Urban Musk 2009

Urban Musk by Tom Ford
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7.5 / 10 39 Ratings
A perfume by Tom Ford for women, released in 2009. The scent is sweet-floral. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Sweet
Floral
Animal
Powdery
Spicy

Fragrance Notes

BenzoinBenzoin JasmineJasmine AmbretteAmbrette CarawayCaraway FrankincenseFrankincense HoneyHoney MuskMusk PlumPlum White pepperWhite pepper

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Scent
7.539 Ratings
Longevity
7.836 Ratings
Sillage
6.028 Ratings
Bottle
7.945 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 17.06.2023.

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jtd

484 Reviews
jtd
jtd
Very helpful Review 5  
emperors clothes
What is an urban musk? And, importantly for fashionistas, who prioritize urban above all else, what would a rural musk or a suburban musk smell like. Accordingly, cow shit and hell?

Urban musk smells to me like Kiehl's Musk Number One that has been watered down both in fact and in concept. It smells like a bland, slightly berry-like musk that has been accented with a drop of an animalic musk then diluted by a non-descript sweet floral..

When the Ford Privée line offers a deliberately simple product, such as Azure Lime, or a new take on a familiar piece, such as Lavender Palm’s take on lavender, I'll cut them some slack. When their product is a shoddy take on a simple product available at 1/10 the cost, I say fuck 'em. Don't buy it.

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5
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10
Longevity
8
Scent
MemoryOScent

37 Reviews
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MemoryOScent
Helpful Review 5  
the smell of my old filmstrip projector
Yeap, this is exactly what Urban Musk is... The perfume itself is the most interesting of the White Musk collection. It opens with a strange note that oscillates between wood and halitosis. Now the idea of smelling like bad breath and liking it is something that has most of you frowning in disgust already, but it is not just me. Kevin of Now Smell This has reviewed all four from the White Musk collection and he also reports the “bad breath” note and agrees with me that Urban Musk is the most interesting of the quartet. I cannot quite explain how this note can be attractive in a perfume. All I can imagine is that it feels warm and alive. I smell the same note in the opening of Le Labo Oud 27. In the opening of Urban Musk it is more restrained and has a woody quality. How can this relate to filmstrip projectors? Film strips contain lignin which is a form of cellulose, the sugar that gives rigidity to plants. Pyrolysis (a heat mediated reaction) of lignin yields guaiacol, and yes, this is the connection between the smell of my projector and perfume. The heat of the projector lamp slowly turns film lignin to an aromatic derivative usually isolated from guaiac wood and palo santo tree. I do not know how all this connects to halitosis but the fact is that both Urban Musk and Oud 27 have been accused of this association. The opening of Urban Musk feels grey and woolly. This doesn’t last long. Ylang-ylang and musk add familiarity, sweetness and warmth. The musk is slightly dirty and animalic but in an elegant way. Honey and benzoin added in moderation increase the balmy sensation but they never impose on the composition. The overall effect remains airy and velvety. The drydown is powdery. Although iris is not listed in the semi-official lists of Fragrantica and parfyym.pri.ee there is a striking similarity with L’Homme de Coeur, a stellar iris perfume.
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