Musc Ravageur (2000)
by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle

Review coming soon.................................

I don't know what to say about this fragrance that hasn't been said already. It's simply stunning. Very potent (I hardly ever put on more than a single spray), good sillage, astounding longevity (put it on after I shower in the morning and I can still smell the drydown quite clearly when I hop into the shower 24 hours later), very intoxicating and addicting.

Starts out somewhat spicy then goes to a gorgeous vanilla drydown that lasts seemingly indefinitely. Honestly, I don't apply this anywhere other then my neck/chest anymore; any other place and I'll just wind up smelling my [insert body part here] every 30 seconds. It's just that good. And it's not just me: I might only have been wearing this for a week now, mostly around family and such, but everyone else loves it too and keeps asking me what it is. And that's NOT something I regularly get, let alone in such short order.

Really, just buy this stuff. It's gold. Yes, I might cost just as much, but the beauty, power and longevity of this scent make it worth every last penny and then some. And actually, since it's so potent and you only need to apply a fraction of what you would another fragrance, it's actually "cheaper" then you'd think since you get so many more applications out of the same size bottle.

Bottom line: BUY THIS!!! Or don't... because then it won't so so exclusive anymore... and I'll hate you. :-P

But really... heavenly.

Like bottled sex. I don't know how that association happened, for me, particularly when I look at the pyramid of notes. Many of them are favorites, but nothing in the list would suggest to me a scent to make one blush. It smells like sweaty genitals covered, minimally, with flowers and a dusting of powder. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I wouldn't wear this to work!.

I don't think I can join the bandwagon on this one. Just too powdery for my taste. I think the idea of a gamey musk combined with soft and sweet is pretty inspired in a way, but it's also flirting with disaster, and I'm not sure this one actually stopped short of the precipice, at least on my skin. Neutral rating for the quality ingredients and the recognition that this might work on some people (especially women).

I really don’t get all the praise for this one. As for being sexy… well, there are certainly sexier scents out there.

During the opening, all I get are cloves and spices. This persists for the first 2-3 hours on my skin. However, a lovely transformation soon takes place, where it evolves into this delicious vanilla and cinnamon scent. Unfortunately, that’s really as good as it gets…

Firstly, its sillage and longevity isn’t as great as others have stated. On my skin, its sillage dies down quite considerably (especially within the first couple of hours) leaving a lingering skin scent that can only be detected close-up. Personally, I would have liked a lot more ‘throw’.

Secondly, I originally got a lot of déjà vu about the drydown. At first, I couldn’t put my finger on it and then, suddenly, it came to me - Hermèssence Ambre Narguilé! Yes, the drydown of Musc Ravageur smells almost identical to this Hermès creation. Of course, this was released first but, if I already owned Ambre Narguilé, I would certainly not need to own Musc Ravageur as well.

As for which one is better, I really have no personal preference (simply for the fact that neither of them have much longevity or sillage on my skin). However, if you don’t like the smell of cloves and want to go straight to the drydown, buy Ambre Narguilé instead.

This is newly becoming one of my favorites. I finally bought a bottle after months of living on samples, and having a lot of it around is very comforting.
It's incredible as many have already said so I second all of those comments. I get adamant compliments and I'm pretty much addicted to the smell. I had some on the back of my hand the other day and stayed glued to it all day.
One of the best. Maurice, you do good.