Black Musk

Black Musk from Jovan, released in 2009, is a fragrance for men that does one thing: musk. Everyone who describes it calls it musky, and musk is the only note named.

That simplicity is the point. Musk here is warm, slightly sweet and skin-like, the kind of scent that smells less like perfume and more like clean, warm skin with a faint animalic depth. There is no citrus opening, no floral heart and no woody base to speak of; it goes on soft, stays soft and fades without changing much along the way.

It is marketed as masculine and suits everyday wear in any season, worn close to the skin rather than projected across a room. It will appeal to someone who likes an old-fashioned, straightforward musk, or who wants a base to layer under other fragrances.

Black Musk — for men fragrance by Jovan (released 2009). Notes: Musk. — Parfica open fragrance database