Beneath the flowers, the sensuality: underpinning elements like rose, jasmine, ylang ylang and lily you’ll find soft, sweet notes including musk. Musk itself comes in two types, though: there are the ‘white musks’ – clean notes, almost laundry-esque – and the sexy, come-hither musks. If it’s the latter you’re after, look for other sensual notes including animalic elements (civet, ambergris).