Musk in modern niche perfumery is the soft skin-second-layer note, white musk and Ambrette seed composing as the clean wing of the catalogue while older animalic musks turn closer-skin and intimate. The wing reads quieter than rose or oud and rewards wearers who want fragrance to feel like skin warmed slightly rather than projection from across a room.

Gritti Muskaria for the musk-named Italian extrait, Choix Mon Ami for the warm closer-skin musk, Mancera Silver Blue for the musk-amber daytime. Longevity sits at six to eight hours on the musk register, sillage moderate. Khrisha's musk shelf includes Gritti, Choix, Mancera, Montale and Kajal.