Muscat
Muscat by Ormonde Jayne is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with saffron, cinnamon and dates, moves into rose, frankincense and incense and dries down to oud, vanilla, oakmoss and cardamom. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Dates Sticky, jammy dried fruit. The backbone of Middle Eastern gourmands.
Heart
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Frankincense Bright, peppery, church-like resin. Lifts and cools a fragrance.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
Dry-down
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Smells like this
- Lattafa Oud Mood Reminisence
- Lattafa Bayaan
- Thomas Kosmala Arabian Passion
- Ex Nihilo Midnight Special
- Mancera Sand Aoud
- Navitus Parfums Luxe Absolu
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