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    Chypre de Paris vs. Muscs Koublai Khan

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    Muscs Koublai Khan rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Chypre de Paris vs. Muscs Koublai Khan
    Chypre de ParisMuscs Koublai Khan
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de parfum
    Launched19091998
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJacques GuerlainChristopher Sheldrake
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Chypre de Paris

    Chypre
    Leathery
    Animalic
    Floral
    Sweet

    Muscs Koublai Khan

    Musky
    Powdery
    Amber
    Animalic
    Floral

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotLavenderLeatherLemonSpicy Notes
    VanillaPatchouli
    Heart
    CalamusIrisJasmineNutmegOpoponaxOrange BlossomPatchouliPeru BalsamRoseYlang-Ylang
    RoseCarawayBeeswaxAmber
    Base
    CivetMossMuskVanilla
    AmbretteCivetCastoreumCostus RootLabdanumAmbergris

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Chypre de Paris vs. Muscs Koublai Khan
    Chypre de ParisMuscs Koublai Khan
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The animalic note isn't a footnote here, it's the point. Leather and civet wrapped in old-world florals: this is a chypre that refuses to be polite. Above-average projection means it announces itself.Chypre de Paris
    The animalic is the point. Civet, costus, castoreum layered into warmth so natural it stops feeling like perfume and starts feeling like skin that happens to smell incredible.Muscs Koublai Khan