Musky and powdery Velixir perfumes: notes and accords

Reading the musky and powdery family

Musk is the quiet base of a large share of perfumes, and in a modern perfume it is a synthetic note. Powdery names a soft, dry, cosmetic effect that can come from violet, iris root, heliotrope or musk itself. Aldehydic and soapy name the sparkling, clean effect of aldehydes.

The notes that recur most among these eight perfumes: musk (7), mandarin orange (5), sandalwood (5), cedarwood (3), amber (3) and violet (3). The accords the brand names most for them: musky (5), powdery (4), citrus (3), woody (3) and fruity (2).

Choosing within the family

Hera is the violet and lavender one. Ether is the soapy one, built on aldehydes and musk. Asteria pairs a powdery base with sandalwood, Orpheus pairs powder with sandalwood and cedarwood. Nyx is powdery and woody, Icarus and Persephone are musky with fruit, Ares is musky with citrus.

The eight side by side

Perfume	Type	Main accords	Opens with	Ends on
Ares	Eau de Parfum	citrus, woody, musky, amber	citrus, mandarin orange and grapefruit	musk, amber and patchouli
Asteria	Eau de Parfum	citrus, powdery, white floral	blood orange, mandarin orange and lemon	powdery, musk and sandalwood
Ether	Extrait de Parfum	musky, aldehydic, soapy	aldehydes and neroli	musk, ambroxan and Cashmeran
Hera	Eau de Parfum	powdery, violet, floral	pear, citrus and mandarin orange	musk, sandalwood and vanilla
Icarus	Eau de Parfum	fruity, fresh, musky	pear, Calabrian bergamot and mandarin orange	musk, Ambrofix and Akigalawood
Nyx	Eau de Parfum	woody, powdery, warm spicy	incense	amber
Orpheus	Extrait de Parfum	powdery, musky, woody	sapodilla and ambrette	musk, cedarwood and amber
Persephone	Eau de Parfum	citrus, musky, fruity	mandarin orange and pear	musk and benzoin