Animalic
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At a glance
Heavy, skin-like, musky notes historically drawn from ambergris and civet, now built almost entirely from synthetic musks — warm, raw, and close to skin rather than floral or fresh.
Heavy, skin-like, musky notes historically drawn from ambergris and civet. Almost all animalic fragrance today is built from synthetic musks instead, since the animal-derived originals are now restricted or banned on conservation and welfare grounds.