Musc Noble

Guerlain Musc Noble opens with a moderate projection of sweet saffron, soft pepper, and aldehydes. The saffron feels sweet, floral, slightly green, and with a touch of honey; the pink pepper is just a soft spicy touch; the aldehydes create a fresh air accord that combines well projecting the saffron notes. In just a moment, the rose and geranium come up, both create a pleasant floral accord that is slightly tilted to the rose side than to the geranium, but not as prominent as the saffron. The musk feels clean, white and it creates an aromatic and projecting accord. As the fragrance commences to dry-down, the base notes join as groups of soft accords, the leather, orris, and cedar create a fresh but soft woody accord; the labdanum and white amber combine their notes creating a woody resinous, slightly sweet and rich tone that becomes prominent as time passes; finally, the white musk boosts the notes without becoming prominent itself. The most noticeable changes from the opening to the dry-down are the dissipation of the aldehydes accords, and the change from sharp and bright, to softer and powdery notes, this resulting from the effects of the amber and musk. Once Guerlain Musc Noble has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, sweet, powdery saffron, white musk, and floral fragrance with woody resinous, soft leather, and spicy accords. The fragrance feels airy, classy, delicate, diurnal, more feminine than masculine, floral, soft leathery, mature, musky, powdery, woody resinous, rich sophisticated, sweet, woody, and very pleasant.

The reviews are all over the place on this fragrance. I love it. What is a lightly sour scent morphs between rose and geranium and saffron with moments of musk and leather. It sits intoxicatingly close to my skin reminding me it is there with light floral whiffs for hours while working or reading throughout the day. Guerlain has done it again with the paradox great scents need ... simple yet complex. Unisex- yes. If you want something to discover throughout an evening or take with you during the day then this is a contender. Most people seem to like an after shave to splash on for a spin then forget it. Or a candy scent to wear while buying nail polish. This is an offering from a perfume house that you can discover, play with, develop memories with. Not for everyone, sure. But able to spray on and remember when the light florals remind you of that museum walk thru, or when you met up for dinner, etc..Nice.

Guerlain Musc Noble is a nice fragrance, totally my cup of tea - and that red bottle is really pretty. In the first hour of its skin life it’s a soft musky scent spiced up by saffron and - cinnamon (although that note is not officially listed). In a way it reminds me of FM Musc Ravageur, however it is milder and ultimately more wearable. Afterwards the musk becomes less spicy and more soapy, so it now resembles a luxurious soap with a spicy kick. It projects softly but lasts about 4-5 hours. The only downside is its high price: although Musc Noble is cheaper than Musc Ravageur, it’s still almost three times more expensive than the fragrances from the Aqua Allegoria series; yet it doesn’t really have the ‘wow’ factor that would justify such a steep price. I’d buy it if I could find it for about a half of its regular retail price.

Am I crazy to think that this is more similar to LV Les Sables Roses compared to Santal Royal? First time I tried it, to me, it smelled like what mature men would wear. But as it dried down, I could smell more rose, saffron, pink pepper, and musk all in the same proportion, unlike Les Sables Roses that smells more rosy and peppery as it dries down on my skin. Been looking for a dupe for that, and I am pretty happy with this one. Lasted for about 5 hrs on my skin and about 10 hours on clothes. But one time, I stayed the night at my friend’s place and she said her pillow smells like me and that smell stayed for 3 days lol. I like this better after some time of wear, especially after I get sweaty because somehow it turns kinda sweet and ambery unlike when it’s freshly applied; smells musky, powdery, and sharp.

This is not an oud rose. I can see where that might come from but it is definitely a smoky, woody musky rose, with a background animalic on top of the musk I can't quite put my finger on. I sprayed down my suit 2-3 weeks ago with 3 sprays. I got that suit out to put on tonight and it is still there, clear as a bell. Clearly the oils Guerlain used here were of extremely high quality. Very impressive. This is at the farthest end of the feminine spectrum that a run of the mill guy like me can pull off. This fully embraces roses all the way, and the only thing that throws in "I'm still a guy though" is the smoky musk.