4.1 Le Musc & La Peau 2016

4.1 Le Musc & La Peau by Pierre Guillaume
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8.1 / 10 443 Ratings
A popular perfume by Pierre Guillaume for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is creamy-fresh. It is still in production.
Pronunciation
Layers well with Molecule 02
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Main accords

Creamy
Fresh
Powdery
Woody
Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes RosemaryRosemary BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CedarCedar Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang SandalwoodSandalwood
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk AmbroxAmbrox Tonka bean absoluteTonka bean absolute

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.1443 Ratings
Longevity
6.4392 Ratings
Sillage
5.6390 Ratings
Bottle
7.6353 Ratings
Value for money
6.5233 Ratings
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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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UntermWert

37 Reviews
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UntermWert
UntermWert
Top Review 46  
... the name could not be more appropriate
We have never met before.
A blind date, after his properties with my fragrance preferences several times resulted in a "match", and so some review here had thrown him proverbially at my neck. Despite the excellent Parfumo matchmaking, it still wasn't love at first sight. 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau.

It took us a few days to get close. On first impression, I was almost disappointed with it. I was promised a warm musky skin scent, cuddly and gentle. But that he also has something contradictory about him, something profound and in the musk accord actually something quietly "animalistic" flashes through, I had in his profile and the attached testimonials simply overread...

There he stands now before me - in his clear, beautiful bottle. From the packaging sails me still a certificate of authenticity.
A rosemary kiss to the greeting. Bergamottig-krautig also - I feel my gaze drifting into the transfigured (if it's the aldehydes... i don't know much about those.... i used to have Chanel No 5, which is the only scent I can think of, and I don't think 4.1 has much in common with it). Hach, there he throws himself but in the stuff....
But before I can sink willy-nilly into his arms, pretty fast in the first few minutes, he fakes with a surprising coolness briefly an aquatic side - which he has but according to the fragrance pyramid not at all!
As if Squid had stopped by for a moment. Och nöö.
I don't get it either. Is there cool toca bean? Nah, I know it, I've smoked it myself in the lamp. No, it has no relation to any waters at all.

I feel a slight twitch in my lower eyelid. Instead of letting the disappointment break through, I spray the scent on Mr. UntermWert - and find it there to be fragrant. This makes it only worse by his remark "with you this smells a little bit like granny".... BUT: I go into defensive position and stand protectively in front of the scent. No, that is not true now so times.

... but I can't deny some childhood associations...
And there it is again - the journey through time ... The fragrance envelops me in images, but only briefly hints at them.
TonkaTonkaTonka
None of my memories are concretely awakened. It's as if they roam the periphery of my perception as the scent connects more and more with my skin.
I wonder at first, but then I realize that what all these memories have in common is myself. With my own scent.

I turn back to it. A soft sweet musky touch is still there. Minimal. But I think I smell great.

He gets to stay.

***!

Le Musc & La Peau could not have a more fitting name. The fragrance melts into and enhances your own skin scent in no time. After the herbaceous-fresh intro, the coolness soon turns into an un-soapy, unpowdery tonka musk dreamy, eventually transitioning into a very pleasant "just out of bed" whiff (Nanu calls this one an "animalic musk wink" - a very apt description, I think).

"Skinnish", but not a "clean scent" - more "at peace with itself".
His volatility triggers deep regret - I'll try times to layer him with Monoscent G, maybe it clarifies with the two...
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BlueMoonCat

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BlueMoonCat
BlueMoonCat
Top Review 28  
Do clouds smell like rosemary milk?
In search of new clean scents I ended up at 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau at some point Since I wanted to get a few samples for testing at this time anyway, I put the fragrance on the list as well.
Hardly the first time I smelled it I fell in love immediately and so a bottle moved in with me shortly after.

Scent:
To come straight to the point, 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau belongs to the group of fragrances that do not have a great course.
The fragrance starts directly milky and cool with aromatic rosemary. Despite the green-herbal nuances, the fragrance does not drift off towards herbal tea or spice shakers, the fluffy musk ensures that. Even if there is no denying the medical connotations, the fragrance just takes the last exit before the doctor's office and tends to end up with a powdery baby care cream or unsweet baby powder.
The fragrance is pure white and radiantly clean and yes, it is also powdery-dry, but never dusty Because of the rosemary, the scent is rather cool, but not pungently cold, but through the fluff musk cloudy and soft and cuddly, more like a soft pillow.
However, I cannot confirm the general tendency to sillage and durability at all.
One sprayer is enough for me for the whole day, without having to re-spray and even if I spray this one sprayer well hidden under my clothes, I was already asked by my friend why I put on such a strong perfume today.
The scent is quite perceptible to the environment and I myself can smell myself all day long.
I rather feel that the fragrance gets a rather artificial plastic note when used in high dosage and it is just too bad for that.
In clothes the scent even lasts until the next wash.

Conclusion:
Even though I just wrote that the fragrance is very perceptible, I would still describe 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau as a soft, quiet treader, simply because it comes across so light and gentle.
The scent does not fall with the door into the house, it rather floats on the skin like a cuddly scent cloud.
The milky notes are present, but the powdery parts clearly predominate.
I can recommend the fragrance to all those who would like to try a slightly different clean scent.
You don't get fabric softener and detergent, no flowers, no fresh breeze and no clear mountain stream, no spring freshness and no April rain.
You get a discreetly rosemary-scented, extra-soft, clean, brand-new pillow filled with musk powder that you can simply drop into with a sprayer.
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Nanu

2 Reviews
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Nanu
Nanu
Top Review 29  
Whispering merged
When the first rays of sunshine of a new day delicately find their way through windows in the still cool morning air, enveloping all beings and things. Whispering hopefully that all is well as it is.

Such a beautiful scent. Every word seems too loud for him. How can something so quiet be so seductive on the skin?

Transparent, creamy, skin-touching, simple yet sophisticated. Contradictorily beautiful. An art of inconspicuous seduction. Cool & creamy without reminding me of skin cream. It comes across as just a little powdery on me. Slightly spicy. Nothing is too much, and nothing is too little. Definitely unisex.

Delicate, creamy coolness on warm, luring skin. As it progresses, I notice an animalic musky wink in the background. Quiet, but well aware of its effect.

I never thought such a quiet scent could captivate me so much. And I can understand all noses that can perceive nothing special in him. Just a nice, skin clean fragrance.

In my world, it's just great balanced without being too slick. Rather an all-around well-balanced beauty.

This one may not be new, and it doesn't bring any characterful edges or corners, but it shines... in its own whispery way.

Still perceptible to my nose even after a few hours.

My new treasure. Now if only it had a little more radiance.
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Dini1977

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Dini1977
Dini1977
Very helpful Review 25  
Wonderful
After my short statement and some time that has passed, here again a slightly more detailed review: In the summer he was too featureless for me, very light and weak and just not the cracker. I suspect that was due, among other things, to the cream, sunscreen and sweaty skin - somehow he did not like to unfold in full glory and he had a hard time with the great competition!

Now at the beginning of autumn and without sweating, various deodorants and creams he combines so beautifully with my skin. He really shines. I smell now also the rosemary very slightly out and also something mineral, slightly salty comes out great.

So was just the wrong season for both of us - now I love him and hardly wear anything else. He really goes always and everywhere! Times not fruity, floral, sweet or strong
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Roppliu

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Roppliu
Roppliu
Very helpful Review 25  
Beautiful creamy skin scent
For quite some time now, I've been testing myself through various fragrances that are creamy in some way. There are usually three things that bother me: a coconut note (especially in sunscreen-like scents), too much fruitiness (like in Musk Therapy ) and too little unisexness. Whereby it does not matter to me with the latter whether it is marketed as a men's, women's or unisex fragrance. Merely on my personal impression. All three do not apply to 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau. He is different and I love him since the first spray!

He smells beautifully soft, creamy, very subtly salty and somehow also fresh. Like a second skin meets it already pretty good. However, I have not yet smelled an unperfumed "real" skin that smells so great. ;)

The shelf life is with me really okay - are already a few hours. A great sillage, however, you can not expect. Since I would like something more, but I perceive it as part of the composition. The Ambrox smells out, for me not disturbing, but should not be more. With Molecule 02 layer, as some do to improve H/S, would not be an option for me.

I find him not cheap, but price performance already ok. Have fortunately acquired one of the few souk offers for a bottle :).

Loud, far radiant, extreme H/S is yes somehow hip and is often considered a plus point in perfumes. All this is 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau not. It's intimate, skin deep, and most importantly for oneself and people who are (physically) relatively close to one. Would not be a candidate for me for a perfume for all occasions. At a concert, club or other events with many people you can save him. As an everyday, office or for-you-alone fragrance absolutely mega.
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 3 years ago
A very good and clean white musk with fruity and milky nuances. Super well blended and high quality composition. For clean musk lovers 3/5
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