Musc Tonkin

So, when he created the fragrance Musc Tonkin, his ambition was to offer a powerful and addictive aura, bordering on eroticism. Musc Tonkin is a fragrance akin to a lover's embrace, at once feline, leathery and sun-kissed. Prepare to be intoxicated by its thoroughly suave scent!

The power of Musc Tonkin

Musc Tonkin is an ingredient commonly found in perfumery, but one that most often appears in the base notes of fragrances. Here, however, Marc-Antoine Corticchiato chose to place it in the foreground. Musc Tonkin is clearly a raw material that has no ambition to go unnoticed, and it is instantly recognizable. A favorite scent of Empress Joséphine, Musc Tonkin has become, thanks to this fragrance, one of the house of Parfum d'Empire's signature scents. That said, it should be noted that this raw material of animal origin is now entirely reconstituted in the laboratory. Moreover, its natural use has completely disappeared from perfumery for ethical reasons. Used since ancient times by the Chinese, Musc Tonkin is also famous for its aphrodisiac properties. Islam, for its part, considers its scent to emanate from God, so much so that Muslims traditionally incorporate Musc Tonkin into the mortar of their mosques. Originally, it is a substance taken from a musk deer of the Himalayas. It is therefore entirely logical that the fragrance Musc Tonkin by Parfum d'Empire appears as a condensation of all these symbols. It is at once carnal, sacred, ancestral, authentic, yet resolutely modern.

The divine eroticism of Parfum d'Empire's cult fragrance

Musc Tonkin very quickly became one of the most famous fragrances of the house Parfum d'Empire. Moreover, it owes its success to its boldness and originality. Musc Tonkin takes the form of a chypre and floral juice in which musk is the main ingredient. It is an essence that is both surprising and invigorating, particularly aphrodisiac. It delights in playing on contrasts, appearing by turns nocturnal or sun-kissed, light or intense. At first, Musc Tonkin reveals the syrupy quality of a candied fruit paired with a more powdery veil. Then it is the turn of the creaminess of honey to face a melting, addictive leather, almost akin to living flesh warmed with pleasure. Yet an embrace would be nothing without the taste of skin. To this end, a salty accord has also been added to this composition. Finally, it draws its elegance from an enormous floral bouquet, at once heady and irresistible, a sort of erotic spell of nature. Musc Tonkin is like a magic potion, as if its ambition were to reconnect with the immemorial tradition of love elixirs.