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Black Musk

Name: Black Musk Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Al Haramain
Price: 38 USD
Availability: InStock

Al Haramain · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2024

Woody · Woody Amber Middle Easternunisex

≈ $38 · approx. retail

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A woody spicy fragrance opening with lavender, saffron and nutmeg, centered on an agarwood heart, and finished with a patchouli-musk base. Part of Al Haramain's Musk series of dark, resinous scents.

Woody Musky

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Lavender Saffron Nutmeg

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Oud (Agarwood)

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Patchouli Musk

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

Lattafa Oud For Glory Badee Al Oud

Lattafa Perfumes · Woody

≈ $25save ~$13

Shares Saffron, Nutmeg, Lavender

Bade'e Al Oud Oud for Glory

Lattafa Perfumes · Woody

≈ $25save ~$13

Shares Saffron, Nutmeg, Lavender

Infini Oud

Maison Alhambra · Woody

≈ $15save ~$23

Shares Nutmeg, Lavender, Oud (Agarwood)

Minister Of Oud Greatness Pure

Fragrance World · Woody

≈ $20save ~$18

Shares Saffron, Nutmeg, Lavender

Oud Is Great

Zimaya · Woody

≈ $30save ~$8

Shares Saffron, Nutmeg, Lavender

Oudh Adam

Al Haramain · Woody

≈ $47

Shares Lavender, Nutmeg, Saffron

From the journal

Deep dive

Musk: perfumery's most common note, and almost none of it is real

Musk appears in 2,643 fragrances in this catalogue — more than any other note. The animal it's named after has been off-limits to mainstream perfumery for decades. Here's what you're actually smelling.