Later in the dry down I get some herbal smells added in which is nice. Nothing green in the notes but nonetheless, there it is. I like the dry down quite a lot, I doubt I’d buy a FB of this one because really I have a couple of other musks I prefer that are much cheaper and smell better on me. Still if you love clean soapy scents and the Micallef line in general you should have this in your collection!
lup181speagoessenda – :
Tried Royal Muska a few days ago from the Micallef advent calendar. It opens quite complex, with lots of different sweet floral and fruity notes in a cloud of soap. The ylang becomes more prominent and is accompanied by a woody note and a whole load of white musk. The musk is very strong on my skin, it smells a bit ozonic. The drydown is more balsamic and soft, still ylang with heaps of ozonic briny musk. I didn’t get any rose at all.
This one is quite strong on me– sillage is moderate to heavy and longevity is moderate to long.
Royal Muska is stronger than I expected from the reviews here– it is quite loud on my skin and I could smell it on me all day, and so could most people I came across. The ozonic briny white musk notes are a bit too prominent for me, they are almost masculine on my skin, which I don’t like. I did receive a lot of compliments on it, so it is a matter of personal taste! I will keep this sample and try again in summertime.
aleks0176 – :
A very well put together scent. It starts a bit on the heavy side and I don’t get most of the notes listed, but that’s just my skin chemistry. Or it could just be because it’s so beautifully blended that there isn’t any discernible notes that stick out at first.The drydown after about an hour though…. Pure HEAVEN! So comfy and close. Definitely white musk but with something more that I can’t quite describe. It’s not a superficial or plastic white musk. I’m looking forward to getting to know this little lady better!
k.a.r.i.n.k.a – :
White musk yes, for sure. Those who can’t detect it at all must have some ansomia going on.
Immediately I get musk and a background sweetness. Must be the peach but it’s certainly not fruity. 10 minutes in I get a heavy amount of ylang ylang wrapped in rose petals. Soapy rose. A touch of soft powder (just a touch).
Very feminine and mature. I don’t find it sexy. I imagine a woman in a high collared white shirt with many tiny buttons and a pearl necklace. I wish there was a touch of violet so that we could smell her old fashined lipstick. Then I might appreciate the scent more for creating an image.
Deroxssuux – :
To my nose, Micallef Royal Muska is poorly named (more like Watercolor than Royal), very weak, not particularly interesting, and overpriced. A little bit of ylang-ylang and benzoin with a big dose of those almost subliminal white laundry musks. I suppose some will find this elegantly understated, but to me it seems understated to the point of being hard to detect. It smells vaguely nice if you stick your nose right on your skin, but really is this what you are looking for?
easenueBult – :
I got a sample from Lucky Scent also and I can barely smell it. I kept applying layer over layer trying to get a whiff and it is barely detectable. Maybe it is heavy on the musk and I just happen to be anosmic to this particular one. But this is one of the most lightly scented fragrances I have ever tried. The scent is too faint for me to even be able to review it.
inhaseOrina – :
OMG…! I am glad that I did not sell Royal Muska. Their in sunny day really well smell .I feel the musk and ripe fruit 🙂
And the bottle …you know this is GEM.
sd233 – :
Wow, this one smelled sort of thin and cheap on me. It was never unpleasant or bad, but it just didn’t have the depth and complexity everyone else is describing. Maybe my sample was bad? Got it from Lucky Scent though! It reminded me of an Avon scent or a name brand hand lotion; pleasant, mild, vaguely floral, a little ‘white musk’. Just…there. Nothing special and nothing rich. Oh well. I recommend trying before buying a full bottle.
Buldog_KPI – :
This could easily be the most beautiful and distinctive musk I’ve ever smelled. It’s soft and sweet on a creamy sandalwood base; so sensual. It can be worn any time of the year, day or nite. Mostly I smell peach in the first moments and then a darker raspberry later. The fruit is subtle, and it serves to enhance the musk. It smells quite royal to me, like it has an air about it. It’s kind of like a drugstore white musk that is enriched with precious woods and luscious fruit. I know it’s marketed towards women, and as I mentioned it’s very feminine, yet for some reason I can picture any royal wearing it–even Henry VIII! Is that strange???
Owning a full bottle is a must!
nibUnionryRic – :
Ah why I swapped a sample of Royal Muska, I wonder 😛 I wish I could recall the fragrance now. I remember it well, it is a kind of an ultra-feminine fragrance, no femme fatale touch, subtle, pretty and with a great sillage. Royal Muska reminds me of pretty women portrayed naked, of all these museum pictures presenting a naked woman, kind old style but still pretty one. Royal Muska in my opinion was all about beauty of naked woman’s body. I swapped it because it wasn’t 100% ‘my’ fragrance… but I admit it’s a masterpiece and an excellent quality.
zausha14 – :
„Royal Muska”… Hmmm… What would you expect a perfume called like that to be like? I personally expected RM to be strong, self-assured, perhaps even a tiny bit haughty, and – of course! – very rich. And what I smelled after application was… plain, very subtle, balmy frag that could easily do as a tranquilizer.
It is a creamy, quiet, soft and comforting scent. Definitely not a good choice for someone who loves their perfume to be noticed, someone who wants to be sure that everyone around knows that they’re wearing perfume. It sits on the skin quietly and IT’S THERE, as simple as that. It may feel like it’s gone after some time, but if you check on it, you’ll still find Royal Muska being there and becoming more and more you, becoming a part of your personal aura. It is not sexy, but it does happen that it smells intimate and sensual.
If you’re tired of all those bold, loud fragrances and need to chill out a bit, reach for Royal Muska.
Monstrous lasting power! I am loving it!
sajmon – :
Transparent, light, but with certain imponderable authority of high class: it smells of elegant nothing, but once she entered a room, everyone understood who is the boss and, pluralistically, a charming woman but that soft charm is so deceptive…No French kiss story, but “Keep It Simple, Stupid” imperative. The sillage could give a buzz.
My type of musk. More refined than Ananda.
mcy450speagoessenda – :
Soft and creamy. Very natural smelling fragrance that sits close the skin. Lovely, tender. At first application, I thought Ehh, it’s alright but nothing to write home about. Well, the scent evolves into a love affair in which I cannot help but keep my arm under my nose. The creaminess is reminiscent of sweet milk to my nose-maybe the sandlewood. The rose is ever so slight. Only a hint of sweetness from the fruit. The musk gives it a sensuality and a personality. The perfume is mixed very well because you can make out each note yet they mingle so well together. The simplicity of a an ok fragrance soon transforms into a complex come hither addiction. Try if you dare, you will definitely become entranced.
usv634speagoessenda – :
I truly believe this is a sweeter Un Bois Sepia by Serge Lutens but without the sharp green notes. It doesn’t start out sweet though, it gets sweeter later. It’s a very woody and clean musk fragrance.
sadistik – :
very soft
It was not what I expected, but very beautiful
Janna2105 – :
I have probably decanted for others more from this bottle than any other in my collection. The only one that even comes close would be Beige. There’s a really good reason for this~Royal Muska is a dream. A soft brilliant dream.
I love musks and have some excellent ones but this is unique amoung them. This is female personified and men tend to recognize that ~and respond.
RM never enters a room before you, she stays very close w/out completely melding w/your skin. She projects a soft invitation. She never threatens only invites~ questions and compliments. Seriously. You’ll be asked by both men and women to write down what it is your wearing. It has to be more than spoken~they’ll need to see it in writing so that they won’t forget. They’ll insist.
There’s no question that it is of top quality and I honestly can’t break down which note is which it all blends so seemlessly. This is a hard one for me to write about because she’s so very ethereal she’s a hard one to put into words. Maybe that’s why there are no other reviews on this one yet? Which is why I was compelled to write one.
RM is breathtakingly tender, and a complete heartbreaker. You never forget the woman who’s scent can literally take you captive. Yep~she’s that good.