Agar Musk Ramon Monegal for women and men

Having sampled others in the Ramon Monegal family, I was hoping this would give me a chance to enjoy these lovely notes. Of the 6 samples I recently received from Lucky Scents, this was the one I awaited with happy anticipation.
Sadly,too much smoke for me - like standing with a large towel draped over your head with your face propped over a smoldering campfire. Now that's some smoke. And there was some other note that made me want to gag (no hyperbole here). I couldn't scrub it off quickly enough. I don't consider this one unisex, but much more for the male user. I'm not sure that I would appreciate it on husband, brother, cousins, nephews, etc. Maybe someone I disliked should wear it if for no other reason than to confirm that I was correct about disliking them in the beginning.
Blessings to those on whom this fragrance is pleasure.
I did catch amber, vetyver and leather when I tried to derive some pleasure from the experience. Never did catch nutmeg. My notion of oud is much more pleasant than what I experienced here, but perhaps my nose is more accustomed to an occidental version of oud. There are more oud creations to explore (and I'm not discouraged) but I think I'll stick to Creed Royal Oud and RM's lovely amber creation, RM Ambra di Luna for at least a couple of weeks. Divine.

Scent: 10/10
Price: 7/10
Projection: 9/10
Versatility: 7/10
Compliments: 9/10
Buy/Try/Pass? buy
Rating (0-10): 9

I would say it's a fragrance on the fresher side and while it has 3 notes that I love that make up that up leaders of this fragrance, the blend just doesn't scream out at me. It's a good fragrance but not a rock star to me and for the price...probably not. I would say the fresh musk (not animalic at all) makes up most of the composition with vetiver, oud and nutmeg lightly playing along with it. If Calvin Klein were to release this fragrance I would give it a 5 out of 5 in the designer world but in the niche realm I give it a 3 out of 5.

This immediately put me in the mind of Halston Man Amber....they are almost identical. Nice but Amber Man is a fraction of the cost.

A big dose of Oud and Vetiver with musk is what I'm getting in the opening. The first thing that came to mind was "this smells like a Montale". But it's not as overpowering as they can be and the ingredients seem less synthetic.

The Vetiver makes the scent smell spicy and I'm also picking up a bit of leather and woods. All in all a good masculine fragrance.

Agar Musk is SPECIAL!!!

Others are comparing it with fragrances such as Halstons "Man Amber" or even Montale, however, I cannot agree...its on a level all by itself. To say It smells like "Man Amber" is to say that a "new car" scented tree is as good as an actual new car! I own both. I bought the Halston with high hopes, but was sorely let down with it's synthetic funk. And the Oud in Agar Musk is far more robust and non synth as what I smell in the Montale offerings.

I love the oud in agar musk, (As well as in Kilians "Pure Oud") the oud scent takes on a 4th dimension that is beyond my tongues ability to describe it's beauty.

If you love Oud, Vetiver, or Leather scents, try this one. It is probably too pricey to buy blindly, but this house does sample.

Longevity: 8+ hours on skin

Rating: 10/10

Excellente perfume, I love when my husband wears it.

Agar Musk strikes as an hypothetic mash up between ByKilian Pure Oud, Memo Shams and Montale's Dark Aoud but waaaaay much lighter than either...which in this specific case is nothing bad per se...Don't get me wrong, the fragrance is anything but weak and especially if applied on fabric, it lasts for 24+ hours. I'd say it's a pretty masculine oud leaning towards the transparent side of the woody spectrum. Nice, kinda understated yet somewhat exotic with a dark twist. Leathery and slightly musky with a tiny dollop of woody amber to reinforce the overall woodyness. Nothing else added to smooth down the overal stark vibe but, at the same time it results anything but heavy or harsh...I'd say almost weightless, which is actually something quite interesting for this type of fragrance. Another big plus is that the fragrance avoids the stereotyped rose/oud combo which is lately becoming quite annoying...

Agar Musk could seriosuly represent a much easier to wear alternative to the aforementioned fragrances. Recommended as one of the most "friendly" western ouds around...Woods galore.

Masculine and dark yet incredibly easy to wear.

Rating: 8/10

Very interested about this one.

Ramón Monegal is part of the history of Barcelona and one of Spain’s most important perfumers and is the fourth generation of the family that founded Myrurgia S.A.
Agar Musk is an agarwood, leather, musk, all in a fragrance - it's so totally not Flori-kind, for those who has been looking for an Oud / Leather fragrance without the flower sweetness very commom in the Oud perfumes found in the market.
For me this fragrance is distinctively masculine, dark, spicy and very sexy, a masculine eroticism bomb with an animalistic musk note in the background.
The oud note is rather soft and the spices are dosed cautiously and the best part is the leather note, which is clearly from the heart notes.
Sillage is good. Longevity is excellent....if you like an Agarwood / Leather perfume, this wonderful perfume is definitely for you.