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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Musk Oud
meets Akaster.

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

Shared ground

Lemon · Cardamom · Bulgarian Rose · Cypress · Agarwood (Oud) · Musk

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
By Kilian Musk Oud bottle
By Kilian

Musk Oud

Concentration not recorded

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Parfums de Marly Akaster bottle
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Akaster

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
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Listed year20132015
Leading accordsaromatic · oud · roserose · aromatic · fresh spicy
Notes unique to this recordCoriander, Geranium, Artemisia, Rum, Incense, PatchouliAfrican Geranium
Longevity / 54.30 · 650 votes3.82 · 255 votes
Projection / 43.15 · 731 votes2.74 · 303 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Musk Oud

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 50 ml perfume ; 100 ml refill

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water/aqua/eau, Citronellol, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Bht,Tocopherol, Benzoic acid

Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44457

Akaster

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 aromatic and oud direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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