Muscs Koublai Khan by Serge Lutens

[IndianBoyz]

Opinions anyone?

 

[Thomas]

have not sampled, but opinions are widely divided between heavenly and foul. Doesn't seem to be a middle ground.

 

[IndianBoyz]

True, I need to get myself a sample of this, yet have stll to find out where as this fragrance is only available in Paris.

 

[Rambo]

Picked up a sample during the last TPC sale. Pretty good although I don't know how much wear I'd give it in the heat. Musky without being overpowering. Don't know if it's worth the price but you could do worse.

 

[IndianBoyz]

From what I've heard it is very strong and overpowering, strange..

 

[joel_954]

I'd suggest Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle's Musc Ravageur over MKK. MKK smells like sugary cereal to me. I'm not a fan of MKK.

EDIT: Musc Ravageur on Ebay

 

[IndianBoyz]

Originally Posted by joel_954

I'd suggest Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle's Musc Ravageur over MKK. MKK smells like sugary cereal to me. I'm not a fan of MKK.

I have heard alot of good stuff about Musc Ravageur.
How is Kiehls Musk compared to MR?

 

[joel_954]

Originally Posted by IndianBoyz

I have heard alot of good stuff about Musc Ravageur.
How is Kiehls Musk compared to MR?

Haven't sampled Kiehls Musk yet. I'll be getting some KM from Master-Classter later this week.

 

[IndianBoyz]

I hope you will share your thought with us on Kiehls.

 

[Dmax]

Muscs Koublai Khan is certainly closer to Foul then Heavenly for me. I've sampled it in the Palais Royal store twice a year apart and both times could not bring myself to like it.
I think it's easily the most assertive and hardest to wear scent that Serge Lutens makes, though Tuberose Kriminelle bear mentioning for it's polarizing properties also. Smellig MKK all I could think was sweaty unwashed Mongolians riding their sweaty horses for days on end with well worn leather saddles and other gear thrown in there somewhere.

I wonder if posters who said MKK was sweet or not overpowering were smelling one of the other Lutens fragnances instead.

I also don't think it's similar to PFM Musc Ravageur though I have to admit a lot of Muscs register very faintly for me.

 

[IndianBoyz]

Now this is exactly what I'm afraid of..

 

[Baron]

My first experience with MKK was similar to Dmax's - I thought it smelled like sweaty man ass after a day digging ditches. This was sampling from a spray decant. A few years later when I visited the Palais Royale store with my girlfriend, it was her favorite scent and I ended up buying it for her. I smelled much, much softer to me then, and it still does. The sweaty smell is present but totally subdued, much like it is in Eau d'Hermes or Declaration. Personally, I don't like to wear straight musk scents like this one or Kiehl's Musk (not dissimilar - sweeter and a touch bolder perhaps), but I like they way they smell on others.

I would say Musc Ravageur is in a slightly different category - more spicy amber than musk. I see it as a decendant of Shalimar. It has a very balsamic opening, which can but off-putting, but I like it. It's a lot heavier than MKK, which is fairly transparent despite the challenging notes.

 

[IndianBoyz]

Thanks.

 

[trolltimusprime]

Originally Posted by Dmax

I wonder if posters who said MKK was sweet or not overpowering were smelling one of the other Lutens fragnances instead..

The drydown offers a very soft powdery sweetness to me, too. After wearing this every day for a week or so, I've noticed the civet element varies in intensity, and the sweet-funk ratio changes, based on where it is applied (clothing or skin,) time since application, temperature, and whether I am perspiring. I really like it, but it is fairly sophisticated, and I think people who are quite put off by the animalic element aren't going to recognize the drydown as a silver lining. As one of those who DO like it, I apply fairly sparingly! Don't want to see people turning up their noses as I walk by!

 

[willpower]

Kiehls Musk has a dirty top note to it for around 20 minutes, then settles into a really nice smelling musk