White Musk

I just got this rollerball in the mail yesterday so I almost feel like it's too soon for me to be reviewing it, but I can't help it; I'm excited. My previous experience with Al-Rehab oils have been in the gourmand camp: Soft, Choco Musk, Golden Sand, and the like. I ventured into the non-gourmand area with this one and Mira. Smelling the bottle before applying it to skin, I was immediately impressed with the freshness of the scent. It almost gave me a fabric softener sensation. But once I applied it to my skin (and I ended applying quite a bit because the rollerball was sticking and I kept fiddling with it and wiping the excess on my arm) that's when it really started working its magic. I know how Al-Rehab oils tend to bloom, particularly with Soft and Golden Sand, but with White Musk, it just kept doing this lovely dance with my skin where it was like I wasn't wearing a fragrance at all. I just smelled good in increasingly interesting ways. I actually own Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume Superdose, but I never really understood the idea of "your skin but better" until this. I know that this will only perform better with time, so I'm so excited to experience it a few weeks from now after it's had time to get stronger. This is the first white musk I've over owned so I can't compare with any other white musk. I just know this has made my foray into Al-Rehab's fresh, clean scents feel like a success.

White musk is so deep and softly warm. Deep like falling into lots of pillows. There's more going on here than notes suggest. I find myself reaching for this more than all my others lately. I love it! I associate this with relaxation, comfort, and bedtime. I smell lemon, at least, also maybe some galbanum or green note? But it's not loud. This has a really nice lemony scent that is comforting and round, if that makes sense. * I am updating to note that I'm also detecting some very soft flowers and spice like maybe nutmeg this time. One time I thought I smelled incense after a couple hours. Wonderful! A clean sun-dried laundry fragrance. It lasts a long time and loses the citrus over time; very nice on its own or for layering. Strange experience: I layered this under Violet Eyes, a peachy peony with amber and cedar base, and all day I felt I was being followed around by an incense stick! I kept wondering who smells like incense? It was me. Violet eyes and white musk equals incense? Anyway, it's fun to layer this and see what emerges!

Hands down the most comforting scent in my collection. Feels cozy so I use it for bedtime. I fell in love with White Musk Libertine from the Body Shop years ago and this has that same clean musk! Maybe I’m usually sleeping through the mid-dry down development of this fragrance, but the first 10-15 minutes is what I mainly use it for and it is DREAMY. Like a big white fluffy cloud you climb into and it floats you off to sleep. Very friendly and clean. Now this just sits in my nightstand as my sleep perfume, but in the early days of having this I experimented and YES to the folks who sensed some deeper incense vibes! There are secrets in this one! Try using this as a layering base for other fragrances and see the wild, beautiful creations that emerge. It has turned some of my more innocent perfumes into sultry incense bombs!! It’s available for a few dollars and is one of the most versatile staples in my scent wardrobe! 😎

THIS IS MY FAVORITE WHITE MUSK EVER - I buy this in the 6 pack because I use it so frequently. I have been trying different musks from high end to inexpensive and this is my very favorite. I wear Al Rehab White Musk with another oil, a dupe oil from Hayward Enterprises called Champagne. Wow - you would not believe how many compliments I get with these 2 together. Amazing. If I have a perfume that does not have much lasting power, I will pair it with this. Update: I'm shocked at the number of compliments that I get with this perfume oil. I cannot even smell it myself but it's a winner for me. The last time I bought a 6 pack of this, it was under $11 plus about $5 for shipping. That makes each bottle about $2.67. I hate to love it too much because I will jinx it and they will stop making it (like Empress from Nabeel) !!

For the oil; slightly sharp, sweet clean & fresh musk, it's so deliciousss and sexy af 😜 On skin it melts into a your skin-but-better scent that sorrounds you and evolves with your chemistry. On me this scent bubble turns into what I can describe as "fluffy"; like sun dried fabrics with a sugary touch. It works wonders layered with many other perfumes, musky ones being an obvious choice but try it with gourmands! the sweetness it has combines well and makes them a bit crisper. Being an oil, if you apply before spraying will help your other fragrances have better longevity and projection. For me it has became a staple booster for other scents and I also love it by itself.