Decanting spices dressed in a cozy cashmere sweater while sipping a warm Mexican hot chocolate
According to the Kayali and Sephora websites, Musk Latte has notes of bergamot, pink pepper, mandarin, cinnamon, caffè latte, Turkish rose, lavender, cypriol, cedarwood, sandalwood, chocolate musk, and the Kayali signature accord. Musk Latte is my favorite of the Musk collection, and has quickly become one of my favorite fragrances. It’s a soft milky, warm, spicy, sweet, and woody dream that envelops the skin like the coziest cashmere sweater.
On my first wear, Musk Latte opened up with a strong pink pepper note that made me want to sneeze. For the first few hours, it smelled like when you're decanting spices into your spice rack containers - just a mix of a whole bunch of spices and aromatics, and the scent of wooden cabinets. It was surprisingly savory smelling. Eventually, it became creamy, milky, and sweet, with a vague spicy scent.
On later wears, Musk Latte still opened with a symphony of spices, aromatics, and woody notes. When it comes to spices, it mostly smells like pink pepper and to my nose, chili powder and cayenne. When it comes to aromatics, I wouldn’t have guessed lavender. I don’t get lavender at all. I would’ve guessed sage or bay leaf. However, on later wears, Musk Latte quickly dries down to a sweet, spicy, creamy, milky scent!
Furthermore, I began to pick up the chocolate on later wears, and I have consistently picked up the chocolate since then! It reminds me of a Mexican hot chocolate made with a single packet of premade Mexican hot chocolate mix (Nestle’s Abuelita Mexican hot chocolate mix comes to mind!) and extra cayenne pepper and chili powder. So, Musk Latte doesn’t smell super chocolatey. It smells like sweetened milk and spices (pink pepper, chili powder, and cayenne) with a very light chocolate scent, with gentle woody and musky nuances.
Musk Latte is an intimate skin scent with one spray that I can smell with my wrist 1-3 inches away from my nose, and lasts about six hours. With three sprays, Musk Latte has moderate projection and creates a lovely, cozy scent bubble around me that I catch whiffs of as I move about. When I wear three sprays of Musk Latte, I get eleven hours of longevity! So, it’s very long-lasting. For the first seven hours, projection is moderate and I catch whiffs as I move about. In the final four hours, Musk Latte is an intimate skin scent that I have to put my nose very close to my skin (and in the last hour on my skin) to smell. My favorite way to wear Musk Latte is applying three sprays on my left wrist/forearm and dabbing it onto my right wrist/forearm. Sometimes I like to dab it on either side of my neck as well. It’s such a cozy fragrance!
