Fragrance comparison

Black Moon vs Skin Musk

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 7 Nov 2026 6 ratings analysed

1 wins

Black Moon

Ayat Perfumes

2.856 votes

Rank #23,438 PowderyVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

46%scent match

Some overlap

Skin Musk

Prince Matchabelli

—0 votes

Rank #79,755 FloralMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Black Moon takes 1 of 1 categories.

Black Moon
Choose it for a powdery and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking.
Skin Musk
Choose it for a floral and musky character.

Black Moon1/1

Skin Musk0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Black Moon

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Black MoonAyat Perfumes

Skin MuskPrince Matchabelli

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

2.85/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

100%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate65

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

vanilla90%

floral80%

violet70%

woody60%

rose50%

floral100%

musky83%

powdery65%

woody48%

warm spicy30%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both floral, powdery and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

RoseMuskIrisFloral Notes

Heart

Tonka BeanHeliotropeVanillaVioletPowdery Notes

Base

SandalwoodWhite Musk

Top15 to 30 minutes

Floral Notes

Heart2 to 3 hours

Sandalwood

Base3 to 5 hours

Musk

InformationalShared notesMusk, Floral Notes and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Skin Musk, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#23,438

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews24

Overall rank#79,755

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlack MoonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black Moon leans into a soft, powdery vanilla style with violet, heliotrope, iris and white musk doing most of the work. The rose in the opening adds a lightly floral lift, while sandalwood gives the base a smoother, creamier finish. This looks best suited to someone who likes sweet, cosmetic, musky scents rather than…

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Prince Matchabelli Skin Musk is an understated unisex fragrance that focuses on clean, intimate warmth. First released in 1975, the composition relies on an intentionally sparse structure. It opens with subtle floral notes before developing into a smooth layer of sandalwood and a gentle base of musk. The overall chara…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Black Moon and Skin Musk smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and woody accords. Common notes include Musk, Floral Notes and Sandalwood.

What are the notes in Black Moon and Skin Musk?

Black Moon has top notes of Rose, Musk, Iris and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tonka Bean, Heliotrope, Vanilla and Violet, a base of Sandalwood and White Musk. Skin Musk has top notes of Floral Notes, heart notes of Sandalwood, a base of Musk.