Angel Muse by Mugler

Full-strength patchouli: if you can’t handle it, forget it. It can be overpowering and even give you a headache. But that patchouli blends with a creamy chocolate accord, like Nutella without actually being it, which balances out the earthy side. Moderate projection and lasts around 12 hours. Perfect for autumn and winter.

Oh my goodness, what luck to have a miniature of this masterpiece and be in love with it. The opening is a citrus explosion (I sense oranges or mandarins, I’m not sure why) mixed with patchouli. Strong and peculiar, surely it will have detractors. Something like amaretto and earth. After a few minutes it softens and a delicious milk chocolate appears with a slight vetiver base. I can’t wait for it to get colder so I can wear it. I feel very happy and I love it so much!!

I love Angel Muse and the regular Angel. I struggle to decide between them. Comparing them, the regular one is much more intense, fresh, and mentholated at the start than the Muse. As they dry down, they become more similar in that chocolatey aspect. Still, in the Muse you don’t find the honey or cotton candy of the regular Angel’s finish. Muse is less complicated and easier to like. It’s sweeter but projects worse than its brother. It’s a pity it’s so hard to find now.

So delicious! It starts with patchouli (don’t be alarmed), but the star is the hazelnut chocolate, which is spectacular. It’s gourmand, potent, and lasts a long time.

Hello, I hope you’re well. Before I give my opinion, let me clarify that A-MEN is one of my favourite fragrances, although I also like the classic Angel a lot. I bought it a few months ago at the Buenos Aires airport because it wasn’t available outside anymore. I liked it, though not as much as the A-MEN. It certainly recalls the classic Angel, but on my skin the Angel Muse is much fresher and more wearable; you can feel the freshness of the grapefruit at the start, although it’s not a fresh fragrance per se, just fresher than its older sister. It’s sweet but not cloying and has a much less marked earthy tone than the A-MEN. The opening is potent but then it relaxes, so it can be worn without problems on cool days, unlike the other one which I see only for the evening. This one is less mysterious, more informal, fun and sparkly. I think it suits not-too-warm springs. Although I see it as more informal, I don’t say it doesn’t go well with semi-formal clothes, for outings with friends or family dinners. As for whether it smells like Nutella or hazelnut cream: in my experience, yes! It’s a scent that makes me smile, sweet and fun. Perhaps it lacks mystery for dates as it stays sweet and is quite linear, although it loses the grapefruit and sweetens over time. The longevity is good, about six hours on my skin (I tend to apply a lot), so I have no complaints. Best wishes from Buenos Aires.

What a shame; it’s the best of Mugler and they’ve stopped selling it. I’ve resigned myself to keeping it like gold. Choco Violet has hazelnut but lacks that liquorish and citrus note at the start and finish. Mancera puts on so much musk it overpowers everything. The Mugler is powdery chocolate and patchouli, simply divine.

Why do they discontinue such a wonderful perfume? It hurts the soul.

The almonds get lost against the heavy patchouli. It gave me nausea. Perhaps I should have waited for the dry-down, but that initial sensation scared me and I knew I wouldn’t wear it.

Eternal on my wishlist, and when I finally got it… a huge disappointment. It only smells of patchouli and a sharp vetiver with a camphor scent. I don’t smell the Nutella or chocolate. Very masculine for my taste; I think I’ll give it to my husband. A bluff. Don’t buy it blindly.

This perfume is liquid Christmas; that’s how I feel and perceive it. It was love at first sniff; the cocoa note is in its prime.

Does anyone know where to buy this in Chile? If it’s available here, please DM me. ❤️

I was very surprised by it. Excessive patchouli gives me nausea, so I use it carefully, preferring it light and clean. In Angel Muse, the patchouli is heavy, earthy, and absolute, yet it remains super addictive. The first impression is a delicious grapefruit: crisp and ripe, as if being cooked into jam. The patchouli is noticeable immediately, strong, earthy, and sweet, with impressive power thanks to the woody vetiver. I don’t smell the chocolate directly; I have to sniff my wrists and think of a jar of Nutella to imagine it. I know the patchouli is there, but for me, it’s a fruity patchouli, perhaps nutty; it’s a beast in performance but more bearable than the original. As it dries down, it becomes very vanilla-like and light. The real attraction is the first few hours: projection and trail are impressive, creating waves of scent. It’s not for the shy. It lasts 8 or 9 hours on skin and is eternal on clothes. I think it’s unisex. I love it. Perhaps I won’t buy the full bottle, but I’ll use my decant with gusto.

At first, it’s sweet and pleasant, but as it dries down, it smells of very ripe fruit, almost going off, with a scent of wet earth.

I started with a 3ml oil from Perfumes Parlour without having heard the original, simply because it smelled like Nocilla (Nutella). I liked it very much and later swapped this 30ml bottle. I’m delighted. The bottle is gorgeous; whereas I usually throw them away once finished, I’ll keep this one, plus it’s refillable. It has an organic, ergonomic, and futuristic shape. I like it more than Angel, though one must take it slowly, as I’m still in the initial excitement phase. It has all the notes listed, and some more. The Nocilla too. I’ve read that some people don’t smell it, but for me, there’s a phase where I’m not sure if I’m smelling my wrist or a jar of Nocilla. Then it transforms into blends of cocoa, vanilla, honey, and delicious things. It’s gourmand, rough, earthy, and woody. It’s unisex, with masculine elements like vetiver, patchouli, pepper, and grapefruit, plus cocoa cream and hazelnuts. Sometimes I fear it will bore me because it’s linear, aside from the sharp opening with grapefruit and pepper. It’s very bold in its masculine expressions, which I’m not used to, but it wins me over anyway; it’s delicious. It has personality, sensuality from that velvety cocoa, and a decent trail and longevity.

It has disappointed me greatly. I love its fragrance and it smells glorious, but it doesn’t last half an hour on skin and leaves no trail. On clothes it lasts a bit longer but still leaves no mark. For the price, I expected more projection; besides, I use Alien a lot, and with a couple of sprays, these perfumes last hours. I won’t refill it, and it’s a pity because the bottle is a real gem.