Fragrance note · Musk, amber and animalic
Black Musk
Dark, warm, powdery sweetness with a soft animal-like skin scent.
You may know it from musk-scented laundry products
Where it comes from
Synthetic
Usually a synthetic musk material or blend of aroma chemicals.
Worth knowing
Despite the name, it is not usually obtained from animals.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Black Musk in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Black Musk most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Black Musk
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list Black Musk.