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Clair de Musc, launched in 2003 and created by Christopher Sheldrake, is Serge Lutens's tender, angelic take on musk — 'musk in moonlight,' where a wild animal has been tamed. Bergamot and neroli open onto iris over a clean, luminous musk and sandalwood base.
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Clair de Musc is musk walking in moonlight — a clean, powdery white musk lifted by bright bergamot and neroli, with iris adding a powdery, cosmetic elegance like vintage face powder. It is soft, natural and subtly sexy: a true skin scent that stays close and invites others closer. Where Muscs Koublai Khan is wild, Clair de Musc is the tamed beast — angelic tenderness with a quiet, confident allure. Lovely for warm weather and intimate moments. The most beginner-friendly Lutens: a clean, luminous musk that anyone can wear — though its intimacy means it rewards quiet, close settings rather than grand entrances.
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