Tag: musk scents
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Giving Musk Therapy another try
My first introduction to Musk Therapy by Initio Parfums was a disaster. Trying it on in store, I thought it smelled horrible. But I gave the fragrance the benefit of the doubt. After all, the attendant did slather a sunscreen on my hand before I made way over to the fragrance counter. Maybe that affected…
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A shining release from Clean Reserve
I am fairly certain that the last time I tried a fragrance from Clean Reserve was back in my teenage years. But this week I tried Radiant Nectar, their slightly fruity and definitely musky release. Today, as I sit and smell the fragrance instead of rushing off immediately after spraying it, I notice those fruity…
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Give Fleur de Peau by Diptyque some time
Fleur de Peau by Diptyque is a scent that I have been hiding from. It is not just that the name translates to “Skin flower,” but more because of how I interpreted on first spray. As soon as the scent hit my skin, I thought to myself, “Oh, no. Oh, no. Definitely not.” But I…
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Giving Fleur de Peau by Diptyque a chance
I will admit, Fleur de Peau from Diptyque is a scent that really put me off. On first spray, I regretted the spritz. There was something about it that was overpowering in a bad way. As a result, I refused to wear the scent, until today. I sprayed the scent on just one wrist, to…
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Phlur Missing Person- I finally tried the fragrance everyone was talking about
I have been seeing TikTokers dousing themselves in Missing Person. Because it has been everywhere, I assume I would love it. (Although that “Everyone loves it” logic led me astray with Vanilla 28….) I went into Sephora and sprayed it on a tester and smelled nothing. “Ah, this must be why it’s called Missing Person,”…
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