Exquisite Musk by Yves Saint Laurent bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Exquisite Musk

4.0/5 · 89 votes Unisex 2016
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Longevity3.8/5
Sillage3.8/5
Day33
Night100
Winter85
Fall70
Spring22
Summer11
Our take

A quiet street sits under a heavy sky, the air cool enough to make breath visible. Someone steps out of a stone doorway wearing Exquisite Musk. The first impression is a bright ginger lift that cuts through the cold, sharp and clean. It does not stay sharp for long. Rose moves in quickly, soft and slightly powdery, held upright by nutmeg and a warm cinnamon thread that feels like a scarf pulled tighter.

The spices do not race. They walk slowly across the skin, letting the rose keep its shape while benzoin adds a resinous weight. Musk sits beneath it all, steady and rounded, while patchouli gives the air a dark, earthy fold. Ambergris and oud add a deep mineral warmth, and labdanum sticks like golden sap to the edges of the scent. Nothing here feels rushed or thin. The blend stays close and personal, a mix of flower, spice, and resin that belongs to the night.

The pavement is damp from an earlier rain, and a single streetlamp throws a yellow circle onto the stones while the scent lingers in the air near a wool coat.

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