Muscs Koublai Khan by Serge Lutens

Serge Lutens

Muscs Koublai Khan

Chypre Floral

MuskCivetCastoreumAmbretteRoseCumin

Longevity

Long

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Summer

4.80community rating

Deep, feral musk laced with civet, castoreum and cumin, a rose barely civilizing it. Skin, sweat and fur, intimate to the point of confrontation.

Taste Profile

The Original archetype

The Original

The Considered Statement

Makes a statement worth asking about.

Unusual enough to stop someone mid-thought. Considered enough to keep them there. The question it raises is the point.

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How Muscs Koublai Khan smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Muscs Koublai Khan keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and divides opinion by design.

Warmthtemperate0.59

Muscs Koublai Khan sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 66th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.48

Muscs Koublai Khan sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle.

Riskpolarising0.76

Muscs Koublai Khan divides opinion by design. That is among the highest in the catalogue for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.57

Muscs Koublai Khan sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 72nd percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.15

Muscs Koublai Khan keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 12th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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