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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Bal Musque
meets Cuir Impertinent.

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

Shared ground

Leather

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Nez a Nez Bal Musque bottle
Nez a Nez

Bal Musque

Concentration not recorded

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Mugler Cuir Impertinent bottle
Mugler

Cuir Impertinent

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
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Listed yearNot recorded2015
Leading accordsamber · sweet · warm spicyanis · soft spicy · tobacco
Notes unique to this recordLicorice, Bergamot, Cherry, Cinnamon, Rose, Magnolia, Ylang-Ylang, Musk, Tolu Balsam, Benzoin, VanillaStar Anise, Tobacco, Amber
Longevity / 53.74 · 54 votes3.43 · 217 votes
Projection / 42.78 · 83 votes2.52 · 269 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.

Bal Musque

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Cuir Impertinent

Eau de parfum · France listing · 80 mL bottle

2042011 07 - Ingredients: alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Limonene • Coumarin • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Linalool • Citral • Cinnamyl alcohol • Benzyl cinnamate • Geraniol • CI 19140 / yellow 5 • CI 15985 / yellow 6 • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2 (f.i.l. n70034590/1).

Source: Mugler official France ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference N70034590/1

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 amber and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed anis and soft spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.