tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post7525974610940208097..comments2024-03-29T09:11:58.393+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur, the Original French Lover...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76055612944945151072009-06-22T21:01:17.893+02:002009-06-22T21:01:17.893+02:00Elizabeth, I must have gone through two or three b...Elizabeth, I must have gone through two or three bottles back in the day... I'm just dipping in my toe prudently this time, just the refills, but I see *exactly* what you mean!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-57850251452191666592009-06-22T19:54:58.414+02:002009-06-22T19:54:58.414+02:00Musc Ravageur is a lover that I come back to regul...Musc Ravageur is a lover that I come back to regularly, after taking a short, but much-needed break from the intensity of it...despite its crudeness/macho-ness, I find it extremely cuddly, too. No cinnamon, here, just ambery vanilla-musk. It never ceases to make me sigh with pleasure when I spray it on, and to make me feel quite frisky all day. It's one of the few 100 ml bottles I know that I will use up soon.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-48362997384517902632009-06-19T00:05:25.513+02:002009-06-19T00:05:25.513+02:00Rappleyea, I went to an all-girl Catholic school s...Rappleyea, I went to an all-girl Catholic school so I have very little memory of high-school boy smells (the nuns shooed them away), but it's interesting you get that male vibe too.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-71603475463083472832009-06-18T23:58:18.431+02:002009-06-18T23:58:18.431+02:00Wow! Does the Universe work in mysterious ways. I&...Wow! Does the Universe work in mysterious ways. I've never smelled MR, read the review yesterday, and today I received, quite unexpectedly, a sample of this from the very generous Carol at What a Fragrance Fanatic Thinks. <br /><br />I haven't had a chance to test it yet (went for the new Tauer first), but just sniffing brought a blast from the past. It smells just like something the guys in high school wore-can't put my finger on it yet though. I'm sure M. Malle would be happy to hear this! LOL!Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74098110266241111742009-06-18T20:00:58.852+02:002009-06-18T20:00:58.852+02:00Oh, Johnson's baby oil... Haven't smelled ...Oh, Johnson's baby oil... Haven't smelled *that* in years...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-22145899194054861262009-06-18T19:12:30.644+02:002009-06-18T19:12:30.644+02:00Perhaps that's it, D. To me, it smells disconc...Perhaps that's it, D. To me, it smells disconcertingly of Johnson & Johnson's baby oil. I'll re-test it, and see if the animal within comes out.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-66074486558896191462009-06-18T17:31:04.506+02:002009-06-18T17:31:04.506+02:00Jarvis, I hope you would, bisou-bisou... Ah, do yo...Jarvis, I hope you would, bisou-bisou... Ah, do you think it may be the dreaded musk anosmia? I didn't get the musk until recently, actually. It's as though the fragrance tilted on its axis and showed me its dark side...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-5031671790153524452009-06-18T17:22:48.280+02:002009-06-18T17:22:48.280+02:00Chiming in, as requested, D. But alas, Musc Ravage...Chiming in, as requested, D. But alas, Musc Ravageur does not work for me. That vanillic amber trips me up right from the beginning. I feel like I'm missing out on something, because so many people I know love this one.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-8704184499052469692009-06-18T11:55:37.290+02:002009-06-18T11:55:37.290+02:00Si j'avais, when I say "macho", I...Si j'avais, when I say "macho", I'm thinking more of the way in which it seduces (not particularly subtle) the woman who wears it...<br />To me there's a stealth fougère in the notes (lavender/citrus/dark base) which does make it suitable for men. If one of the chimes in...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-88001876715531561292009-06-18T10:01:36.179+02:002009-06-18T10:01:36.179+02:00I don't get macho, the dirty chocolaty musk tu...I don't get macho, the dirty chocolaty musk turns quickly into a disappointing powdery vanilic amber on my skin. I know a lot of guys from Basenotes wear MR but I'm thinking this has got to be rather feminine on them, don't you think? <br />I love MR's initial topnotes, everything is there; the musk, the lavander, the mandarin/orange and indeed it's the most "masculine" phase but it just doesn't last long enough.Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-69165568492414243882009-06-18T07:37:33.939+02:002009-06-18T07:37:33.939+02:00Rappleyea, I hope to see him do it some day! Thoug...Rappleyea, I hope to see him do it some day! Though it'll be different since he's shaved the 'tache...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-26543894682236378942009-06-18T00:44:25.077+02:002009-06-18T00:44:25.077+02:00Great review and I loved the breakdown of the pron...Great review and I loved the breakdown of the pronunciation of "ravageur" and the vision it conjured of M. Roucel saying it.Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-27399034008577812572009-06-17T22:38:48.449+02:002009-06-17T22:38:48.449+02:00Amy, when I say crude, it's more like macho......Amy, when I say crude, it's more like macho... You may be anosmic to the musc, lots of people seem to be. It jumped out at me when I tried it after not having worn it for several years.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-26952316030631366122009-06-17T21:18:42.787+02:002009-06-17T21:18:42.787+02:00I am the world's sexiest Red-Hot candy when I ...I am the world's sexiest Red-Hot candy when I wear this, although the musk is very, very well-disguised on me. I adore this perfume, although I have to say I always find it a lot cuddlier than crude.StyleSpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032983147859861793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-32363173306583303572009-06-17T19:09:18.370+02:002009-06-17T19:09:18.370+02:00March, the review is for the edp but the oil is gr...March, the review is for the edp but the oil is great, I still have some of that left... Fabulous texture, and the scent is very true, but not so effervescent in the top notes, closer to the heart and dry down.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76992934095426668932009-06-17T19:05:50.490+02:002009-06-17T19:05:50.490+02:00One of my favorite perfume moments is being at a M...One of my favorite perfume moments is being at a Malle counter with someone who is trying Musc Rav for the first time. It seems completely polarizing -- they either swoon or reel in disgust, and it never goes the way I'd have guessed! I definitely bring out its dirty side, and it does feel "crude." But some days nothing else will do.<br /><br />BTW ... I think what I have is the oil? Have you tried that?<br /><br />Also thanks for your wonderful description of "ravageur."Marchhttp://www.perfumeposse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-82296016199474659292009-06-17T17:37:10.675+02:002009-06-17T17:37:10.675+02:00Stella, all of a sudden that little macho thing it...Stella, all of a sudden that little macho thing it's got going on really pleased me. I'm buying this again as soon as I'm around a Frédéric Malle boutique. It won't dethrone Carnal Flower and Une Fleur de Cassie, but then, it plays an entirely different game...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-68553585026752997482009-06-17T15:45:51.961+02:002009-06-17T15:45:51.961+02:00I enjoy this so much, and couldn't resist buyi...I enjoy this so much, and couldn't resist buying it after my first sample was gone. The "comfort-bringing" cinnamon, well, I most of all like to float in that smell, and this other animal quality that can make it improper in certain occasions, mixed very well with that quality. I wore this on Saturday at a conference dinner, and then suddenly felt it (what you describes as) crude..stella pnoreply@blogger.com