The Musc (Eau de Parfum) by Essential Parfums

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The Musc Essential Parfums 2018 Eau de Parfum

7.0 / 10 368 Ratings

A perfume by Essential Parfums for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is fresh-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh

Floral

Powdery

Sweet

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Serenolide

Nirvanolide®

Australian sandalwood Beeswax

Beeswax

Red ginger

Provençal lavender

Perfumer

Calice Becker

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Ratings

Scent

7.0368 Ratings

Longevity

6.7289 Ratings

Sillage

6.1292 Ratings

Bottle

7.1256 Ratings

Value for money

7.6217 Ratings

Submitted by M3000 · last update on 01/24/2026.

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/18/2021

8Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Elkay
14 Reviews

Elkay

Helpful Review 4

The most luxurious boudoir scent

This is going to be a strange review. Because I love the scent, it's just not for me.

I love the scent because it reminds me of buzzing bees making honey, juicy fruit hanging from trees warmed by the sun, with a generous dose of fluffy white musk. I was totally surprised not to see any fruit listed, I could have sworn it contained blueberry! Blueberry-honey-white musk is what I smell.

It feels very "French", very happy, very tender. It actually reminds me a lot of "Love, Don't be Shy" by Kilian, but I must admit that I prefer The Musc, both as a scent as well as performance-wise. It just feels more organic, more natural.

Unfortunately I cannot wear it, for the same reason I cannot wear most modern Guerlains. It is too sweet for me, too much like a (high quality) macaron. But that's just me! This is a solid offering, and extremely good value for money.

08/22/2025

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

SaulGoo
23 Reviews

SaulGoo

Helpful Review 2

Give it time to calm down and you’ll be in heaven

Up close the opening gives off whiffs of beeswax and lavender, and although I enjoy those scents in real life, it’s not my favorite part of experiencing this fragrance. The real beauty for me is in the dry down. The base notes are heavenly. Some will say it leans feminine, but I don’t think men should be discouraged to wear this. It’s really clean and pillowy and I wish the base didn’t sit so close to the skin. It does last a long time. This is such a pure innocent scent. I love it more every time I wear it.

12/22/2024

5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

AdrianPapaki
85 Reviews

AdrianPapaki

3

Interesting laundry detergent

And by laundry detergent I dont mean a blue fragrance. This is musky, feminine with a sensible amount of beeswax.
A perfect scent to feel clean, it literally gives you the illusion of a white bed sheet waving in the wind in the sun after being washed, not bad at all and one of the only scents from this house that I can actually appreciate wearing. Another scent from them that id get a small bottle for my pocket lol, definitely worth trying.

02/20/2025

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Landshark321
758 Reviews

Landshark321

2

Inventive, daring blend that's sharp, fresh, and little spicy. Unique.

Essential Parfums The Musc has a name that made me think that tea would be a key note, but instead, the note breakdown is a very varied, interesting mix of red ginger, lavandin, floral notes, beeswax, sandalwood, and musks. It opens very brightly and sharply, almost effervescent and aldehydic, and has nice balance between sharpness and sweetness that makes it feel a bit versatile. I definitely like it quite a bit, but I’m not sure I love it, but I know I love the inventive, daring aspects of its conception and creation. The ginger/lavandin combination is the most prominent defining aspect of the fragrance, but it’s certainly modified and mollified by the citrus/resin/wood combination in the background.

Like the rest of the line, this is EDP concentration and priced very reasonably at $96 for 100ml, and is sold at US boutiques like Ministry of Scent. And like most of the line, this performs quite well. I’d certainly recommend trying it along with the others via a discovery set.

7 out of 10

01/31/2024

5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Ressikan
12 Reviews

Ressikan

3

Squeaky clean

Do you want to smell like you just pulled your clothes out of the drier with ten drier sheets? Then meticulously scrubbed your entire body with baby wipes? If so, The Musc is for you! This is a nice fragrance for those who need something that is inoffensive and reassuring of cleanliness. It is the opposite of an animalic. I could see a person working in healthcare or education getting a lot of use out of it. The lavender and beeswax are rather relaxing as well. I get decent projection and a little bit of sillage for the first hour, then it creates a close scent bubble for another 3-4 hours before becoming a skin scent. Longevity is average. If you like the Clean Reserve line, you'll probably like this.

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Statements

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Syddemizard

1 year ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

3

Sweet and Clean. Ideal to wear on a plane trip.

RisingChaos

3 years ago

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

3

Clean, powdery musk. A slight soapy vibe, like the lingering scent of bar soap on one's skin exiting the shower or unscented dryer sheets.

FreshKatsu

2 years ago

6Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

2

A bright, floral musk with a powder sugar vibe. Quite synthetic and linear.

Wlwardens

6 months ago

10Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

1

Smells like a beeswax candle with lavender. Cozy, a little somber, wonderfully autumnal

nekomimi

2 days ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

1

First I thought it was the perfect post shower fresh fragrance but the drydown turns really sharp and acidic on me (it's the lavender maybe)

Kittenscent

5 months ago

1

I really enjoy this. Ginger and beeswax are prominent while still being soft. The lavender and musk sit quietly in the background. Fresh, clean, and s