Swiss Arabian

Musk 01

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Musk 01, signed Swiss Arabian, is a sweet without excess gourmand fragrance. It opens on bergamot, pepper and elemi, reveals orange blossom, lily and white musk at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, white musk, vanilla and sandalwood.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Pepper · Elemi

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Orange blossom · Lily · White musk

  3. Base Several hours

    Tonka bean · White musk · Vanilla · Sandalwood

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Lily: its rarest material, which only 28 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 71.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, gourmand, citrus, spicy, musky and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.

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