If You Musk

i've only smelled glossier you once or twice on paper, so i can't give much of a comparison. all i can say is i did not want to buy glossier you when i smelled it in store, but i did want to buy if you musk. i think glossier you might have been too peppery to my nose. i'm not sure. anyway! i really enjoy this. since it's getting cooler (and as a lover of gourmands), i've been wearing a lot of dense, vanillic, ambery perfumes lately. this body mist is a nice change of pace. it very simply smells like clean skin. like i just hopped out of the shower. it's a little sweet, slightly powdery, and soapy in a good way. i think the pink pepper helps round out the soapiness as well so it doesn't just smell like straight up shower gel. because of the fresh-out-of-the-shower feel, i think it's a super cozy bedtime or cuddling scent, but could also be great as a light daytime scent when i can't/don't want to wear my heavier fragrances. projection and sillage are pretty minimal and it becomes a skin scent within ~4 hours, but hey. it's a body mist. plus, utilize those $5.95 sales, y'all! honestly with this kind of scent profile, i like that it's close to the skin and don't mind that it lasts only a few hours-- it's like when you shower! that clean smell is intimate and fades as the day goes by. ♥

This scent has grown on me so much, I’ve fallen in love with it! I would describe it as a powdery, slightly sweet, floral, and musky skin scent. The pink pepper gives it the slightest peppery/spicy and effervescent note that just plays so well with the powdery and sweet iris and the musk. It smells so clean and fresh while still somehow being feminine and girly. I really wanted to try it out because I heard it’s supposed to be a skin scent similar to Glossier’s You, which I ended up totally loving. For those who are curious, this does smell very similar to Glossier You but is slightly sweeter. If You Musk's sweetness smells like possibly a candied violet or a fruity pear note, which is absent in Glossier You. Before I tried If You Musk, the only scents I used were sweeter and less floral scents, but this has converted me! I love wearing it on days where I want to feel cozy, comfortable, clean, and cute, :) It still feels girly because of the soft and slightly sweet iris note while being somewhat understated which i absolutely adore. It’s especially fun to wear to school and work, but I’ve also worn it out to dinner dates and special occasions! I love If You Musk so much and would definitely recommend smelling it if you’ve never tried this kind of scent profile before!!

I wish If You Musk was a permanent selection at Bath & Body Works, because this is exactly what I wish to smell like. Always. It's similar to Glossier You, but softer. It pairs well with everything. Airy, delicate, feminine, snuggly. I've paired If You Musk with a dupe for Byredo Mojave Ghost (pear/violet/cedar) and it was gorgeous, as well as a dupe for Le Labo Another 13 (pear/moss/amber). If You Musk is also gorgeous on her own. Adding a few carefully strategic sprays of Juliette Has a Gun's Not a Perfume Superdose helps add projection, lasting power and the animalic raw attraction of cetalox. If You Musk on her own smells like a warm close iris/violet/musk hug. She doesn't last and she's honestly not built to, but in her own way: she's perfect. I would love to be remembered by this scent. Le Monde Gourmand's Fleur de Blonde is a close cousin, which is also a snuggly skin scent (but FdB is more fruity with pear, If You Musk is powdery and floral and iris-forward). It's tricky to get skin scents like this to last, so this one requires constant respraying and/or a stronger pairing (like Superdose)... and I wouldn't mind constantly reapplying If You Musk (I love it that much), except that it's not available anymore 💔

I don't often wear body mists out of the house. This scent is just perfect for cozy-ing up at home or just fresh out of bath or running errands. It's the lipstick-y, makeup-y iris-musk kind of scent. Yet, it's not powdery but airy, smooth and transparent. It's fruity sweet, fresh, addictive and mouth-watering. It smells like spring time. It feels classy and womanly to me, I feel like a well-put-together 30s-40s woman wearing this. It isn't too mature or vintage though, just very clean and neat and grown. The person who wears this must have a very calm voice and is wealthy but humble. I can picture a man wearing and rocking this. Buy still, it leans more feminine to me. It's probably my fav BBW till this day. It's beautiful! And I think if you like In The Stars, you'll like this too. Of course it's fleeting, it's a body mist and this scent profile is usually fleeting. But it's perfect for the occasions I bought it for 🩷 I sometimes pair it with BBW Rose and they smell so elegant together. I highly recommend. 10/10.

Like a soapier Glossier You. Glossier You but sprinkled in with BYREDO Blanche. I have a hate love relationship with Blanche and I recognize it anywhere. It’s cleaner and soapier and can lean towards a bathroom scent. Whereas if you were buying this in hopes of smelling like Glossier You, it would’ve smelled like you applied Glossier You in an upscale and well kept bathroom. If you love both of the scents, congratulations you’ll love this one. It’s still a beautiful and clean and skin like musk. Simple, inoffensive, everyday, day or night, pleasant fragrance. It smells like someone who takes care of themselves and has a beautiful yet simple bath routine. As for individual notes, I think the stronger iris is what ties the familiarity of Blanche to. You do smell the pink pepper and musk as well and I don’t think they fight for the limelight. I just recognized the iris a lot better. In its dry down, it smells slightly closer to glossier’s you. Hmm