White Musk Libertine

Obsessed. I have never gone through a perfume like this. I am wearing this shortly after the birth of my youngest (just in my hair or behind my ear, no fragrance on my chest, arms or too close to his little face!) and I feel like it will give me the sweetest memories of his infancy, nursing him in bed surrounded by a smell of almonds and cream and roses! The name is a total misnomer for me. This is a gentle and delicately pretty scent; not unsexy, but not especially sexy either (and nor does it have to be). I don’t have any perfumes similar to this one. It made it click what people mean when they say “your skin but better.” I’m inexperienced with musks and this made me want to try other ones, but quickly I decided I just wanted to wear this all the time. It’s comforting, soft, just a little bit sweet, a little bit floral. I do get all the notes, almond, roses, cream, something powdery sweet and just a little warmth like clean skin— what a combination. It’s like a bedtime drink. I want to drink this perfume 😅 But it totally works for daytime too, because it’s very soft, with no sharpness or spiciness at all, yet not cloying or too warm either. I can sometimes wear it in warm weather, which is not something I can say about many perfumes, but I think it will be extra cozy in the winter. I do wish it were a bit stronger, because I want to catch whiffs of it all the time! I sometimes do 4-5 sprays of this, which is a loooot for me. I agree with the reviewer who said the powdered sugar smell comes though, like you are opening the lid of a box of traditional rose water scented Turkish delight. It’s not honey its powdered sugar. It also reminds me of that powdery bubble gum that comes in a long roll like a tape dispenser (this is not a bubble gum smell though.) Anyway, idk if this is fling or what, but I’m over the moon in love with this scent that is like nothing else in my collection. I’ve gone though half a bottle in record time and I’m glad it’s cheap on eBay, because I had better stock up! Edit: I have tried the edt and the edp; unfortunately the edp is just slightly different from the edt that I adore. I had hoped the edp (which is *not* easy to find) would be a stronger/longer lasting version of the edt, but alas it’s missing something. It’s still very nice. But I just plan to keep the edt and spray a lot!

A friend of mine got herself the EDP, and when she wears it she leaves a very lovely light trail of scent: sweet, creamy, musky honey-rose, abit fresh. It's feminine and sweet but not cloyingly so. Subtly gourmand. Perfect for everyday wear in spring and mild summer days...quite safe and very pretty. I would compliment someone wearing this. Budget friendly too. A nice offering from The Body Shop. I guess it's not as close-to-the-skin as I once thought when I tested it on myself a couple years earlier (my 1st review is somewhere below). edit: wearing it again on my skin, not gourmand at all for the 1st hour, just a faint sweetish musky scent...the drydown is like a completely different scent on my skin and it gets sweeter, much prettier. edit x2: have been wearing it often these days, and realize that when spraying more (rather than just 1 or 2 'test' sprays), I get the sweet soft gourmand notes from the beginning...love it, got a bottle, so easy to wear and cuddly, feminine, great for everyday. edit x3: forgot to mention that I accidentally purchased the EDT instead of EDP, so EDT is the one I have been wearing often...the EDT is abit less musky and more freshly sweet, but only lasts about 3 hours and is very faint after that. edit x4: tried the edp again, and I prefer the fresher/sweeter edt even though the edp lasts a few hours longer. Edp is definitely muskier and less 'delicate', maybe better for cooler days. Edt just smells so good, I don't care that it disappears alot sooner than I'd like. I'll just wait for sales to get a 100ml bottle of it.

This was such a pretty everyday scent. I had both EdT and EdP. I preferred the EdT over the EdP as it was less musky, lighter, and wears better on warm days. The EdP is muskier, cozier, I liked it for bedtime or in cool weather, the drydown of the EdP is close to the OG TBS white musk, but a sweetened version of it. But both EDT and EdP are fluffy, softly sweet, creamy/lotion-y, gourmand-ish, clean white musks, I get all the notes listed and they are just so beautiful and harmonious together. The EdT is a love for me, and the EdP a solid like. Not at all syrupy and very comfortable to wear all year round, I don’t know why on earth they’d discontinue this gem! Today I’m wearing a few spritzes from my half empty bottle of the EdP that I have left. I had emptied 3 full-size bottles of the EdT and 1 bottle of the EdP in the past before it was unfortunately discontinued, I really loved this scent. My favorite from TBS and the only one I repurchased multiple times. I hope they’ll re-release this! I’ll definitely be stocking up on the EdT if they do!

I spray-tested this scent in EDP formulation on my wrist today. I got nothing but a sweet musky-rose scent for the first hour, the musk note even smelled somewhat sharp/synthetic and distracted from the other gourmand notes...*yawn* boring!! But then, the dry-down made my mouth seriously water and I almost couldn't believe it was the same scent...I was pleasantly surprised. The musky-rose softens, and I'm left with a very soft and delicious, ultra-gourmand aroma of silky honey, vanilla cream, rose water, and freshly spun sugar! Yum! It even reminded me of Pink Sugar, just so much smoother, graceful and delicate with the addition of musk...just imagine a Fraiche and florale version of PS, where the raspberry and licorice are replaced by roses and honey, still smelling pink, innocent, and candy-like, that's what White Musk Libertine is (the dry-down atleast). Would I purchase it? Sadly no, and even though it does have good longevity, the scent unfortunately stays very, very close to the skin...and the opening is just too dull and generic.

White Musk Libertine edt is a subtly sexy matte finish of a scent. It smells like beachy sun warmed skin, a pile of fluffy white feathers, and a hint of powdery rosewater Turkish Delight. Definitely not too sweet. It's sweet like skin is naturally sweet. I think the key to its addictive beauty is that it HINTS at gourmand, it hints at floral, but it never develops into a full-on expression of either, and instead retains its light, airy, amorphous cloud-like personality, making one want to always inhale more. It's a skin scent after the first hour but it is absolutely gorgeous in the most delicate way. It's light enough for Summer, but works all year around. The fluffiest elegant fragrance I know. Somewhat against my will I have fallen hopelessly in love with it; basically the opposite experience of those reviews that begin with, "I tried so hard to like this, but-" Thanks to CozyCat for her awesome review!