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Musc Terrible
meets Sensuel.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Amber · Vanilla

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with musky; Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Jean Paul Gaultier Musc Terrible bottle
Jean Paul Gaultier

Musc Terrible

Concentration not recorded

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Lalique Sensuel bottle
Lalique

Sensuel

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20262017
Leading accordsmusky · amber · vanillavanilla · powdery · amber
Notes unique to this recordCinnamon, Pink Pepper, MuskBergamot, Heliotrope, Lily-of-the-Valley, Tonka Bean, Patchouli, White Musk
Longevity / 53.50 · 2 votes3.75 · 16 votes
Projection / 43.00 · 1 votes2.42 · 19 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol denat
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water/eau)
  • Coumarin
  • Linalool
  • Limonene
  • Cinnamal
  • CI 14700 (red 4)

Listed only on Musc Terrible

  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Vanillin
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Pinene
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Terpinolene
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Listed only on Sensuel

  • Bht
  • Citric acid
  • Citral
  • CI 17200 (red 33)

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Musc Terrible

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water/eau), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Linalyl acetate, Coumarin, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Vanillin, Pogostemon cablin oil, Pinene, Limonene, Beta-caryophyllene, Cinnamal, Terpinolene, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 42090 (blue 1), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2).

Source: Jean Paul Gaultier official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Sensuel

Absolu de parfum · US listing · 80 mL

Alcohol denat. ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua (water) ; Bht ; Citric acid ; Limonene ; Coumarin ; Linalool ; Citral ; Cinnamal ; CI 17200 (red 33) ; CI 14700 (red 4)

Official US declaration for the specified bottle size and concentration. Check the ingredient list on your packaging; other sizes, markets and batches may differ.

Source: Lalique official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed musky and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed vanilla and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.