13 Best Musky Colognes for Men 2023

Sophisticated and elegant, this is a very nuanced scent that has notes of bergamot, lavender, and pineapple leaves on top, with dry amber, oak moss, sandalwood, and tonka beans at the base.

If any perfumer knows how to do a regal scent, it’s Penhaligon (the go-to brand of Princess Diana). This masculine fragrance, aside from it’s insanely cool bottle, smells warm and sharp, with notes of lavender, rum, and tonka bean atop cedarwood, ambrox, and vetiver.

Inspired by the desert, this woody and floral scent has notes of Jamaican nesberry, ambrette, magnolia, crisp amber, and cedarwood.

A cologne that draws on rhubarb, the musk in this is earthy and poignant. Lantana and musk merge with vegetal scents to create an exotic and bold scent.

Inspired by a slow, Texan lifestyle, this is the Southern cologne that’s sweet as molasses and sharp as a cactus. Top notes of green coyote chola, desert pepper, and neroli balance out orange flower, incense, and water musk in the base.

Incredibly luxe and wildly sophisticated, Parfums De Marly draws on the tradition of musk cologne to make a fragrance packed with all the must-have ingredients, like bergamot, lavender, saffron, cedarwood, vetiver, leather, and musk.

Smoky and spicy, this fragrance captivates. How could it not, with a balance of clove and rose, cardamom, bergamot, and saffron?