Where it differs: It pairs musk and civet with warmer patchouli, vanilla and amber, so it smells sweeter and rounder than Lutens' version, with less of the cumin and costus skin-funk.
Smells like Serge Lutens Musc Koublaï Khän.
3 bottles the community rates close to Musc Koublaï Khän, with the one thing each does differently. animalic, musky, amber, unisex.
Scent overlap
Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.
Notes of Musc Koublaï Khän
What Serge Lutens publishes. Black means Dua Fragrances Emperor Shizu's Muscs shares the note.
Top
- Civet
- Castoreum
- Costus
Heart
- Rose
- Cumin
- Patchouli
Base
- Ambergris
- Labdanum
- Ambrette
Notes of Emperor Shizu's Muscs
What Dua Fragrances publishes. Black means Musc Koublaï Khän shares the note.
Notes
- Musk
- Civet
- Patchouli
- Vanilla
- Amber
The 3 worth trying, ranked
Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.
Where it differs: Reviewers call it a solid affordable stand-in for the musky vibe, but it is cleaner and lighter, with no civet or castoreum growl and a softer floral lift instead of cumin.
Where it differs: Named by one fan as the closest cheap match, it is a vintage-style amber-musk oriental that wears softer and powdery, without the sharp rose-cumin heart Lutens builds around the musk.
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Side by side, the way people actually decide
Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.
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