Beaver glands yield castor, which is widely used. So is loud-smelling civet. Perfume chemists once eyed skunks, encouraged by the fact that many people do not mind a distant skunk smell on a ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Perfume is often synonymous with pleasant ... Interestingly, the fusion of animalic elements-such as civet cat musk-with floral, musky, oud, spicy, and powdery notes produces ...

The fragrance dries down to a cultivated base of oakmoss, sandalwood, civet, cedarwood, musk and tonka bean. Despite the fragrance being a heritage scent, and one worn by Princess Diana on the ...