Mon musc à moi fragrance notes
Head
- bergamot, peach blossom
Heart
- turkish rose, heliotrope
Base
- musks, toffee, amber, blond woods, vanilla, tonka bean absolute
Latest Reviews of Mon musc à moi
From December, 2015:
Mon Musc a Moi is a sort of airy, floral gourmand, unisex, while perhaps leaning a bit toward the feminine side of the spectrum. It's not a challenging fragrance, unless you're a man and find some challenge in pulling off florals, which Dominque Ropion has integrated very nicely into the composition. There are clear elements of a light, semi-sweet vanilla and pale toffee in the base and heart, however, they don't necessarily dominate as the peach blossom and heliotrope approximate them in strength and the amount of attention that they command, maybe at something along the lines of a 60/40 ratio. What results from the peach blossom is a more tropical sort of floral aroma than your typical garden variety florals--think pale yellows and purples and oranges rather than deep reds and pinks. I believe this was a wise choice, and it lends a light, playful airiness to everything, maintaining a young and carefree feel. While there's nothing incredibly complex or cerebral about MMM, I think it's a great gourmand for a young woman as it just has a fun, light-hearted appeal with no off notes or anything intrusive and overpowering. It's a casual fragrance and smells very nice, albeit a little too 'cute' for me to wear personally. Sillage is nice and diffusive with a mid-range to light density. Longevity is good. Thumbs up.
On a side note, as of late A Lab On Fire seems to have mastered niche compositions with a mainstream appeal. Everything from Paris*L.A. to Almost Transparent Blue, Liquid Night, and even some earlier stuff like L'Anonyme features some peculiar aspects more typical of the niche genre, but polished and designed with ingredients that feel right at home in the mainstream designer market. They're kind of like Bond No. 9 in that sense, though I actually like ALOF's style a bit more.
EDIT: The longevity is crazy for Mon Musc. I could clearly smell this on my skin 16 hours later; a skin scent at that point, but still very much there.
Mon Musc a Moi is a sort of airy, floral gourmand, unisex, while perhaps leaning a bit toward the feminine side of the spectrum. It's not a challenging fragrance, unless you're a man and find some challenge in pulling off florals, which Dominque Ropion has integrated very nicely into the composition. There are clear elements of a light, semi-sweet vanilla and pale toffee in the base and heart, however, they don't necessarily dominate as the peach blossom and heliotrope approximate them in strength and the amount of attention that they command, maybe at something along the lines of a 60/40 ratio. What results from the peach blossom is a more tropical sort of floral aroma than your typical garden variety florals--think pale yellows and purples and oranges rather than deep reds and pinks. I believe this was a wise choice, and it lends a light, playful airiness to everything, maintaining a young and carefree feel. While there's nothing incredibly complex or cerebral about MMM, I think it's a great gourmand for a young woman as it just has a fun, light-hearted appeal with no off notes or anything intrusive and overpowering. It's a casual fragrance and smells very nice, albeit a little too 'cute' for me to wear personally. Sillage is nice and diffusive with a mid-range to light density. Longevity is good. Thumbs up.
On a side note, as of late A Lab On Fire seems to have mastered niche compositions with a mainstream appeal. Everything from Paris*L.A. to Almost Transparent Blue, Liquid Night, and even some earlier stuff like L'Anonyme features some peculiar aspects more typical of the niche genre, but polished and designed with ingredients that feel right at home in the mainstream designer market. They're kind of like Bond No. 9 in that sense, though I actually like ALOF's style a bit more.
EDIT: The longevity is crazy for Mon Musc. I could clearly smell this on my skin 16 hours later; a skin scent at that point, but still very much there.
A non-sweet vanilla enveloped in a big woody-powdery, dry musky accord, somewhat aloof. There is also a subtle nutty or almond-like note. The fragrance is neither warm nor cold, with the vanilla note similar to that in Diptyque Eau Duelle. I can smell a similarity to What We Do In Paris Is Secret but it is not sweet, yet has significant heft and sillage, and is easily unisex. It's quite nice, and better suited I think to cooler weather.
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