Musc Ravageur Frederic Malle for women and men

This is a beast on projection!!! I have put just a little on my skin with the aplicator of my sample and it is all over me. It a sweet scent, that i have not decided if like yet. I cannot detect individual notes, just sweetness.

Shalimar was the inspiration for this perfume..!

Go easy with this one. The sweet, milky musk is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Musc Ravageur leaps out of the bottle at 90 mph dragging a wet diaper behind it. Yes, the first blast really does smell like baby wee. Thankfully, it doesn't last, but it does that rather clever thing that baby diapers do after a few washes, it begins to smell like beautifully plump, freshly washed skin. There are distinct overtones of vanilla and custard and ice cream wafers, the lifted lid of a jar of some exotic oriental spice mix and warm clay (pause to inhale next time you are digging the garden on a hot day. Is it alluring? Yes. Does it have that elusive something which made Al Pacino's nose twitch in "Scent Of A Woman"? Most certainly. But be gentle - this, like many other elements of attraction benefits from restraint of application and being mindful of the "Less Is More" maxim.

wow a sexy special fragrance, definitely for those intimate situations..a type of fragrance you would want to be lingering in the air while you are with that special someone,,,something like the dave matthews bands song "crush " is playing int the background..i wonder this, could tomorrow be as wonderous as you there sleeping..just wow..so sensual and romantic a fragrance as there is , me thinks..
had to purchase, even though i won't wear it as much as i wish...for those special times. great job mr. roucel...just fantastic.

This scent opens up very warm with a nice whiff of lavender and bergamot. You blink and it is gone. The heart quickly comes into play and is dominated by your cloves and cinnamon. This is where people will like it or love it, depending on how much you can deal with the smell of cloves. I personally do not mind them. I get more musk in the heart that anything. In the dry down, there is this nice, sensual, sweet, animalisttic vibe with vanilla, woods, tonka bean, and sandal wood. Very inviting at this point and smells fantastic.

This scent is love or hate, and it works differently on varying skin types. I personally love this on my skin, and so do the people around me when they smell it. I even got complimented by a teenager one time. That wowed. me. This is worth a shot on the skin. **Food for thought: The higher the temperature, the quicker you get to the dry down. This may be some people's problems with this scent as the cold weather takes longer for the body to heat up**

Projection: Strong, becoming moderate in the dry down
Longevity: Excellent 12+ hours
Silage: Great for a scent cloud of 3-4 hours

I had a very high expect for this fragrance from all the reviews I've read and watched over the months, I have to admit I rather disappointed with this fragrance. MR is very heavy to my nose, call me mad but it reminds me somewhat of Opium. This is a very sweet, heavily spiced, musky and dirty. Its longevity is pretty good but I can't imagine myself or anyone wearing and loving it. I think it would be suitable for much older audiences and cooler weather.

Withouth providing a long technical review, i just dont like this fragrance at all, perhaps a lady might like it on my skin however i just didnt like this thus i cant recommend it to anybody though i respect others who love it.

Looking for morning-after skin, tangled sheets, and pawed-through sex hair in a bottle?

Keep looking; this is simply a nice woody vanilla + cinnamon scent. Zero musk, and I'm not even anosmic.

Shares Tobacco Vanille's drydown by some strange molecular quirk.

This is one of those scents that I had to learn to appreciate but now that I do I find it absolutely wonderful.

Musc Ravageur is a giant vanilla pudding over which a musk bomb has been detonated. Labelled as unisex, I find it way too confectionary to be worn by a man, and way too cloying to be worn by a woman wanting to be taken seriously.

Is it musky and animal? Yes, it is, but in a very controlled and sanitized way. Musc Ravageur is a study in opposites that do not attract. The bakery/custard elements of bombastic vanilla are bolstered by a decorative dusting of cinnamon and cloves on top and around the edge of the serving plate, perhaps using those little twee star-shaped stencils. The musk does little to tame or enhance it, instead it romps around independently adding a dose of stink to a giant gourmand dessert.

I think that this is quite possibly the perfect scent for anyone who makes a living by wearing very little clothing and a dusting of glitter. Other than that, it's forgettable and awfully expensive for what amounts to a linear slab of sponge-cake.

I could not get into this fragrance at all. After an hour and a half, I kept getting a smell that reminded me of vanilla powder on my cat. Just plain gross. The longer it stayed on my skin, the more I felt like I had 2 Deer glands surgically attached to my neck. It had great longevity but just a real raunchy smell.

This is sexual torture in a bottle..'Nuff Said. I hate the word "panty dropper" and I hate it's use in terms of describing fragrances because in the end, a fragrance only amplifies one's existing charm and ability to take control of a situation. However, gun to my head and crotch...if I had to call one fragrance this vile term...it would be Musc F'n Ravageur.

A heavenly mixture of cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, musk...to some the opening may give off the type of scent one would accustom to..i don't know...an elderly man. Fine...but to many, the opening is a treat. But wait..yes..just wait...

and this is not your typical wait..no this is the type of wait you see outside Apple Stores when a new Steve Jobs creation comes is released...

Once that drydown arrives...you ain't smelled nothing like it. Ever. Period. Imagine a milky, creamy, fluffy, sweetened vanilla-bean grounded by a very very light hint of spice.

Sillage: 8/10...magnificent scent trail
Projection: 7.5/10 (it really does stay close to the skin and I think it is meant for those intimate moments)
Longevity: 10/10 (lasts forever but stays veryyy close)
Versatility: 6.5/10...you can wear this year around because in this end it is a nice smell...go VERY LIGHT (one spray or two) in the summer. Hot days, it will be too cloying for yourself..so my advice is to spray on your wrists only..not anywhere near your nose. But TOO strong, and empowering for a signature scent.

Overall:8/10

Hm, there must be something wrong with my nose because I really don't get much of the infamous animalic vibe. The truth is I had such high expectations of Musc Ravageur (even though I'm not a big fan of musk), but all my humble nose is detecting is musky lavender-vanilla combo spiced with a bit of cinnamon. Not sure is it oriental or gourmand but it's not animalic either. On my skin is sweetish, timid and halfhearted compared to some more serious stuff in that oriental woody group with animalic twist.
Interesting, good lasting power, but cannot compete with good old Jicky.

its ok. ok now listen up, who has an idea of a badass JASMINE/leather/boozy/chypry/dark- key words badass and jasmine. peace

I suppose that I was never a prime candidate for Frédéric Malle MUSC RAVAGEUR in the first place, not being a huge fan of musk, but I have to say that I found this an unpleasant wear. The opening packs a punch of harsh lavender, which may be harsh in part due to the clove? In any case, it was to my nose too abrupt and, well, harsh.

Then come the dozen dead musk deer. Okay, I know that the musks in this composition are synthetic, but I obviously have no difficulty detecting any of them. Are they "sexy" or inviting? No. They are really too much for me. The smooth, polite oriental spices and vanilla do little to improve the situation.

I am chuckling at those who describe this composition as similar to the smell of rice pudding. I do believe that you have just identified yourselves as musk anosmic, my fragrant friends!

To get through the afternoon without a scrub, I had to resort to a liberal application of L de Lolita Lempicka, also by Maurice Roucel, which offers much more vanilla and oriental and much less musk, and omits the lavender altogether, thank goodness!

Needless to say, I'll never in this lifetime be adding MUSC RAVAGEUR to my collection. I won't even be finishing my sample.

Presentation and bottle:

The box is pretty standard and comes with a simple but well made bottle with a good sprayer. This is important for me.

The scent:

It opens, as expected from reviews, a little strong. Many do not like the opening but I do not mind it at all. It's not a terrible opening, just a little harsh but one which settles down quite quickly.

Once it does settle, WOW. I have smelt a few niches in the last few months but this is another one which really surprised me. On me, I really smell the vanilla, the cinnamon and a musky woody background. It is never too strong.

This has excellent projection and very good longetivity. I also think this IS a sexy scent but only when the individual wearing this ALSO brings the heat.

Musc Ravageur is probably not breathtakingly revolutionary, however it is certainly a well put-together fragrance that smells expensive, sexy, warm and should be on your autumn/winter shelf every year without fail.

9.5/10

I don't really get it with this as it just seems like straightforward musk to me with a urinous smell as well as a synthetic smell that reminds me of fly spray and cheap cola so much that the whole thing just gets on my nerves. It is a dirty smell but without any refinement. It all tits and ass. Admittedly it smells a bit better on my husband so it's probably chemistry.

Beautiful scent this one get better the longer it stays on skin. At first you will smell a combination dark lavender and bergamott straight away, thats what i smell the two smells combine together and creats a very bitter style smell, this smell will last atleast an hour on skin and eventually tone down a little before you smell the clove and cinnomon mix with the top and sandlewood which is very creamy. It will be staying like this for atleast four hours where you just smell like you have a plain body lotion on your skin that has a hint of spicy sweetness and hints of green that comes from the bergamott.

On my skin by the 5th hours i was realising the top of the scent tone down alot, and the middle notes aswell, so mainly getting a creamy smell that is dark and sweet with all the sweet base notes of amber and vannila, and tonka being much more detectable. I think of this scent as going from dark bitter too creamy, woody, vannila and hint of sweetness. A very complex scent give this scent time.
I think this scent is better suited for a man or a women in her late 20's and up but thats just my opinion. Sillage is very good and lasting power is between 8-12 hours.
Bottle design is very good excellent cap clicks into place and the best sprayer in my entire collection.
I usually spray one to the chest and two to the neck. The scent will project in a very nice way not like a chemical projection where people smell you from 20 meters away. suitable for the cooler months, i would not dare put this on during the summer day.The concentration of oil in this is very good a true EDP.
The note list here is very accurate i smell each and every single note thats mentioned.Top quality ingredients used here.


Scent 9.5/10

Finally got a small sample of this perfume and could not believe how much reminds me of L de Lolita Lempicka, it was made 6 years before L. I believe Mr Roucel removed clove and or lavender and add more vanilla and somethingelse that made L much sweeter and sparkling. If you can't get MR in your contry like me or you can't afford it, get L de Lolita. Personaly I prefer L because is feminine while Musc Ravageur is unissex.I love it.

This is amazing! I have a friend, she owns perfumerie shop. We both re addicted to rare scents around us.

She got excited of reviews about M.R. and ordered it.

Came to gym (I work as a personal trainer) all in this scent. I did not recognize it is new. Thought, some mix of Oriental Annick Goutal Collection which she has... Did not fall in it.

After few months I took it to try on me. Fuck! It opens so wide, leaving me mouth opened. Spices gets warm and I'm surrounded with notes I love in all other perfumes I have. I don't want to give the bottle away.

I don't feel any lavender and bergamot which are in hundreds of mainstream perfumes. I love cloves but not fan of cinnamon. But must say this way spices work in perfume is amazing. Guaiac wood makes the final touch.

Some of reviewers say "not sexy". I don't know. Too sexy! Makes my head go round and forget about everything else TOTALLY!

Not sexy - but verrry sensual.

On first sniff I am hit with a softer verion of L de Lolita - all sweet vanilla, brown sugar, orange peel & cinnamon-on-steroids. I love L so I have on my happy face.

A few minutes in, I experience a nostalgic hit from the lavender & smelly cats paws of vintage Jicky (minus the heavy fox-den whiff).

Seconds later there is a touch of Christingle oranges with the hot wax dripping off the candle onto the cloved peel.

All the while an indolic lily note in the back ground swirls from dirty-wrong to delicious.

It is, to me, another amber-lovely with a powder-puff feel & a woodsy, balsamic edge. I can't think why it deserves such a savage name as it is a gentle, deeply delicious scent that is about as ravaging as a hug.....it's not even particularly scarily musky or animalic. I have a tiny pot of ancient musk oil from my travels many moons ago that I cannot even bear to remove from its sealy-bag prison & MR is far removed from that stinker.

If you are hoping for a dynamic scent, walk away. If you are hoping for a dark & daring fragrance, it's not here. If you are after a real stinker you will be left wanting. If you like a smooth, warm, foggy amber hug with a rich creaminess & depth then you will love this.

The lasting power is good & sillage is average on my dry, winter skin.

A good quality winter-warmer. Like skin-warmed, velvet-trimmed cashmere undies on a frosty day...but L de Lolita is still better, IMO.

I am falling head over heels in love with this stuff. I just bought it because I have been admiring it for a while, but for some reason it wasn't at the top of my list. The first blast is an interesting mix of musk and amber which is normally something I would love, but something about it is off. Not even two seconds later I am enveloped in the most beautiful blanket of sandalwood. To me, the vanilla, tonka and cinnamon are the base that allows the sandalwood to flourish. I don't think it's spicy enough to rate cinnamon or cloves as high as others have. Throughout the day while wearing this I randomly get wiffs of the warmest wood and am in heaven. Let's see if it stands the test of time.

Edit: I am sad to say that after wearing it for a week or so that odd off putting smell at the opening started to really get to me. How did I go from completely enjoying to now returning the bottle? I don't know. Honestly, it isn't terrible, but for the price I need to absolutely love it. And now I know for sure that I do not. (I even tested it on my husband to see if it would smell better on a man. Nope, still do not love.)

This is the kind of musc scent that doesn't work very well with my chemistry I'm afraid. While I adore the musc in Encre Noir Pour Elle and Narciso Rodrigues, this musc comes out on my skin in the most unpleasant way.

Already in the top notes I can smell salt and an undefined indolic note that makes me feel a little sick. In fact, felt an urge to rub it off immediately. Sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone, but MR is way too funky for me.

Really nice... But I don't see there's much more to it. One can love it only if really into musky&heavy scents.
I don't think it's worth the price.

I believe this one smells very different depending on the wearer. So please sample this one, do not buy it unsniffed or neglect it because of these reviews.

On me it was sweet and warm with lots of cinnamon, wood and lavender and a note that I thought was musk. But then there is no musk in the offical note list. However, it is a dark, animalic note (it MUST be musk) and always reminds me of the Lancome Magie Noire drydown. It is a strong, pungent smell that is first tamed by the warm cinnamon note but fights its way up to the surface the longer it is on skin.

Do I like Musc Ravageur? The name is perfect but I see this one as a fragrance for men rather than for women.
If I want to have somethink "dark" and sexy but non-floral myself, I'd reach for my sample of Magie Noire.
If I need something that warms me in Winter, I rather go with Cadjméré by Parfumerie Générale.

The sillage and longevity is both very good. I wouldn't spray too much cause it can become quite nauseating.

Hello. I'm Helsinki, and I'm guilty as charged. Here's my story.

I lost my Musc Ravageur virginity this evening while bar-hopping. Thought that Idole d'Armani or Divin'Enfant was my ultimate confidence fragrance.

Bollocks.

Ravageur is remarkably musky-sexy-magnetic outdoors. When indoors, you get the erroneous impression that MR is stifled and nonexistent.
No, no. All the while it's working like charm behind your back.

It's like a [well-trained] dog. It does tricks that serve and please its owner. Ravageur unleashes its animalistic side when "hunting" and also in private. It's not loud but therein lies the... devilishness.. of it. The closer, the hotter.

Scene #1: A twentysomething couple passes me by in the stairs. The woman turns around and wants to have a look at my shimmering scarf. Then she sniffs at me, asks what I'm wearing. The next thing I know she kisses me on the lips and says to her boyfriend "I'd do her."
Scene #2: This happens minutes after the first scene. I'm walking up the stairs, making my way out of the bar. I'm feeling very flirtatious. A man grabs me. Hugs me, presses me against him. (I give in.) Kisses me on the mouth. I smile devilishly and simply walk away.

Scene #3: Next, I go to a very loud, crowded and well-lit British bar called "The Grill" which I've never dared to go to before because it's always full of forty/fiftysomething businessmen. Tonight, I felt like I had the cojones to do anything. (I blame it on Ravageur.) I had a chat with a handsome guy. When I was leaving and intended to give him two cheek kisses, he tried to kiss me on the lips - I dodged. An hour later, I see him at another bar. He notices me, walks straight to me, and kisses me on the mouth. Victoriously, he winks at me.
_

Just before saying "I'm Katie Puckrick and I smell", you'll hear the words "When I wear Musc Ravageur, I feel... PRAWW."
I'm not a big fan of Katie, but I have to admit: She absolutely nailed it.

Praww.

Some comments below accurately relate to this one as "dirty". I wish to add: but not as sexy as it should be.

Men: go for the far more inspiring (male) scents by Lolita Lempicka, if you are looking for a vanilla/cinnamon thing.

Women: you have plenty of similar, but more elegant fragrances to choose from, don't even think about buying this one.

I'm anosmic to musks, most of them anyway. So with Musc Ravageur I smell mostly a huge, enormous amber, which I usually dislike, but I love the way it's been treated in this case. It's loud but not too disturbing, and somehow different from the mainstream, which is something I always appreciate. I used to love this perfume, but in the end the amberzilla started to annoy me. As much as I dig the whole concept behind the Frederic Malle line, I still haven't found a perfume of theirs that I really love. Shame.

EDIT: I went through a few tests and no, I'm not anosmic to musks, I can smell them perfectly. That said, to me MR is still a huge ambery perfume. I can sense, more than smell, the musks: they're not jumping at your nose, but somewhat suggesting their presence underneath the amber. The complete lack of flowers makes MR's personality even more outstanding.
After a long time without wearing it, because of the annoyment mentioned above, I tried it again after testing a series of florals and I found out that I was still in love with it. It's a love or hate perfume, yes, and it might bother me again in the future, but that's passion: you can never be certain of the future. Live the moment, try it and let your instincts rule. You might surprise yourself.

Avevo sentito e letto magnificenze su questo prodotto caro e chiccosissimo. L'ho provato qualche giorno fa.. orribile sulla carta: sentori di letame e cane bagnato. Il gentile signore si è offerto di spruzzarmelo sul polso ed ho accettato a malincuore passando dunque subito ad altro. Ne avrò sentiti altri 10 e avevo quasi deciso di buttarmi su eau d'hiver quando ho riannusato il polso infetto.. ero incredulo e innamorato, una cannella speziata mista a una nota di vaniglia, il tutto condito da una dose misuratissima ma ben presente di muschio. Il tutto risultava semplice e diretto, molto avvolgente e incredibilmente cremoso.

Lo sto centellinando. Al contrario di molti non vedo l'ora svanisca l'aereosol dei primi minuti perchè solo allora il profumo si appoggia e inizia a scaldare.. da provare. Anche per chi, come me, non va matto per i sentori animali.

Oh my, Musc Ravageur cuts the floral foreplay, and goes straight to bed. Irresistible sex appeal, this is a perfume for lovers...

Ah, the infamous Musc Ravageur. A staple in some mens' fragrance wardrobe. A bonified lady-killer for most, or so they claim. A dubbed projection and longevity monster for this woody oriental. Unfortunately, the hype behind this is so over-exaggerated that I feel as though some just buy it out of the habit of it being a trend.

I normally enjoy outdated, masculine type scents but this one is too much for me. Why is it so special? Why does everyone place this on a pedestal? It's so overrated! I will state that the quality is everything it should be but the scent reminds me of a feces-filled diaper, with vanilla and cinnamon sprinkled throughout, then topped with cloves! I pick up some woody notes as well but I get a nasty fecal note in here and the top notes are definitely the worst. They last 3 hours on my skin! After that, the scent settles out a bit and remains as a pleasant musk in the drydown. Still, not worth the 3 hour wait. This lasted 24+ hours on my skin and even when I tried to wash it off, it still remained as potent as it did when I applied. People will smell this on you! I can't imagine anyone wearing this, unless you're a grandpa. It has a classic feel to it but with a pseudo-gourmandish vibe. I'd say if you're 50+, this is ideal for you. It's funny how many people buy into the hype and end up regretting it. Yeah, this is one of those! Fortunately for me, I had a sample! So please, DO NOT BLIND BUY THIS ONE!!!!

This is for our lovely guys and hubbys...Yummy, woodsy, sweet man frangrance. Can not imagine, a woman would smell this way. Complexe, expensive smelling and unique scent. You would never found such a fragrance for the mass! Love it!

A New York ce parfum est un véritable succès.
J'étais dans cette ville en septembre et j'ai croisé beaucoup d'hommes qui le portent....

A disaster for me, or not luckily since I was only testing a sample.

Opening gave me a very irritating animalic, safari animal fur aroma, really crude and never really went away.

I got none of the rich, sensual cloves or spices/vanilla which I expected. Plus the scent was never strong, always faint, and just plain annoying.

Very disappointed. Was this real? Then, yet very happy, since I saved my self a bank account or two with only the £5 sample!

2/5.

Search for frag utopia goes on. Next.

For me there are strange associations that attach to my experience of musc ravageur, which might 'read' as negative, but which somehow don't interfere with my enjoyment of this gourmand. The start is the greatest most edible hit of any fragrance I know, but then it quickly progresses to what I can only describe as a cake-batter heart. The musk that then appears somehow makes me visualise silvery fish scales, although that is by no means what it smells like. I then (and I apologise profusely for this) get a memory of eating a Mcdonalds, which seems to lie in the combination of the musk (the burger) and the vanilla (the milkshake). However, I do feel that my relationship with Musc Ravageur is similar that with the aforementioned junk food: every now and then I just get and craving for it and absolutely nothing (and I mean nothing) hits the spot quite like it, because it just begs to be devoured.

On my skin, this is in a strange way similar to my old time favorite: Organza Indescense. The woods are very dark and prominent, which I love. Cinnamon is absolutely there, the vanilla too. The reason it puzzles me that these reminds me of each other is that when Organza Indescense is ultra-feminine, Musc Ravageur can easily be worn by both gender. Musc R. also have a leathery feeling to it and is less sweet. A new favorite!

You tend to hear a lot about this fragrance on the niche forums. Many people say it's sexy, raunchy, hot, sensual... you get the gist. So of course, like any hot-blooded woman would do, I made it my mission to scout out Musc Ravageur.

Before I begin, my favourite musk prior to smelling this fragrance was Kiehl's Original Musk, which is a rather 'dirty', animalistic and heavy unisex musk. Musc Ravageur on the otherhand is different. It's a lot sweeter, smoother and softer.

This is the kind of sexy musk you'd wear with baby pink, frilly lingerie and cute bows in your hair. It's innocent and naughty at the same time. Most of the time the scent is cuddly and vanillary.

Occasionally I get hints of sweet, aromatic lavender, which is strangely compelling on the skin. The cinnamon, vanilla and musk drive the composition, and with this fantastic blend, I can see where the 'gourmand musk' references come from.

The sillage is pleasingly intimate. I wore this fragrance out clubbing the other night and my man was the only that could smell me, which in itself was a beautiful moment for the both of us. It's a romantic fragrance for me, not necessarily raunchy or outrageously seductive. Just alluring.

This perfume is a charmer, or rather charmeur in french. I picked it out of 8/9 perfumes of this brand and bought it along with Une rose. And even though the sales lady only gave me one other sample from this brand after me having to ask her for it, the day that I purchased this will be forever engraved in my mind as a marvelous shopping experience. I stopped at a café 5 minutes later, took it out of the box like a child that wants its toy immediately, and sprayed it on…twice. Took it on tour to a few more stores… wow!
For the first time in my life I actually had a perfume do weird things to my brain. I feel extremely and I mean extremely confident when I wear this.
It's super dense but I like dense. Definitely not an every day fragrance for me, just because I could see myself getting bored of it and I want to keep having it do that super woman thing it does to me when I need it. It's one I want to smell forever, but wear only when I need to get my bat girl, spider girl, cat and super woman on.
I like the whole experience of it, kinda interesting. It's quite piercing with the spices at first (more like a man's world) and then it becomes all soft and cozy (more of a woman's world). I can see this being more beautiful on a man than on a woman. I like spices in general and musk in particular so I can pull this one off, also because it wears quite close to the skin. Haven't had the chance to try the oil version, they did not have a tester bottle. I wonder if it is more "feminine", like less spicy?
Even tough it's summer in Paris right now it's very cold and gloomy/rainy. If any perfume can give you warmth it's this one. I can see this being a wonderful scent for the coldest winter days.

I can't smell any musk, only vanilla and cinnamon, and in a very dirty way, it would never make me hungry. Staying power is great on clothes.

You know when you are very hungry and you happen upon a bakery upon your travels. And they are baking something sweet and delicious and the aroma is traveling upon the breeze and you take that deep breath in. The Scent compels you to just go in to the bakery and satisfy your craving.

Musc Ravageur fragrance is a lot like this as its very vanilla sweet with light musc blended in with cinnamon. Upon a person it is warm, sensual and very sexy scent. And it is very well blended.

If there was ever a fragrance you would choose to wear just for sheer decadence and sensual indulgence, this is it. In fact I would go as far as saying if you were looking for a scent to wear to a club with the intention of getting laid, this is it.

It is very sweet and on me I found you only need one spray to the chest as this fragrance is strong and lasts a long time. Its easy to over spray on this scent.

I like this one, good for when you want to be noticed

Wow. This is an undeniably gorgeous fragrance - it's warm, spicy and sweet, perfectly well balanced. I couldn't possibly describe this with the justice it deserves but at best can say that on me, the cinnamon and vanilla are prominent with a lovely woody base that keeps this grounded and never cloying.
I find this so pleasurable and easy to wear, it's comforting and inviting as a daily scent yet is bold with a sexy quality that is perfect for going out / special occasions.
A uniquely beautiful fragrance!

I bought it in Aug 2010. I started wearing it at the begining for special occasions, but as time went by, I started wearing it more often. Lately, I do not want to use anything else. I love it! Thanks god, I bought 100ml, as we do not have it in Canada!

It`s stunning! Most of the superlatives has already been mention here. A masterpiece, PERIOD!

A lover of incense and oriental fragrances Musc Ravageur sits perfectly in my collection of scents. Retailing at AU$445.00 here in Australia like all scents under Frederic Malle this is another masterpiece and a pleasure to smell and behold. The opening is very fresh, kinda makes me wanna lay on the beach and soak up the sun or maybe get on my board and hit the waves but then the scent becomes incredibly dark and woody very complex and dangerous. My first time i wore this i was liberal, extremely liberal in fact and i filled the room with my scent even i wanted to make an escape out the window but this thing was sticking with me for the long run and there technically was no escaping it, even having a shower only made the scent more persistent. In saying that I love this fragrance dearly and dont be silly like i was. One spray will do you good for the whole day.

This is an amazing fragrance in my personal opinion. The cloves at the top can be a little much to some people. But the cinnimon, tonka bean, vanilla gourmondy dry down with musk is amazing. Also the base lasts quite a while on my skin, and when I happen to fall asleep with this fragrance on I am always pleased to wake up with this beautiful oriental on.

Projection: This fragrance is loud at the top on my skin, it then settle and lives a nice scent cloud if applied correctly (less is more). 9/10

Longivity: This last for a very long time on my skin 12+hrs 10/10

Scent: This is an amazing scent in my opinion. 10/10

Versatility: This is not a versatile scent at all, it was intended for nights out in my opinion. Any other time I feel wrong wearing it. 5/10

Price: This is niche so it is not cheap but in my opinion it is well worth the price. 9/10

Overall: 10/10

I love this but please if you live in Canada don't buy online from BARNEYS NYC they charge $50 to ship and then you get raped by the duty so it not wort it.

This is essentially a subtle, more grown-up gourmand... with a hefty price tag to put the children off.

I'm a big fan of musky scents; I already have Body Shop White Musk, Kiehl's Original and I like the musky Bulgari style too. I also have Musc Kublai Khan (which is very different from this) - so it was somewhat inevitable that I'd like this too.

Lots of vanilla with heaps of cinnamon... but as others have pointed out, not too cloying due to the delicate balance of ingredients used to offset any possibility of high street vulgarity. It's complexity sets it apart from the cruder, more brutal gourmands we are all used to. No nose pegs required with this foodiefrag.

And of course, the musk does a great, seductive job at the base; it's judged quite brilliantly somewhere between the Kiehl's and Body Shop musk in quality. I suppose you could 'cheat' and try and approximate the general theme of this fragrance by layering the Kiehl's musk (for instance) with a regular gourmand but it just wouldn't have the class of Musc Ravageur.

Very nice.

To Frederic Malle, it has always been inconceivable the fact that the general public believes that celebrities creates their own fragrances.And taking this as an initial premise, he decided to bring together the leading perfumers of our time, responsible for the biggest releases in the fragrance market, providing for each of them, unlimited time and resources. without any kind of pressure, ie, total freedom, with a single goal: The aim of creating the "Editions de Parfums" collection.

Musc Ravageur is a direct product of this idea. Created by perfumer Maurice Roucel and released in 2000, the fragrance includes notes on your pyramid that would be common in fresh scents, like bergamot and lavender, while it includes oriental notes such as clove and cinnamon.

And it's with this brief introduction that I start the review of this niche perfume that I personally was most anxious to try. While reading / watching reviews online, I was amazed with such passion that this perfume was analyzed, always with praise and more praise.

On my skin, right after the first spray, I felt an explosion of clove dominating the beginning of the perfume (with an almost whispering musc). Lavender and bergamot? Not on me! Maybe I blinked at the moment and the notes come and gone with this facility.

And this was when I already impatient, became disappointed with the scent. Damn, Is this what is pleasing to everyone right now? What a pity ... but that first impression do not bring me down, I saw people saying that anyone who could "survive" the first hour of this perfume, would be greeted with a fantastic aroma, and it was with this thought
in mind, that I decided to take time to smell...

And damn, they were telling the truth! After about 1h~1h:30min, the scent on my skin took a sensational transformation! Now on the dry-down, the cloves fell so absurd, giving the fragrance a vanilla tone, accompanied by a smell somewhat resembling to a creamy scent, secured by tonka bean (but nothing glaring) and some chord that brings me a subtle chocolate.

And this feeling continues until the end of the fragrance, which by the way takes a long time to exit the skin. Excellent longevity and a great projection!
And so here I finish my first experience with Musc Ravageur, a perfume that as many have said before, and I HAVE to agree, can be described as "Sexy in a bottle". Musc Ravageur is the personification of the proverb "do not judge a book by its cover" becoming reality.
A delicious perfume, targeted to mature people. Something college and up I would say.

Musk/musc does not appear in the notes or in this perfume, so I really don't "get" the name. What a wonderful perfume though; cinnamon - yes but not too much, amber - just enough, vanilla - very understated, yet all adding up to have very obvious sillage...I am in a cloud with just one smear from my little sample!! I found the middle and top notes to be twisted around in this with the lavender and bergamot only entering the nose AFTER the cinnamon/amber. This is definitely one of the best orientals I have tried. Unisex, yes on a brave man!

one of my three favorites, actually musc ravageur is added to my favorites since today, this is a perfect balanced smell.. soft but not too soft or light, the clove/cinnamon aren't dominate at all wich iwas afraid of at first
Love at first smell ;)) if une rose vermeille doesn't work i'd buy this in a heartbeat ( with the lotion!)


edit: owner of a bottle ^_^

Musc Ravageur is one of the best composition by Maurice Roucel and an incredibly compelling, sort of animalic, musc with a gourmandic twist. Dirty, sexy and almost unpolite but never vulgar. A blod and sweet spicy composition with a remarkable lavender note on top that's skilfully balanced to never become cloying. A perfect unisex fragrance.

Together with Musc Kublai Khan one of my favourite muscs of all times, Highly recommended.

Rating: 8.5/10

Recevied a small decant and was told it's Musc Ravaguer. I can't think anything else that's more oriental and more refine than this. Musc Ravageur is very nice incensey/cinnamony musky scent. It's a must try for those who enjoys the smell of cinnamon. Be sure to check this out because cinnamon really shines (at least on my skin) and fellowed closely by lavender. The scent gets better and easier to wear as it stays on when tonka bean, sandalwood and subtle vanilla show up; making the scent smooth and sweet. On my skin, woodsy musky notes are subtle but cinnamon/sandalwood note still stay strong with the sweetness. Also It has such a high quality smell in this fragrance. It's rich and full of strength. I probably couldn't afford. Bottle, but I'm happy with my decant.

I can't really appreciate this fragrance... I was really exited to try it and I wanted to love it, but.. It is just not what I thought it would be. It is nice, I love the cinammon and the durty side of the smell, but it is just an ok scent. The guajac is also very prominent. Sillage is good. But I was expecting something spectacular.
EDIT: Know I know of witch fragrance it reminds me! Chinatown from Bond 9. They are very similar in the drydown (with I must admit is quite impressive). I have studied the notes and they have identical notes in the drydown. And I am starting to like Musc ravageur, perhaps when I am finished with my dearest Chinatown I will buy a bottle.

If you love Jicky and you haven't tried Musc Ravageur yet, you really should. It has that same upscale, yet unrefined, oddball quality.

Rice pudding ...with a healthy dose of cinnamon. How could anyone not like rice pudding?

7/10

(This review is for Eau de Perfume)

MUSC RAVAGEUR is a superb, dramatic and complex musk fragrance. I am in love with this scent. It has strong and distinctive character, balance and harmony of the notes and deep sensuality. The scent is totally unisex but it is also incredibly sexy. I think in this context, ‘ravageur’ translates as ‘ravishing’, which fits the fragrance so well. The musk is so delightfully sinful in this fragrance but it is never vulgar. This is by far my favorite musk scent.

The fragrance opens with strong bergamot, cinnamon and clove. It mellows down very soon to smooth lavender, bergamot and musk on my skin. The cinnamon and cloves become more noticeable again surrounded by the musk cloud and a bit of incense in the heart notes. The dry down is well-balanced and gorgeous mix of the sophisticated amber, musk and woods softened by the vanilla accord. The sillage and lasting power are awesome.

This fragrance works with my skin chemistry so well and smells amazing. Bravo, Maurice Roucel! I definitely would recommend this scent.

Well, the opening of this fragrance is stunning! It will either captivate you or make you wonder what the hell is that? It took several wearings to appreciate the beautiful and intelligent composition of this fragrance. The dry down that everyone refers to is quite excellent and is the "Star time" on the journey with this scent. The dry down will begin around 1 hour after you first put it on. It is softer, more vanilla, the musk and amber blends with your skin and floats splendidly with the spices. No other scent like it. It is a masterpiece! Well done Maurice Roucel.

Bigsly :)no offence meant but there is a big difference between Etro's Ambra and Musk Ravageur :) Otherwise I would not want both :P

I shall now wax poetic about the wonder and majesty of this incredible concoction, the proverbial nectar of the...

Okay, that's the kind of thing I'm tired of hearing. If you like these kinds of strong ambery fragrances, that's fine with me. I can see the appeal, no doubt. I have plenty of fragrances with a little amber, but that's all I can tolerate. The complexity just isn't there for me; perhaps it's being overwhelmed by the sweet, syrupy amber. And perhaps because of this, I find it very similar to Ambra by Etro, so close that I see no reason to buy both. Since Ambra is considerably less expensive...

Now it may be that I can't really appreciate the differences because of the overwhelming amber, but this is the best I can do in terms of a review, and I have a feeling at least a few other people will understand what I'm trying to articulate here. I avoid top notes as much as possible and so this review is about the drydown.

@Robert White your review is so good, I have no idea what your profession is, but this was the best review I've read online ever(not only for the perfumes).

Good stuff! From the very first whiff out of the vial, this is a rich, beautifully blended mix of citrus, spices, heavy sweet vanilla, and even a little well-behaved musk. The lavender that’s listed in the notes keeps a low profile, helping to sharpen and brighten the opening without upstaging it.

After about an hour, it becomes a gorgeous, full-bodied spicy vanilla-tonka scent that sticks around for at least 12 hours, longer on clothing. At the end it’s a faint musky vanilla, but warmer and more natural smelling than the typical “vanilla musk”. There was one point at which I thought I smelled ambrette or something similar.

I would call it more of an oriental gourmand scent rather than musk. In any case it’s definitely my kind of perfume, one that has gone on my “get a decant someday” list.

Excellent vanilla winter warming scent that opens with a dirty clover musky note, then dries down to something more aromatic warm, vanilla, woody, cinnamonny, rich honey without beeing too sweet with a long glow from an open fireplace.

Radiant! Very Christmassy and Classy! Generous, rich, and seductive!

It really IS the "Shalimar for men"!

For me this opened very dirty (cloves?) but dried down clean. Now it's a very pleasant amber/musk scent. Seems it would suit men best..sillage and longevity are excellent!

This is my all time favorite fragrance! It's just so stunningly sexy. And this is by far the most complimented scent that I've experience, be it by women nor men.

An improved and modernize Shalimar.

omg, I love it! i am not a fan of vanilla fragrances but this one rocks. I feel like I am wearing a white musky vanilla mousse....it is so delicious. On my skin there is nothing disturbing/animalic or masculine about it.

Many years ago, Marc Bolan sang about this fragrance, before the fragrance was born. He just missed out the bit about it having a slight undertone of baby-wee, which mercifully dissipates into a very sexy "knickers hanging from the four poster" cellar strip bar musk.
Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.
You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're windy and wild, you've got the blues in your shoes and your
stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.
GET IT ON!!! Oh yeah.
Tell me Tex Ma'am, are you in showbusiness? No? Then get your feet off my freakin stage. And so on. Love it.

this is essentially a gourmands take on musk. the opening smells very much like baby wipes with a hint of cinnamon...but dries down to a delicious chocolately vanilla musk.very interesting indeed. personally, i do not like the opening very much, i find it old and dated, almost something an old lady would wear. but if you can bear the first hour or so, you get a scent that will get attention and scream sexuality. this is a scent that will get you in trouble *wink*

FM's best everyday fragrance for men. Not as "musky" with a soft oriental thing in the background.

The lavender opening is a big surprise. An unexpected herbal freshness over the warm oriental base. That note doesn't last, and I never get the cinnamon or clove at all, which is fine with me.

The bigger surprise here is that there isn't much musk, if any. This is more of a variation on the amber theme. A slightly herbal amber (for a few short minutes) that settles into slightly sweet amber with a nice balance of creaminess and dryness. Just when you think the vanilla and tonka are about to take over--they back off. Not a big, buttery amber like Ambre précieux, and not a dry, herbal amber like Ambre sultan. This one is soft, comforting, seductive, with a nice 70's vibe.

Musc Ravageur lasts and lasts, wearing close to the skin and at the same time radiating an alluring aura inches away from the body.

Definitely unisex, but when I wear it I can't help but wonder--wouldn't it be heavenly to discover this on a man's neck?

Musc Ravageur is rich and sexy, and seems to like my acidic skin - it unfolds like a slow striptease, one silk garment at a time, one layer, and the next, until it is bare and human and oh, so sensual. It shifts over time, while remaining the same - true to its musky,
smokey voice. This is not a fragrance for the faint of heart, and it whispers seductively through the whole day (or night). It is the one fragrance I wear that never fails to get at least one "mmmmm...you smell sooooooo good!" and most are from men. The lotion is also delicious, and a bit lighter than either the oil or the fragrance. They layer beautifully, as well.

You know, I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. Incenses(which this one doesn't have), oriental balsams, resins, musks and spices all tickle the 14 year old in me, the precocious (and pretentious) kid who read Baudelaire, Byron, Rimbaud, Poe, and the Beats, dreamt of smoking opium, getting his heart broken by a brown skinned, sloe-eyed beauty from a sultry climate, and trading quips with William Burroughs and Keith Richards. Well, the kid is now 46, and I've done all of those things except meet Keith, and they were mostly big letdowns. Smoking opium is a terrible pain in the ass; it takes hours to get high, and you need all this stupid paraphernalia. (Better living through pharmacology, that's my motto) Tropical heartbreak just hurts and makes you unfit for polite company; and Burroughs was tipsy and fondled my leg. Which is some sort of achievement, I guess. So as I become more of a jaded old curmudgeon, before sinking into what I am sure will be a blazingly angry and bitter senescence, it's good to have smelled this stuff. Nice, sweet, spicy top, like some kind of Moroccan dessert, wrapped like phyllo dough around a strong but not too raunchy (see Yatagan) musk. I would definitely recommend this to anybody, especially men, who wants to pretend that they're in Tangier in 1969 with Brian Jones. Now get off my lawn, you little shit, before I call the cops!

I found this very disappointing, after all I had read about it. I'm a musk lover from way back, but this must have something in it which does not agree with my chemistry. I was expecting something rather dark and sensual, but I end up with almost nothing. I spray and spray, wait a little while, then ask my husband if he likes it, and I get,"Like what? I don't smell anything." Maybe it's the woods? Something kills it, glad I only sprung for a 10ml vial.

Strong indeed in the begining but this drys down to the most sensual "sexy" scent on me. Amber twisted with vanilla and the most gorgeous woods. Warm and Rich. I love me some spice and everything nice!

No, I don't like it. I had to come to this point although I feel sad for that. Musc Ravageur is too heavy, thick and cloying for me. It's also dangerous. I wore just 2 sprays from my sample one night and went clubbing. It started pickling but nice, then sweet/musky, then spiced, then... goat sweat!! Awful, horrible, sweaty goat! I felt so disappointed I gave up wearing and sniffing it!

Gorgeous onset with cinnamon and vanilla and wood. Dries down to soft musky vanilla, mostly vanilla. And gets plasticky the more I try it. The oil is better than the EDP, but neither avoids that plastic edge. Too bad, the beginning is just wonderful and I loved it.

Somehow over the years I got convinced that musky scents weren't for me but after reading so many positive comments over Musc Ravageur, I just had to try it. And I am glad I did. On my skin, the opening notes only last for a few seconds, literally. Fresh and vibrant lavender is the note I get the easiest. After this short burst, cinnamon rapidly and sharply comes into play, soon joined by cloves. Cinnamon, as lovely as it is, doesn't stay in the picture for very long (at least on my skin) but the cloves do. For about ten to fifteen minutes I sometimes sense what I can only describe as candied ginger and orange notes. Perhaps that's just my imagination -- I don't get it every time but when I do it's very noticeable and enjoyable. The vanilla and musky/ambery notes then start to mix with the cloves. Intense, but not in-your-face musk. Animalic but somehow soft and slightly powdery at the same time. Dark, spicy and provocative yet cosy and relaxing. Mesmerizing, addictive and very well balanced. Definitely an evening scent, and probably best for winter. A couple of sprays should amply suffice. The lasting power is very good, too. After spraying a tiny amount on my wrist in the evening, I can still smell the (now quite sweet) vanilla and tonka beans dry-down in the morning.

To summarize: wearing Musc ravageur is like being pleasantly surrounded by a warm and sensual bubble.

I cant understand why I wrote that the stayingpower is good. I must have had some serious trouble with my nose that day! My husband put this on friday afternoon when we were going to visit my sister in Stockholm. This morning when I sniffed on him, I can still smell it!

Stayingpower is AMAZING!

I find this one really twisted. In a positive way... but not really on me. I can smell that it is a delicate, very well put together fragrance. The top notes smells so uniqe and fresh.

After the fragrance warms up it become spicier, darker softer. On me it is a good but not terrific fragrance, but on my husband... oh my... so absolutly stunning! I´m not sure I can let him out among other women when he have this one on! It become magnetic, spicy almost animalic on him... a must try for everybody looking for an uniqe and sofisticated musk. If you are a man and think you can pull this one off, don´t miss it! You will regret. ;)

Stayingpower is good, better on my husband (about 6 hours)than on me (about 4-5 hours).

A truly sensual scent, at the very beginning the perfume is so sweet and fresh aromatic!

The fragrance is very complex, after the fresh opening, the scent becomes warmer and darker, with woody and balmy notes.