Perfumes with Muscenone
Muscenone is in 448 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed, 56% of the catalogue. In 10 of them it is one of the three biggest materials in the formula.
448
famous perfumes
56%
of the catalogue
10
as a top-3 material
What Muscenone smells like
Muscenone is a rich, warm, powdery musk with a radiant, slightly animal character, close to the old nitro musks. It gives the drydown a plush, glowing finish.
Perfumes built on Muscenone
Ranked by how much of the formula it takes, heaviest first. Solvents are left out of the ranking.
- 1
Sadonasomain material, well above its usual dose · Oriental - 2
Iris Tubéreusesecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral - 3
Velvet Tonkasecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Oriental Floral - 4
1957second-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Aromatic - 5
Matière Noirethird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody - 6
Comètesecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral - 7
Alexandria IIthird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody - 8
Guerl. Vetiver Parfumthird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Woody Spicy - 9
Pierre de Lunethird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky - 10
Apogéethird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral
More perfumes where Muscenone stands out
Here it is not one of the three biggest materials, but these are the formulas where it weighs most.
- 11
Bois d’Argentin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Woody Chypre - 12
Gyanin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody - 13
Paris-Parisin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Chypre Floral - 14
Oud Blancin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Woody - 15
City of Starsin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral - 16
Chance EDPin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Chypre Floral - 17
Eau de Soleil Blanc 2025in the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral Fruity - 18
Heaven Can Waitin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky - 19
Tubereuse 40in the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Chypre Floral - 20
Himalayain the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Aromatic Fougère - 21
Alexandria IIIin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Floral - 22
Eau d’Ombré Leatherin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Leathery - 23
Babycatin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Spicy - 24
1932 EDPin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky
Full material data
Odour profile, typical dose across the catalogue and substitutes are on the material page:
Questions
- What does Muscenone smell like?
- Muscenone is a rich, warm, powdery musk with a radiant, slightly animal character, close to the old nitro musks. It gives the drydown a plush, glowing finish.
- Which perfumes contain Muscenone?
- 448 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed contain it. It is one of the main materials in Sadonaso, Iris Tubéreuse, Velvet Tonka, 1957 and Matière Noire.
- How much Muscenone is in a perfume?
- Anything from a trace to a large share of the concentrate, depending on the perfume. The exact quantity for each perfume is in its full formula, on its page.