Japanese Musk Perfume Oil

Well, my Japanese musk oil has arrived! Bliss! It's everything I remember and makes me feel sooo nostalgic! This will be my new no 1 fragrance, despite the bottles of Chanel, Dior and YSL etc. It seems to work really well on my skin, in the same way the original Chanel No 5 edp did. I am strictly an addict now and intend sourcing more of this lovely oil and hiding it in my drawer til needed. I have only felt this way about a few fragrances before eg No 5 No 19 and Coco Ysl Opium...pre reformulation and YSL Cinema and Rive Gauche all of which I can't bear to be without. I have others in my collection too but these pale into nothing now I have re discovered Japanese Musk oil. Thank you Body Shop x

I miss this perfume oil so much. It was a perfect "skin" or "nude" scent, you know, the equivalent of nude lipstick, and fleshy nude stockings. Subtly sexy and feminine, with a classic quality to it. It reminded me of Rive Gauche but much more demure and always wearable. I enjoyed it especially in rainy weather, dabbed lightly on a scarf under the trench coat. It made me feel sensual, but never obvious. Individual notes don't really stick out, the best I can do is describe it as "musky" and "powdery" with lots of aldehydes and a touch of lily of the valley. There are many musky scents out there, including the lovely white musk by The Body Shop, but nothing quite as nice as this one.

My original black cap phial is 25 years old and still in pristine condition. Thank you The Body Shop for amazing quality! If you'd imagine the Grand Dame Rive Gauche by YSL as an adolescent girl, this would be it. It's called musk, but funnily enough this scent is more about floral aldehydes than musk. It's full of lily-of-the-valley, some white spring blooms and gentle lustrous aldehydes - happy, joyous, self-confident and intelligently charming scent. I imagine the young Queen Victoria, then Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, using it (if she would). Stunning bygone discontinued beauty.

I wore this oil as a student in the 80s and continued to use it when I could afford much more expensive fragrances..it always got compliments from men and women and I loved it for the smell and longevity so I was devastated when they discontinued it. BUT Joy of Joys!!! I have just found some on ebay and ordered it. I can't wait for it to arrive! I just hope my memories of it aren't disappointed now that I'm a 50 something!

This is one of my favourite juices i wear it for almost 15 years now since the age of 10. lovely clean smell makes you feel comfortable. It lasts a long i can smell it after shower also the more you apply on your skin the more it smells. Its the best musk out there and the price is hilarious for what you get.