Royal Muska M. Micallef for women

Ah why I swapped a sample of Royal Muska, I wonder :P I wish I could recall the fragrance now. I remember it well, it is a kind of an ultra-feminine fragrance, no femme fatale touch, subtle, pretty and with a great sillage. Royal Muska reminds me of pretty women portrayed naked, of all these museum pictures presenting a naked woman, kind old style but still pretty one. Royal Muska in my opinion was all about beauty of naked woman's body. I swapped it because it wasn't 100% 'my' fragrance... but I admit it's a masterpiece and an excellent quality.

„Royal Muska”… Hmmm… What would you expect a perfume called like that to be like? I personally expected RM to be strong, self-assured, perhaps even a tiny bit haughty, and – of course! - very rich. And what I smelled after application was... plain, very subtle, balmy frag that could easily do as a tranquilizer.

It is a creamy, quiet, soft and comforting scent. Definitely not a good choice for someone who loves their perfume to be noticed, someone who wants to be sure that everyone around knows that they’re wearing perfume. It sits on the skin quietly and IT’S THERE, as simple as that. It may feel like it’s gone after some time, but if you check on it, you’ll still find Royal Muska being there and becoming more and more you, becoming a part of your personal aura. It is not sexy, but it does happen that it smells intimate and sensual.

If you’re tired of all those bold, loud fragrances and need to chill out a bit, reach for Royal Muska.

I am loving it!

Transparent, light, but with certain imponderable authority of high class: it smells of elegant nothing, but once she entered a room, everyone understood who is the boss and, pluralistically, a charming woman but that soft charm is so deceptive...No French kiss story, but "Keep It Simple, Stupid" imperative. The sillage could give a buzz.

My type of musk. More refined than Ananda.

Soft and creamy. Very natural smelling fragrance that sits close the skin. Lovely, tender. At first application, I thought Ehh, it's alright but nothing to write home about. Well, the scent evolves into a love affair in which I cannot help but keep my arm under my nose. The creaminess is reminiscent of sweet milk to my nose-maybe the sandlewood. The rose is ever so slight. Only a hint of sweetness from the fruit. The musk gives it a sensuality and a personality. The perfume is mixed very well because you can make out each note yet they mingle so well together. The simplicity of a an ok fragrance soon transforms into a complex come hither addiction. Try if you dare, you will definitely become entranced.

I truly believe this is a sweeter Un Bois Sepia by Serge Lutens but without the sharp green notes. It doesn't start out sweet though, it gets sweeter later. It's a very woody and clean musk fragrance.

very soft
It was not what I expected, but very beautiful

Yes it's super nice, at first I thought that it's just a little too quiet to be a "Top" musk contender. It could be just a chemistry thing in that it didn't evolve much on my skin initially. I was thinking to myself: "So...Where is it???" (I loved Kchild's review and I was really hoping to fall in love with Royal Muska) But after a few determined tries, it started to reveal itself to me, and before you know it....it creeps under your skin and the love affair starts.
UPDATE: I can still smell it very very softly on my skin the next morning, I think it smells the nicest at this stage, very clean and soft and maybe that is it's charm?...I give it 5/5 for being a perfect long lasting skin scent musk. Now I want it in my collection badly!!

I have probably decanted for others more from this bottle than any other in my collection. The only one that even comes close would be Beige. There's a really good reason for this~Royal Muska is a dream. A soft brilliant dream.

I love musks and have some excellent ones but this is unique amoung them. This is female personified and men tend to recognize that ~and respond.

RM never enters a room before you, she stays very close w/out completely melding w/your skin. She projects a soft invitation. She never threatens only invites~ questions and compliments. Seriously. You'll be asked by both men and women to write down what it is your wearing. It has to be more than spoken~they'll need to see it in writing so that they won't forget. They'll insist.

There's no question that it is of top quality and I honestly can't break down which note is which it all blends so seemlessly. This is a hard one for me to write about because she's so very ethereal she's a hard one to put into words. Maybe that's why there are no other reviews on this one yet? Which is why I was compelled to write one.

RM is breathtakingly tender, and a complete heartbreaker. You never forget the woman who's scent can literally take you captive. Yep~she's that good.