TOP 12 CLEAN & POWDERY FRAGRANCES

[@nataliec5137]

I discovered Narsico Rodriguez Pure Musc a year ago, and it quickly became my signature scent! Although I don't get the powdery note that you describe, I agree with everything else. Its elegant, clean, inviting. Major compliment getter from men. Not only do I spray it on myself, but on my bedding, coats, and clothing. Such a luxurious scent that is not 'perfumy.' I'll never understand why it is so underrated and under promoted. Thank you for the list, these are my kind of perfumes! Inoffensive to others, and incredibly inviting.

[@lauravterrazas]

My favorites: Fleur de Peau Another 13 60 Mirabilis Missing person You Musc Des Sables 1957 Parisian musc Lots of similar favorites ☺️ I'm interested in trying Capeline. 😏

[@nooraisah1462]

Narciso Rodriguez has bn my fave since long time ago. Pure Musc is no doubt a go to fr any occasion in my opinion. Fleur de Peau has a unique vanilla scent which make me feel special every time i spray it on my skin. ❤️

[@funeka691]

I love the addition of some perfumers' photos as you talk about their fragrances.

[@valentefredericks86]

Narciso Rodriguez "Pure Musc For Her" is the best!

[@GeorginaCampos]

Agree!

[@shannone6613]

I own 5 of these but Missing Person is my favorite in this category. I have never been able to explain the feeling I get when I wear this, but it reminds me of my late husbands hugs. It does not smell like him, but gives me that same comfort. Chanel 1957 is great too but I probably will not repurchase as I cannot justify the cost for a scent that sits so close to my skin that no one else can smell it

[@Yeaaaah_z]

Sorry for your loss, glad you find comfort in this special scent.

[@Ellen-rv8sf]

Milky Musk39 from Parle moi de Parfums is true love of mine! I also use Pure Musc, 1957, Glossier You, and Another 13.

[@majlindaosmani7141]

Pure musc is such a beauty!! I own NR musc noir rose aswell and thought i’d just try and layer them together before going out. Both my sister AND dad (who never compliments my scents😂) told me I smelled really good. I looovelovelove NR scents. Great video as always 💗

[@candelaalvea3082]

How about their projection and longevity? I'm interested in buying a powdery perfume and want a Narciso perfume (I was thinking about poudree) but I'm afraid they don't project or last that long 😵‍💫

[@melanieeleonora9649]

Dear Josephine, I absolutley love this video - I love musky scents. Thank you for some great recommendations. I also love Musc Invisible from Juliette has a Gun - such a beautiful scent that melts into the skin. I'm looking forward to your next viedeo :) Lovely greetings from Vienna!

[@Jess-eve-]

A hint for anyone who loves Missing Person, it smells just like “Egyptian musk” from many different oil brands. Try “perfectly scentsable” for one

[@kareem0525]

I love Kay Ali musk, Missing Person and Matcha 26 LeLabo. Matcha 26 is like the fresher version of Gris Charnel with a matcha undertone. A warm hug in a bottle!🍵💚

[@sanneparf]

Pure Musc is so fluffy & calming & indeed excellent for layering! ❤️

[@kimlee3163]

Great selections Josephine! My favorite musky fragrance is Juliette Has A Gun- Not a Perfume. Love love love it! It’s great when layered as well. I also love Molecule 1❤

[@wildflowers100]

Fleur de Peau is my #1 most loved perfume to date. Elixir de Musc is highly underrated. Poudre d’OR is creamy and divine and I agree that it’s best suited for cooler weather because she packs a punch! I can’t wait to get my hands on a sample of Capeline. ❤

[@embeth446]

This was the best surprise today. I’ve been on a fragrance journey lately, and after sampling many of your recommendations, I’ve discovered I’m drawn to musks. Currently obsessed with NR Musc Noir. Love the juicy plum in that one and got a full bottle for Christmas. Chanel 1957 is on my wish list - I find it addicting. It’s fresh, comforting and elegant all at the same time. Can’t wait to sample many on this list! Oh, also fell in love with Tardes thanks to you :)

[@jusderose]

Yay! I’m happy you like my recommendations 😊 if you have any other musky scents that you love pls share them!

[@farfallajay48]

My favorites are Pure Musc and Parisian Musc, and not surprisingly they are by the same creator 😍

[@marthaaguilar6986]

I love Narciso Rodriguez’s Pure Musc For Her. Smells so clean and I spray it on at night too. I know you are not a big Xerjoff fan but Apollonia is so good too and the bottle is beautiful. Thank you for a great video ❤

[@jusderose]

Apollonia was my wedding scent it’s fantastic 🥰

[@libbyrockfield6968]

That lilac looks just fabulous on your skin tone *chefskiss*

[@Scentual_secret]

Great video as always Josephine! 💕 My go to musky scent that I love to wear right out of the shower, to bed or just lounging around the house is Kayali’s Musk 12, I’m on my third bottle! 😅

[@jusderose]

I LOVE that one too ! 🥰❤️

[@phoebetsau9635]

My favorite musky scents are Musk Therapy and Parisian Musc. I actually tried and bought a bottle of Parisian Musc because of you. Love it!

[@nunu9849]

How is the projection and sillage in both of these.?

[@trialgoddess]

Guerlain's Vol de Nuit is my favorite powdery fragrance. I also adore NR Pure Musc and NR Narciso Eau de Parfum Poudre.

[@karolinapoles]

Thank you, powdery is my favourite topic... and musk. 🥰

[@latifa1020]

I love Mizensir Musc Eternel (very powdery) and will try Elixir de Musc and Poudre d'Or since i love the elegant touch of A. Morillas. You need a Pierre Guillaume on your list! I love Le Musc et La Peau out of the shower and Molton Brown's Milk Musk before bed. surprisingly there's something about Matiere Premiere's oeuvre that just doesn't sit well on me...1957 is on my Spring list to try...right now I'm loving my last drops of Tonka Imperiale and Bois D'Armenie...can't wait to see your fun perfume/fashion combos in Spring; i often have the same shorts and tops from Zara in my drawer!!!

[@Paulinek2707]

Just ordered Diptyque, I've wanted to buy it for months and you've just convinced me to finally buy it :D

[@k311y07]

1957 is my top 5 fragrances. Love it so much

[@Sweetcherry1985]

Beautiful video, I love the cuts with detailed presentations of perfume bottles.

[@Raevany]

You had me at Clean and Powdery - that’s what I describe when I am asked what scent I like. I love the Diptyque Fleur De Peau. Thanks for doing this video! ❤

[@tanyavgee]

Fell in love with Parisian Musc💓 thanks to you love your descriptions as always💞

[@amamansaafriyie]

Jus. You are so beautiful and very refreshing. Also your recommendations are top notch 👌🏾. I have already Pure Musc, Poudre D’or and Parisian Musc from your recommendations. Looking to get the Elixer de Musc. Great video!

[@jusderose]

❤️🥰

[@rachelparadis7069]

Lalique "Satine" is a beautiful, powdery fragrance that has that "boudoir" vibe. It's also very reasonably priced.

[@misscutypie23]

Yes I agree!!

[@seabreeze4559]

maybe cheekily named for the Moulin Rouge character?

[@nichegoseberazdvatri]

@@seabreeze4559 haha, yeah I remember. Good observation.

[@karenvest9100]

I love your videos as they have taken me by the hand on a journey into scents discovery. I’ve been using your recommendations as a list for finding samples. Wondering if you have any idea about what’s happened to Narcisio Rodriguez Rose Noir? I’m trying to find it and noticed it’s suddenly unavailable. Thank you for the all the helpful info!

[@sibyl333]

I love J Lo Glo for its beautiful muskiness but other than that I don't have many. I am intrigued by that Lalique you mentioned- I was thinking "yay, Lalique- it will be cheap" but no🤣

[@roseparadou]

Merveilleux! Teint de Neige de Lorenzo Villoresi est aussi un merveilleux poudré.

[@lovepilie]

You can tell I am obsessed because I recognized Narciso Rodriguez solely on your description !! Beautiful beautiful musks, not overpowering but they last 8 hours easily. Pure Musc has this added note of lemon blossom that boosts your mood instantly :) I do use Fleur musc for layering, like for example with Aura by Mugler that is way too "one note" for my liking. So I will most definitely try your mix as well! The Narciso Eau de parfum poudree goes hard on the powdery side while retaining the musk signature of the house, I highly recommend it ! - I am sadly not affiliated nor payed by Narciso Rodriguez for this comment XD

[@zakariboubaha9459]

Thé LOEWE Frags, smell like Gucci bloom, but even more potent, long lasting, and natural!! I bought it for my girlfriend, I really would like to know what do you think about it

[@Franklin489]

I recently bought Fleur the Peau for the first time because Orphéon was sold out and I watched you speak about it in a previous video. Very happy with it but I do like the sharpness of the opening from Orphéon. Both of them are in my top 5. Do you have any other recommendations based on these two that can be worn by a guy?

[@its_niki_]

I was just thinking of wanting to try more clean scents today! You are a gem!

[@sonjavolanen2282]

How wonderful that you always bring us new perfumes and then oldies but goldies! I like Iris de Nuit by James Heeley and I would say that Oh La La and Je Ne Sais Quoi by Teo Cabanel are quite powdery 🌸

[@jusderose]

I love your choices! Je ne sais quoi is lovely 😊

[@sonjavolanen2282]

@@jusderose And of course Parisian Musc is one of my collection’s favourite fragrances. Thanks to you Josephine I found it and I am forever grateful for you for recommending it ❤

[@kathyms.]

Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc is clean and beautiful... Lots of compliments❤

[@raquelpinheiro2394]

Thanks for your content. I'd love if you talk about loewe perfums, specifically 001 woman.

[@unda_abymulder4089]

I agree.. i love Glossier

[@lauravterrazas]

I looove Fleur de Peau

[@vstapleton1921]

I am having trouble with equating "MUSKY" to "Clean and Powdery"?

[@embeth446]

I struggle with that a bit too. Like glossier you and NR pure musc I find to be musky but not what I would call powdery at all.

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

Narciso Rouge is one of my faves from the line, musky, powdery, lipsticky ❤

[@DownHillgamer]

Poudre is a good one I have access to and the original edt for her, the black bottle with pink writing

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

@@DownHillgamer poudre is lovely too

[@sarah.marco888]

Yes ! ☺️ 💗

[@mariaokhapkina6971]

I also LOVE the bottle for YSL Capeline. It's so classy and understated

[@jusderose]

Me too! The cap is magnetic too🥰

[@IrregularTangent]

Imagery that you put forth always vivid. Scattered with hidden gems.

[@jusderose]

🥰

[@IrregularTangent]

@@jusderose I'm waiting on a your top iris fragrances video. I know that would be stellar. Cheers

[@helenabernardy2547]

This is just the video I was waiting for…..great 😊 thank you so much!

[@jashaertjens5116]

I would recommand floranilla from Maison Tahité very powdery in the drydown the opening is very floral and little bit earthy and sweet 😊Love the video i'm definitely gonna sample some of you recommandations. 👍

[@dianaborra7649]

I love fleur de peau and try to convince myself I don’t need it since it’s close to Blanche from Byredo that I purchased in 100 ml a few days before trying fleur de peau ! I prefer fleur de peau and will definitely end up buying it !

[@dloe5750]

Just bought La nuit nomade! Merci pour ta recommandation, je cherchais un nouveau parfum pour mon anniversaire.

[@rebeccamartinez4675]

This was exactly the video I was waiting for! ☺️ I am looking for that perfect and interesting musk fragrance. The ones I know are too common and boring 🙈

[@Daura.a.b.]

Josephine, thank you for all the videos you have done to date. I must say ever since i started watching them my nose has advanced so much. Was waiting for your opinion on Diptyqur for a while and here it is. Smelled it at the story and fell in love🤩 May i ask how is a long gevity of Elixir de Musc?

[@olfaktivme281]

Hi Josephine :) I think you might be wearing the beautiful pure cashmere jumper from ZARA I was looking at. Such a lovely lilac colour, suits you and musky scents of course 💜

[@elenamarseglia2980]

Great video as always Josephine! I was convinced for long time that musks and iris cannot really be my ideal notes. I recently got to smell a tester of Platinum by Floris, probably the only niche that I smelled so far, and I completely changed my mind :D There is that vintage-powdery feeling to it, but I couldn't stop smelling my wrist while wearing it. I hope my discovery journey into niches will continue after this.

[@beautifulvictory9683]

Floris Cefiro: If you like lime! When you squeeze a lime wedge & you just have to smell your fingers because the lime scent lingers. Cefiro, fresh, clean, limey. 😊

[@lularoelauriehicks7177]

I own 6 of these, I think I must love this category! Capeline is gorgeous and I never hear anyone speak about it! But it preforms so well on me.

[@mrscluedo7597]

Coucou Joséphine, My absolute favorite is Fleur de peau (a masterpiece) and I also love so much 1957. Don’t know so much about Mizensir. Have you smelt Musc éternel ? I would have had too beloved perfumes : Musk therapy (so lovely !!!) and the wonderful Infusion d’iris de Prada 😊

[@siridanicak3997]

Much enjoyed! Trying to diversify my collection and this was exactly what was needed. ❤

[@amalgasiem9921]

My Burberry blush is sooooo beautiful too💕

[@hershey6217]

Hello josephinehappy new year! I'm excited as always for your uploads. I hope you can have an updated rose perfume videos for the upcoming valentines. I absolutely loved atomic rose and delina la rosee from your recommendations!

[@Paulinek2707]

The Body Shop - White Musk has been reformulated and it smells nothing like the old version. It was my go to fragrance after the gym and the new one is just awful :( (and no new edt version, at least in my country). Te Juliette one on me smells the same as glossier you for some reason. Had my freinds smell it on me and they also say the same thing.

[@seabreeze4559]

try the oil

[@cielostack2698]

Fugazzi’s Parfum 1 Etat Libre D’Orange’s The Ghost in the Shell

[@horselocket]

Hi! Can you kindly suggest perfumes that smell like monoi oil? Thank you ❤

[@frenchdesk8891]

Thanks for another great video. I’m into my clean, palate cleanser discovery stage now. Would you add Memo Kedu Sesame to this list as a recomendación?

[@ashleylala4293]

I signed up for Scentbox and I’m loving it so far. One of my first scents was Musk Therapy by Initio. I love musk but it’s not my favorite. Slightly too creamy and mature but the drydown is nice. I’m really enjoying Wulong Cha by Nishane. It gives me tea and clean laundry vibes. My favorite musk of all time was Narciso Rodriguez Musc Intense in the pinkish black bottle. It was heavenly but they don’t make it anymore.

[@ginnylynnbaker]

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[@Adalusia]

Missing Person smells good, but really is a lighter alcohol-based version of Egyptian Musk oil. I was really surprised that it got so popular when Egyptian musk type oils are readily available, cheap, and a fair bit stronger than Missing Person in my opinion. I wore Egyptian goddess and Kuumba made egyptian musk oils all throughout college for that my-skin-but-better effect.

[@duinsophie]

I think Apollonia by Xerjoff is also a lovely clean scent

[@vermilliontoaster3063]

04:09 that was the terrifying thing that was sad in a calming, womanly way….😂😅 I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I appreciate that you pronounce French way better than I can!

[@LeaLooove]

My forever no 1 powdery parfum is Florentina by Sylvaine Delacourte. The most feminin, cosy musc-iris-almond

[@embeth446]

That sounds very intriguing. Never heard of it. Have you ever smelled Tardes by Carner Barcelona? Any comparison there?

[@LeaLooove]

@@embeth446 yes, I also own Tardes. Both beautiful almondy scents but very different in my opinion. For me Tardes has that freshness and slight metallic not while Florentina is really powdery and cocooning. I'd say if you like Tardes, Florentina should be up your alley too. On the Sylvaine Delacourte website you can also order sample sets of their different lines. I reckon both the vanilla and musc line are worth checking out (they also have an orange blossom one, I just don't fancy that note)

[@embeth446]

@@LeaLooove Thanks so much! I just ordered their musk discovery set. Can’t beat $10. 🙂

[@serene-being]

I’ve been trying to find perfume for warmer weather like 30c with high humidity. I tried Prada La Femme and Chanel Chance EDP & it doesn’t seem to have the same vibe as when I used in cooler weather. I have BDK Pas Ce Soir, Chanel Gabrielle Essence, Byredo Bal d’afrique & Florabotanica. I’m keen to try those one. Can you also please recommend some other good ones? Thanks. 😊

[@whatwendylikes]

I agree, Chanel Chance EDP is too rich for hot, humid weather. Maybe try Chanel Chance eau tendre, the pink one. It smells quite different, but is very clean and musky and floral. I prefer it for hot temperatures.

[@serene-being]

Thanks and I’ll give it a go. 😊

[@trenners1990]

Love your jumper 😍

[@lazuria91]

I loved this! Can you also show us some top iris or spring favorites?

[@kremenadobreva3280]

Hi Josephine, great perfumes you talk about. Do you know Alaïa Nude? Very similar to Capeline but I find it more powdery ❤

[@jusderose]

I don’t… I’ll give it a try, thank you 😊

[@franciscopaulino1502]

Blessings, what is your best niche perfume of Patchouli, Leather and Tobacco

[@jusderose]

Hi! See below: Patchouli - straight to heaven from kilian Leather - falcon leather from matière première or Milano from fragrance du bois Tobacco - the blazing mister Sam from Penhaligons

[@franciscopaulino1502]

wao. How strange you didn't recommend me. (Patchouli) jovoy psychedelique. (Tabacco) Amouage Royal tobacco. (Leather) Memo Paris African,irish,Moroccan. It would be that my style is not updated to please beautiful women. I am 39 years old. Excuse me, my English is from a translator🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😍

[@sibyl333]

Coromandel for patchouli even though it's Chanel.. or Behold Patchouli I also love.

[@afragranttale8201]

Thank you for sharing your lovely choices ❤️

[@swathibhat1312]

Hello Josephine! Was looking for a clean powdery fragrance since a long time.💕 Out of JHAG not a perfume, glossier you & eccentric molecule 01, which do you recommend if one likes powdery, musky dry down of Chanel no. 5(but not the opening)?

[@syl1382]

I love white musk and lemon clean scents…. What perfume would you recommend with that combination?

[@embeth446]

Musk Therapy, Still Life in Rio, Bal D’Afrique? Or even Dolce Gabbana Light Blue tbh.

[@tajahbaye6260]

Does nothing but sea and sky last long on skin? Is it worth it?

[@marieantoinette3451]

Glossier You, I've tried several times while in Sephora (it's a crying shame you can no longer get a sample to take home 😢) and I usually love 'molecule' fragrences (JHAG, Commodity Paper, etc) but G " YOU" just is confusing to me. I don't get it. It smells neither clean, powdery nor nostalgic, and the notes just don't meld together? I realize skin chemistry has a lot to do with how pheremone-type perfumes smell on each person, but sadly, not for me 😢 I do love a super powdery, fresh and feminine fragrance and I have been really loving Chanel Paris-Venise. Prada Infusion D Iris isn't what I'd call powdery, but it's definitely clean girl vibes and can be layered with just about anything! I'm definitely on the hunt for makeup-type iris vibes. It's definitely a nostalgic scent for me!❤

[@nicoletambasco9210]

Eternity is classic powdery. Never going away

[@embeth446]

Josephine, you are linking “pure Musc for her” on your videos but from your bottle it appears you own the Absolue version which is slightly different with yellow flowers I believe. Have you compared them? I’m curious how different they are.

[@KateHasCats]

Narciso Pure Musc for Her is so underrated! Love it. And Phlur’s Hanami is great. I need to check out their new offerings. What are your thoughts on Musc Immortelle from Atelier des Ors?

[@bapoo08]

i just wanna say, your lipstick looks so great on you. :)

[@1588chrissy]

Atelier Cologne’s Santal de Carmin is my fav sandalwood musk! M&S just brought out a very good dupe but its nowhere near as long lasting.

[@PatDell-i4o]

By fragrances today standards which ones truly last the longest and projects the best

[@nathaliez9783]

Hi,I really enjoyed your video, I love those type of fragrances..any idea where to find Voile de lune? I live in Canada and of course not available here, maybe in France? Are you from France ? I am..your taste is exquisite..take good care

[@whatwendylikes]

I believe she is from Switzerland but lives in the UK.

[@BridgetHakes]

What’s the fragrance that was suppose to be only made for a limited time and then once it’s gone they don’t make it anymore ?

[@tamarapaunovic3452]

I dont get the parisian musc unfortunately.. wanted to love it, but on me it smells really sharp and woody, not creamy at all, only afters it’s been on my skin for 5 hours I get the fig and the vibe you are talking about 😢

[@shilamirimasamuquela7394]

If you were to choose in between parisian musc and gris charnel what would be? I want to buy one so I'm confused on which one to get first

[@lostinhollywoodpodcast]

Parisian Musc is my signature scent. And I’m not cleopatra

[@perkinjacob]

After sampling and trying decants, I learned that I gravitate towards powdery, musky & clean scents - day or night, all seasons :)

[@anne-lise8419]

I just got Parisian Musc by Matiere Premiere and although I don't dislike the opening, the drydown is more of what I was searching for in a new perfume. Do you know any good perfume that smells like PM's drydown? Fig, woody, creamy, skin scent like?

[@Djems94]

Dans le style, je viens d’acheter Musk Butterfly de Kilian. Très beau, un côté « propre » et rose poudrée. Un poil féminin mais ce n’est pas un souci pour moi.

[@jusderose]

Oh je le connais pas celui la! Merci 😊

[@mavilla221]

I wish someone would do a video on NO POWDERY PERFUMES

[@GGMKir88]

I wish I can vote 100 times on this. I love fragrances but powdery ones just make me naceous 🤢. Can't explain it any other way.

[@francisca4234]

What beautiful lipstick 💄 are you wearing???? Also, have you tried the NEW replica “ On a date” perfume?? I thought it was going to replace Lipstick 💄 On lol it smells like Byredo Slow dance to me…

[@ClaireL346-o6e]

I have a decant of Initio musk therapy and I'm hovering on using my xmas vouchers to buy a full bottle. I'm curious what you think of it and if any you've mentioned here are similar but better? thanks!

[@Paulinek2707]

Try Signature by Montblanc if you don’t want to splurge on the Musk Therapy, has this similar clean girl vibe.

[@ClaireL346-o6e]

@@Paulinek2707 I’ve heard that’s really similar! Wish I could get a decant to try, not had any luck in the U.K. 😅

[@jusderose]

So I don’t like the opening of this scent at all. It’s quite off putting but then the drydown is a different story. I sprayed it on the back of my hand one day and couldn’t stop smelling it! The dry down is beautiful 🥰

[@ClaireL346-o6e]

Agreed the dry down is where the magic happens!x

[@TheMothernerd]

Another beautiful fragrance in this category is Starck Peau de Soie. It's so lovely. I recommend checking it out if you haven't gotten your nose on it yet. 😊 Houbigant Iris des Champs is another great one.

[@leonalexandre1451]

Tjrs au top ! Ça serait super d’avoir une version homme 😉

[@kelijamesforeman5240]

The red scandal I got the other day and I love it very powdery smell it’s Devine

[@cactu5jack]

Can a guy wear these? I like things like Fluer Narcotique, Lust in Paradise, Delina, Un Jardin Sur Le Toit, etc

[@sfzombie2473]

Your vids are the best 👏❤️👏