Musc Ravageur — Frédéric Malle
Frédéric Malle

Musc Ravageur

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2000

Signed Maurice Roucel for Frédéric Malle, Musc Ravageur is a warm, animalic musk, warmed with cinnamon, vanilla and amber. Sensual, rich and enveloping, close to the skin.

Perfumer Maurice Roucel

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Mandarin

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cinnamon

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Amber · Vanilla · Sandalwood

What its composition says

  • 4 materials in the base for 2 on top: the pyramid is built for staying power rather than for the opening.
  • White musk: its most used material, present in 50% of the perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Citrus, spicy, musky, amber, gourmand and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Musc Ravageur by Frédéric Malle seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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