MUSC 25
A Los Angeles City Exclusive pairing luminous aldehydes and musk with the dry, saline, and sensual shadow of vetiver, ambergris, and vegan civet.
Perfumer: Frank Voelkl
MUSC 25
About This Fragrance
MUSC 25 is Le Labo's 2008 City Exclusive for Los Angeles. It is an Eau de Parfum that sets white, luminous aldehydes and musk against a darker core of vetiver, ambergris, and vegan civet. The contrast links the city's angelic nickname with its nocturnal shadows.
Scent Profile
An aldehydic sheen creates the first sharp flash before soft musk settles into a soapy, powdery, skin-warm texture. Vetiver contributes dry wood and earth, ambergris adds saline warmth and diffusion, and civet supplies skin-like warmth and sensual darkness. The five materials are official key notes rather than a fixed top-heart-base pyramid.
Who It's For
It suits someone who wants more contrast than a purely transparent or gentle clean musk. Autumn evenings and nights are the strongest fit. Winter also suits the warm musk and dry vetiver; spring and summer are limited to cooler evening hours. Begin with a small skin test because the fragrance can read as immaculate soap on one wearer and more strongly wild and sensual on another.
