Description
The musk is a secretion which comes from an internal pouch inside male deer abdominal area, in order, to obtain that specific secretion, you have to kill the deer.
Luckily, nowdays almost all musks are synthetic, there is a very small percentage of real musk on the market which is obtained, theoretically, in ethical ways, but thanks to science, a lot of synthetic aromachemicals are now on the market focusing on different aspects of the musk, because as I said before, it can be extremly versatile and its role in perfumery, from fixative effects to cosy and warm notes, can be unlimited if are used well.
Soft, powdery, innocent, the shy note of musk can be almost undetectable for some of us.
Some of the most used aromachemicals used in perfumery nowdays featuring musk aspects are :
Galaxolide, a sweet, powdery, floral scent usually asociated with the fresh bedsheets feeling everyone loves, which along Hedione, Methyl Ionone Gamma and Iso E Super in equal parts, builds the famous Grojsman accord, also called “Hug me accord” composition made by Sophia Grojsman itself when creating a perfume for herself, accord which became dominant to many of the 90s perfumes like Tresor by Lancome or Dune by Dior. The scent of Grosjman’s accord features warm, sweet, powdery facets very useful in a lot of compositions.
Habanolide, the same musky DNA but this time featuing hot-iron aspects, like freshly ironed linen. In my opinion, Habanolide is used in extreme quantities in Versace The Dreamer and Gris Clair by Serge Lutens, both of them smelling in the direction of lavender-fresh ironed clean fabrics. Also, in Scent & Chemistry, it looks like Alberto Morillas Oxymusk ( A Lab on Fire) features a great amount of Habanolide, 33% more exactly, along Exaltolide, Muscenone and Musk Ketone.
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