Sienna Musk Warm spices and subtle mandarin on a base of woods and musk. This fragrance is softly gourmand, a delicious spicy and woodsy musk scent.

Perfumer's Comments:: I wanted this fragrance to be a cozy, gently gourmand scent featuring warm spices and woods. I added soft mandarin because it works well with the spices and because mandarin and clementine are my favorite citrus oils. One of my main goals with this type of scent is to achieve the right balance of sweetness, which is difficult because that balance varies greatly from person to person. Sienna opens with a burst of sweet spices and mandarin, and then the creamy woods and musks emerge.

Fragrance Notes: musk, sandalwood, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, clove, mandarin, cedar, and cypress. Released September 2008.

Blog Reviews of Sienna Musk: review on Il Mondo di Odore Elena's review on PerfumeShrine Nathan’s review on Nathan Branch blog

Nutmeg, Myristica fragrans

Cardamom, ginger and nutmeg add wonderful spicy notes to perfumes. Mandarin works well with these spices, as do most woody and ambery notes. Spice oils tend to be heart notes that start strong and fade more quickly than base notes. Nutmeg is the dried kernel of the fruit of Myristica fragrans, shown at left.

Mandarin essential oil is a fresh, uplifting top to middle note. Perfumers can extend the longevity of the mandarin note on the skin by combining it with other carefully selected oils. Mandarin, bergamot, tangerine, clementine, and orange essential oils all have different scents.

mandarin fruit

Photo shows the 34 ml bottle with box. To purchase Sienna Musk bottles or samples, please return to the Fragrance page.