The Muse by ZARKOPERFUME

Possibly one of the cleanest perfumes I’ve ever smelled. It smells like when you hang out freshly washed laundry and that scent of clean clothes reaches you incessantly, with those old-school powder detergents. It’s one of those perfumes that doesn’t seem like one; when people catch your trail, they feel it’s simply the smell of your clean clothes and they might even ask ‘what detergent do you use?’. The most surprising thing is that, despite its profile, it performs magnificently. Although discreet, its trail reaches those around you and catches attention. Its longevity, especially on clothes, is exceptional. Unisex beyond measure. Simply smells like cleanliness and tidiness.

For lovers of cleanliness, tidiness, soap, and white. This perfume represents a freshly washed and ironed white shirt completely: it doesn’t bother, doesn’t invade, suits everyone, and is totally unisex. I consider it a genuine work of art at a very good price. It’s a very, very, very similar aroma to Xerjoff’s Pikovaya Dama; compared side by side, I struggle to distinguish them, something that doesn’t happen with their prices, which are quite different. It wraps you in a bubble of brightness and tidiness, long-lasting. 9/10, totally recommended.

Bought it blind after reading thousands of reviews. At first, I thought: ‘Oh dear, it smells like pure detergent, full blast, as if I’d stuck my head inside a sealed box!’. I wondered what I’d do with that. But the next day, when I sprayed it in my car, what a difference! It opened up beautifully: fresh, clean, with a crystal-clear brightness and a super-soft floral touch, nothing heavy. Total love at first sniff. Now it’s one of my favourites, and hey, I get loads of compliments every time I wear it.

A feminine perfume, original to the max. It smells like clean clothes, musk, soap, and talcum powder with intense cotton, like a known but refined and delicious fabric softener. It’s a work of art that won’t leave you indifferent: very ambivalent, you either hate it or love it, no middle ground. Its trail is moderate in distance but subtle, long-lasting, and the best, or worst, is its linearity, like the Zarko ones. It follows the line of Pikovaya Dama but with some steroid cycles.

What a gem this perfume is. It smells like when we dry cotton sheets in the sun: clean, neat, with perfect longevity and projection on clothes and skin. Its price is quite reasonable. It’s an impeccable scent, nothing more and nothing less.