If you want a perfume that smells like Musk & Oud Wood Malaki, Royal Timber reproduces the same opening, heart and drydown. Below is the exact note pyramid of both, side by side.
"Smells like" is about the journey, not just the top notes — so we compare all three layers, not a marketing blurb.
| Original: Musk & Oud Wood Malaki | Royal Timber | |
|---|---|---|
| Top notes | Saffron | Saffron |
| Heart notes | Aged Oud, Sandalwood | Aged Oud, Sandalwood |
| Base notes | Aged Agarwood, Sandalwood, Royal Amber, Musk | Aged Agarwood, Sandalwood, Royal Amber, Musk |
| Scent family | Woody Oriental | Woody Oriental |
| Concentration | EDP | EDP |
| Our price / Original est. retail | — | $3.00 |
Royal Timber tracks Musk & Oud Wood Malaki through the same olfactory backbone — the shared signature notes are Saffron, Aged Oud, Sandalwood, Aged Agarwood, Royal Amber. On our 16-facet scent-DNA model the two profiles overlap by about 96%, both sitting in the Woody Oriental family, so it delivers the same opening-to-drydown character at a fraction of the retail price.
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