Product Description
Muskrat tincture is a rare ingredient of perfumery and is the nearest scent to the famous synthetic white musk.
The muskrat gets its name from its resemblance to a rat and from the musky odor that is produced by scent glands. With brown fur and partially webbed hind feet, the muskrat can look like a beaver.
Muskrats produce a smelly substance from their preputial glands, paired glands located in the genital area.
Darvant –
First of all, muskrat on my skin smells immediately about dirty musk, bitter roots, mould, bran, hay, mushrooms and stale intimate-organic liquid (like humidity lingering there in the intimate body recessess). The aroma is dry and humid-mouldy at same time. At the beginning I detect a slightly alcoholic (acetone-like) vibe but overall is discreet and delicately warm. I get the white-musk’s effect but (compared to the latter) muskrat is probably dirtier, “leafier” and more woodsy. I’ve layered muskrat with hints of (one of) my favorite fragrances, namely Aramis classic and the outcome is really satisfactory in terms of warmth and general attractiveness (could be an illusion but I feel the juice even more stable, bold, complex and feral, even being itself in terms of typical “perfume”). First of all muskrat does not compromise balance, general characteristics and aroma in any form (it could be indeed like a secret dodgy complement for a certain type of animalic-boise creations), just it sounds like an animalic intensifier, providing a slightly earthier-muskier undertone (whilst the Salaam’s Castoreum, combined with Aramis, seems on the contrary to reinforce or enhances the typical leathery feel). In conclusion, while Castoreum smells more “temperamentally” and typically leathery (beyond its yet present woodsy hallmarks), Muskrat is, for the satisfaction of the most uncompromising sensualists around, like an excellent ghostly musky-dirty pheromonal ingredient for their animalic potions.
Asha –
I received my package late yesterday–many thanks to Profumo for such generosity and sharing of a beautiful, artistic gift! I applied some muscrat tincture directly to my skin this afternoon. More came out than I expected, so it ended up being around 3 drops. My initial impression–upon first application, the smell is that of arousal. It seems somewhat feminine-leaning, but perhaps unisex in the sense of a scent of two joining together. A little ways into the development, the waxy and soapy qualities emerge. Soon after it melds to the skin quite thoroughly, and stabilizes to a somewhat sweet and briny dry down. I can understand the potential for an intoxicating subliminal effect of this ingredient….
Lellabelle –
My muskrat arrived today. What beautiful packaging! Just opened it an hour ago and testing a little on the back of my hand this evening. A slightly sharp opening, no doubt from the alcohol in the tincture, and a strong animal muskiness in the opening. Quite fruity and warm, with some similarities to castoreum in the fruitiness, though much softer. It transitions through a very salty phase shortly afterward, and was briefly reminiscent of ambergris in this regard; I understand the good life’s reference to ‘salty fishy’, though it was definitely more of a salt sea vibe on me, rather than fish. Very pleasant, like salt on skin, with the slight fruitiness hovering in the background. It’s currently in its third stage so far, a very creamy, soft, muskiness, with a balance of sweet and savoury that’s quite hard to describe. The closest thing I can liken it to is white truffle (tuber magnatum pico), with a little white chocolate. Very pretty, indeed. As an aside, my dog is absolutely entranced by it.
Tom –
My muskrat just arrived safely. Also curious I applied a drop to my arm. Sharply animalic, salty fishy (reminding me of Vietnamese fish sauce) for a short moment, a bit of rodent cage, it then quiets down instantly into a sweet musky skin vibe with faintly Indian hair oil traces (but that just may be perfume traces from my sweater…).