The best musky niche perfumes: our selection
by NADARA Parfumerie
White musks, ambrette: a soft, clean and sensual trail. Here is our selection, one or two creations per house, to explore every facet of this family.
Cœur Blanc
A second skin of great softness: vanilla and coconut rest on white musks and a discreet cedar, for a pure, refined trail.
Top notes: vanilla · heart: coconut · base: white musk and cedar
Discover Cœur Blanc – Extrait de parfum, 100 ml, from €60
Musc Fruité
A sparkling citrus opening, a gourmand fruity heart and a vanilla musk base: an obvious choice for every day.
Top notes: orange, lemon and bergamot · heart: fruity notes · base: musk, vanilla and amber
Discover Musc Fruité – Extrait de parfum, 50 ml, from €50
Nº 3 Neroli, Iris, White Musk
Powdery elegance: Tunisian neroli and bergamot, an iris with a heart of jasmine and rose, then a white musk over sandalwood and vanilla.
Top notes: neroli and bergamot · heart: iris, jasmine and damask rose · base: white musk, sandalwood, vetiver and vanilla
Discover Nº 3 Neroli, Iris, White Musk – Eau de parfum, 100 ml, from €150
Élévation
The scent of clean laundry drying in the open air: the aldehydic sparkle softens with a pear sorbet, then a bouquet of jasmine and musks creates a comforting bubble of freshness.
Top notes: aldehydes and pear · heart: jasmine, peony and rose · base: musk and ambroxan
Discover Élévation – Eau de parfum, 100 ml, from €190
Bianco Latte
A sweet, comforting milk: blond caramel, honey and coumarin melt into a vanilla with white musks.
Top notes: caramel · heart: honey and coumarin · base: vanilla and white musk
Discover Bianco Latte – Eau de parfum, 100 ml, from €125
Noir Désir
A black fig pricked with pink pepper rests on a powdery iris and a smoky black tea, then softens into a musky, luminous base.
Top notes: fig and pink pepper · heart: iris and black tea · base: musk and ambroxan
Discover Noir Désir – Extrait de parfum, 100 ml, from €100
Erba Pura Magica
A spell of joy: a fruity, lemony burst, a balsamic, powdery heart of iris, then a base of caramel, musk and amber as soft as a caress.
Top notes: fruity notes, bergamot, jasmine and lemon · heart: benzoin and iris · base: caramel, musk, amber and cedar
Discover Erba Pura Magica – Eau de parfum, 100 ml, from €230
Kirkè
Inspired by the sorceress Circe: passion fruit, peach, pear and raspberry compose a lush opening tinged with a warm sand accord, before a sensual base of musk, sandalwood and vanilla.
Top notes: passion fruit, peach, pear and raspberry · heart: lily of the valley · base: musk, sandalwood, vanilla and patchouli
Discover Kirkè – Extrait de parfum, 100 ml, from €220
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