Amy!!! You're back! What an absolute delight to see your smiling face and hear about these perfumes. I am a huge, huge fan of Lovely by SJP. I use several of them at once. The oil, sheer, and then the original. It's a summer staple for me as well. We shouldn't give gifts with any expectations, but I have to admit that knowing how much you love Fleur de Mal, delights me. Thank you for the shout-out. I swear I'll be coming back soon. ✌🏻🕺🏼❤
I am so excited to connect with you-thank you for listening + for your post. I miss you + your videos but I know I had run out of time + steam for a while. Hope you are doing great! I have never tried Lovely oil but you sure have piqued my interest, ha! Sounds wonderful. I ADORE Fleur du Male + cherish it. Hope you guys + Sybil (sp?) are having a nice Spring + that we connect again soon. Xoxo.
Thanks for the shout out! I found the Monotheme perfumes to have quite a similar creamy, vanillic scent in the base of most of them - I'm thinking maybe the word I'm looking for here is buttery?! I found Jovan White Musk to have a buttery floral scent, so that body lotion texture that I like to smell but find uncomfortable to wear! I think you might like lots of the perfumes in the Monotheme range :)
I like the dark feeling almost smokey darker musks, like in Lolita Lempicka. I wish I knew which was which in each fragrance. I'm with you on laundry musks, I can tolerate some and others absolutely not. It depends on the texture, grainier feeling musks are a no.
Hi! I adore all versions of Cristalle-great picks! I missed this Lutens when it was more affordable + hope to experience it. Thank you for your post + HAPPY SUMMER!
Love seeing you! Musk is a big love for me and has been since my very first musk as a teen ( Bonne Bell’s Skin Musk). Gotta get my nose on some of the ones you mentioned here! 💕
This was so fun to read. Francesca Bianchi is a true original + I can’t wait to try more from her. Did you happen to listen to her video w/ RUclipsr Persolaise? So interesting! I need to try Musc Tonkin-sounds wonderful. I loved Alyssa Ashley growing up but could not find my bottle since my recent move. *mysteriesofllife* Thanks for being here!
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Yes I did watch that! I have met Francesca a couple of times now in Amsterdam and she is a joy to talk to ❤️ And I try to watch Persolaise whenever I can, always such great interviews and stories, also from all the perfumelovers in the live chat 🥰👌xxx
I'm watching this the day my bottle of Mxxx arrived, after waiting until it was closer to fall to order it. The same perfumer, Antoine Lie, created another great one - Belle Ame for Les Abstraits. His dosing of animalics is perfection, except for Ma Bete, which I also am not woman enough to pull off!
This is so nice to read! Thank you. Do you mind if I ask what you like to do for exercise? I have been walking a few times a week + started swimming again recently.
@@savorsalvagescent2300 I wish I was a swimmer! I try to get in 45 minutes of exercise a day. 3-4 days at the gym doing cardio (elliptical, battle ropes, rower, etc.) and strength training. On my easier days I try to walk. I am not someone who naturally enjoys exercise but I’ve been doing it consistently for two years. It has changed my life!
PS. The idea of going to a gym used to freak me out. I was set up with a neat local gym that caters to people of all backgrounds and abilities (all of our equipment can be modified for wheelchairs, for example). It’s such a warm and friendly place, free of judgement. Feeling comfortable is essential in my opinion. Oh! I’m also learning to box there, which is super cool 😀
@@Scents4em um, you are the coolest. Boxing!! I asked partly because I çan feel very out of place at the gym + I wondered what you like most. I just became a member of a local community center + the vibe feels very caring so far. But I need to do something other than the pool. This weekend I will get over that hurdle! 💛
@@savorsalvagescent2300 you can do it, Amy! I totally get the discomfort. I have always felt out of place with any gym or sporting activity (some of my most humiliating moments happened in gym class). I hope you start to feel at ease with your surroundings. The benefits of exercise are worth it.
Hi Amy, I am just starting to watch but I wanted to let you know I scored a bottle of Datura Noir with a white label and it’s everything I hoped. Also your lipstick is in point!
Such a fascinating video Amy, thank you. A wild world of musks (muscs) to explore! I was wondering if you have smelled ROOM 237, Bruno Fazzolari? I haven't, but I'd be intrigued to hear what you think!
Thank you for being here! I haven’t tried anything by this perfumer but have been “watching” from afar because his work sounds so cool. Room 237 sounds super interesting, and I really want to try Corpse Reviver!
What a great subject! (Also your hair looks super cute in this video!) 😁 I find musks to be a little hit or miss for me, you're right to say that there's a LOT of variety in the character it can give a scent! Among the ones you talked about, I adore Mxxx., and it is the one full-size from Eris that I splurged on. I love the ambergris and dry woodiness, almost like a dusty old church pew, and I believe it also has hyraceum (maybe responsible for the animalic quality you detect!!) I also got Antares at your suggestion, and it is so unique- on me, I almost get a spicy, cinnamon bark note in addition to a musk I can only describe as "watery". I'm adding the Jo Malone scent to my want list, I'm also a sucker for chamomile! Some musks I own and love: Alkemia's Bohémiens en Voyage is like warm skin lying in sunny, summer grass. BPAL (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab) has a scent called Sed Non Satiatia ("Unsatisfied Thirst", I believe), that is a really sexy honeyed musk. Fantôme's Baba Yaga is a witchy, incensey musk while their Madame d'Espérance is a sophisticated floral musk that reminds me of warm skin fresh from a salty bath (I wear it to bed often). Olympic Orchid's Sonnet XVII has (as the poem inspiring it would suggest) a dual nature, seesawing between downright Stank and a light osmanthus-like floral. Pineward's Bindebole is like if a birch forest had a human body, I gifted my sample vial to a friend and he always smells Divine with it on. And of course, it would be remiss of me to forget Solstice Scents' White Fox, another favorite for snuggling in to bed. Always feels like a special day when you upload a video! Thanks for another banger 💥
Sooo great to see you! I forgot to mention White Fox-what a gem + such a unique musk. Have you tried her “White Feather” scent? I just purchased a few new-to-me things from them to try. I think she originally made this as her wedding scent.
As usual I am eating up every word of your post! I love that there is a perfume in the world that translates to “Unsatisfied Thirst.” Amazing! Thank you for sharing some of your loves + recommendations. I really want to try scents by Olympic Orchid-I hear they have a banana-heavy fragrance! Hope you are having a lovely spring so far. Xo.
Hi Amy! Born in 1973, I was burned by Musk! 😅🤣 Especially by White Musk by The Body Shop in my teens and young adult life but Narciso Rodriguez revived my love for musk a few years ago… Royal Misck by Al Haramein is one I enjoy right now…
So glad to see you, friend! Your “I was burned by musk” intro cracked me up. I know that the Body Shop musk was really beloved. I’m so sad they are closing stores. End of an era. Some of the first perfumes I wore + I still use their Satsuma products. Thx for the tip re.: Al Haramain!
Hi beautiful 🤗 I love musk! Clean & dirty bring them on! 😉 Jovan white musk is one of my favorites, I place it in my bathroom alongside Noa Cacharel! Oh that splurge looks absolutely worth it! Oh my goodness I am going to search for Camellia I love Nivea! You already know how excited I become when you upload a video not only do I learn so much I’m also adding to cart🤣😉
Wonderful list and overview. So great to see you. I really enjoy Narciso Rodriguez Poudree; fancy makeup powder scent to me. Once in a while, I wear Chanel No. 5 and it smells like a softer Kiehl's Musk on me. I also really like Nicolai' Parfumeur's Musc Intense and Poudre de Musc Intense. Take care.
Hi doll! Great description, that Narciso really does smell like cosmetics (a scent I love). I think I have some Nicolai samples in a drawer-need to try them! Thanks for being here + hope you are having a lovely spring so far.
I’m so glad that you love the Jo Malone fragrance. I have it in my collection as well and I really haven’t even tested it on my skin. I might try it out at bedtime too. :)
Oh gosh, I wish Kiehl's Musk Oil was still in production. Softer, less projecting but absolute sexier version of the spray. Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess is a lovely 'skin' like musk too. Smells like sexy rubber bands :D So glad to see Noa here, she is beautiful! I like to wear her on a crisp, frosty day, but so nice all year round. I am definitely getting a bottle of Meharees to enjoy this autumn! Is it as enjoyable as MKK?
Hi there + thanks for this wonderful post. I love Meharees but it’s very different from MKK (it is supposed to be a dupe for Musc Ravageur). MKK I find to be a slightly furry musk similar to Kiehl’s, but Meharees has added + very pronounced (to me) dried fruits like dates + raisins. I used to wear an oil by Auric Blends! I think it was “rain.” Thx for this tip + reminder!
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Ah yes, sorry, I did mean Musc Rav! XD I love this stuff, but my wallet does not, so was wondering if I could safely blind buy Meharees without too much regret! It does sound really nice though, even if it isn't a really close dupe. Aww I'm craving autumn now!
@@lawsdraws I don’t think they are exact but very similar and I like Meharees just as much. I can’t say for sure that you will but those are my thoughts! 💛
I am wearing lovely today! I was on a trip with my friend and I left some fragrances out for all of us to use, and she had BBW Waikiki beach coconut body cream on, and then sprayed lovely and I was shocked how good she smelled!! I would have never layered those together Waikiki beach coconut is so strong! But lovely mellows it out.
Seriously, I freaking love this house, too. Such artworks + so innovative. Have you ever seen the makeup campaigns + photos he did for Dior? Crazy amazing!
I am fairly new to the fragrance world, and I am intrigued that you said a musk can smell like sex. Now I want to know what perfume that is 😄 Can you recommend some for me? I am so curious now 🤭 Please and thank you 🤗
Thanks for listening + for your post! Some folks think some of those mentioned here have that vibe (Bianchi, Lutens, etc.)! ERIS’s Ma Bête is so much so that I would never wear it to work. Not musks but the perfumes I’ve smelled that give the strongest “adult activities” scent are Bal a Versailles, Tabu by Dana, Jean Paul Gaultier’s Classique (I love orange blossom but it can go indolic), Alkemia Miel Sauvage, Sucreabeille’s Black Honey, Lust by Lush, and Tom Ford Black Orchid. Some of the Zoologist scents I’ve tried are rank, and I hear Secretions Magnifigue is beyond the pale.
Amy!!! You're back! What an absolute delight to see your smiling face and hear about these perfumes. I am a huge, huge fan of Lovely by SJP. I use several of them at once. The oil, sheer, and then the original. It's a summer staple for me as well. We shouldn't give gifts with any expectations, but I have to admit that knowing how much you love Fleur de Mal, delights me. Thank you for the shout-out. I swear I'll be coming back soon. ✌🏻🕺🏼❤
This video was such a pleasure!! ❤
I am so excited to connect with you-thank you for listening + for your post. I miss you + your videos but I know I had run out of time + steam for a while. Hope you are doing great! I have never tried Lovely oil but you sure have piqued my interest, ha! Sounds wonderful. I ADORE Fleur du Male + cherish it. Hope you guys + Sybil (sp?) are having a nice Spring + that we connect again soon. Xoxo.
@@RICHARDKIKOT YOU ARE! ❤️
Thanks for the shout out! I found the Monotheme perfumes to have quite a similar creamy, vanillic scent in the base of most of them - I'm thinking maybe the word I'm looking for here is buttery?! I found Jovan White Musk to have a buttery floral scent, so that body lotion texture that I like to smell but find uncomfortable to wear! I think you might like lots of the perfumes in the Monotheme range :)
Great to see you! I am excited to try more by Monotheme; have a saffron scent on my list next. Hope you are having a lovely spring thus far. 🌸
I like the dark feeling almost smokey darker musks, like in Lolita Lempicka. I wish I knew which was which in each fragrance.
I'm with you on laundry musks, I can tolerate some and others absolutely not. It depends on the texture, grainier feeling musks are a no.
Gosh, I never think of Lolita Lempicka (one of my first loves) as a musk but you are spot on… *thinking*
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My favourite musk is Clair de musc by Lutens. I also like Chanel’s clean musk, like in Cristalle eau verte
Hi! I adore all versions of Cristalle-great picks! I missed this Lutens when it was more affordable + hope to experience it. Thank you for your post + HAPPY SUMMER!
So lovely to see you back and loved this! 💚🌹
It is lovely to see you! I learn from you every time you post. 💛
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Aw, thank you so much! xx
Love the new hair look!! And your excitement and positive energy is cintagious!
Oh my gosh, thank you! ❤
Love seeing you! Musk is a big love for me and has been since my very first musk as a teen ( Bonne Bell’s Skin Musk).
Gotta get my nose on some of the ones you mentioned here!
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Gosh, I love Skin Musk + wore it A LOT in the 80s! Totally forgot to talk about it. HAPPY SUMMER + hope you are well.
Totally agree with you on Francesca Bianchi Amy! I think I have 11 of her perfumes now, including Unspoken Musk and Sticky Fingers
This was so fun to read. Francesca Bianchi is a true original + I can’t wait to try more from her. Did you happen to listen to her video w/ RUclipsr Persolaise? So interesting! I need to try Musc Tonkin-sounds wonderful. I loved Alyssa Ashley growing up but could not find my bottle since my recent move. *mysteriesofllife*
Thanks for being here!
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Yes I did watch that! I have met Francesca a couple of times now in Amsterdam and she is a joy to talk to ❤️ And I try to watch Persolaise whenever I can, always such great interviews and stories, also from all the perfumelovers in the live chat 🥰👌xxx
Another great list! Some of my favs are Carnicure and Poudrextase by Marlou, and Musc de Sables by Les Indemodables. Must try Muscs Koublai Khan!
Ok, I am looking these up and drooling over the descriptions. Thank you!!
The Buly Heliotrope is gorgeous to. Make sure you give the bottle a good shake for at least 10-12 seconds before spraying.. that’s what they told me.
I'm watching this the day my bottle of Mxxx arrived, after waiting until it was closer to fall to order it. The same perfumer, Antoine Lie, created another great one - Belle Ame for Les Abstraits. His dosing of animalics is perfection, except for Ma Bete, which I also am not woman enough to pull off!
Hello Amy 👋 I watched your video while working out this morning. It made my morning so much nicer ❤️
This is so nice to read! Thank you. Do you mind if I ask what you like to do for exercise? I have been walking a few times a week + started swimming again recently.
@@savorsalvagescent2300 I wish I was a swimmer! I try to get in 45 minutes of exercise a day. 3-4 days at the gym doing cardio (elliptical, battle ropes, rower, etc.) and strength training. On my easier days I try to walk. I am not someone who naturally enjoys exercise but I’ve been doing it consistently for two years. It has changed my life!
PS. The idea of going to a gym used to freak me out. I was set up with a neat local gym that caters to people of all backgrounds and abilities (all of our equipment can be modified for wheelchairs, for example). It’s such a warm and friendly place, free of judgement. Feeling comfortable is essential in my opinion. Oh! I’m also learning to box there, which is super cool 😀
@@Scents4em um, you are the coolest. Boxing!! I asked partly because I çan feel very out of place at the gym + I wondered what you like most. I just became a member of a local community center + the vibe feels very caring so far. But I need to do something other than the pool. This weekend I will get over that hurdle! 💛
@@savorsalvagescent2300 you can do it, Amy! I totally get the discomfort. I have always felt out of place with any gym or sporting activity (some of my most humiliating moments happened in gym class). I hope you start to feel at ease with your surroundings. The benefits of exercise are worth it.
Wonderful shares! Thank you 😊
My pleasure! I’m so glad you are here.
This was fun! Great list. I'm a clean musky person. I always have some Body Shop White Musk oil to layer on.
A classic! I’m so sad they are closing their stores + just stocked up on Satsuma products.
@@savorsalvagescent2300 oh no! That's new news to me. I'll have to sniff around for a replacement
Hi Amy, I am just starting to watch but I wanted to let you know I scored a bottle of Datura Noir with a white label and it’s everything I hoped. Also your lipstick is in point!
Oh my gosh!! Isn’t it just perfect? I think Lutens makes such classic perfumes but w/ such a unique + artistic edge. Enjoy!
Such a fascinating video Amy, thank you. A wild world of musks (muscs) to explore! I was wondering if you have smelled ROOM 237, Bruno Fazzolari? I haven't, but I'd be intrigued to hear what you think!
Thank you for being here! I haven’t tried anything by this perfumer but have been “watching” from afar because his work sounds so cool. Room 237 sounds super interesting, and I really want to try Corpse Reviver!
What a great subject! (Also your hair looks super cute in this video!) 😁
I find musks to be a little hit or miss for me, you're right to say that there's a LOT of variety in the character it can give a scent! Among the ones you talked about, I adore Mxxx., and it is the one full-size from Eris that I splurged on. I love the ambergris and dry woodiness, almost like a dusty old church pew, and I believe it also has hyraceum (maybe responsible for the animalic quality you detect!!) I also got Antares at your suggestion, and it is so unique- on me, I almost get a spicy, cinnamon bark note in addition to a musk I can only describe as "watery". I'm adding the Jo Malone scent to my want list, I'm also a sucker for chamomile!
Some musks I own and love:
Alkemia's Bohémiens en Voyage is like warm skin lying in sunny, summer grass. BPAL (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab) has a scent called Sed Non Satiatia ("Unsatisfied Thirst", I believe), that is a really sexy honeyed musk. Fantôme's Baba Yaga is a witchy, incensey musk while their Madame d'Espérance is a sophisticated floral musk that reminds me of warm skin fresh from a salty bath (I wear it to bed often). Olympic Orchid's Sonnet XVII has (as the poem inspiring it would suggest) a dual nature, seesawing between downright Stank and a light osmanthus-like floral. Pineward's Bindebole is like if a birch forest had a human body, I gifted my sample vial to a friend and he always smells Divine with it on. And of course, it would be remiss of me to forget Solstice Scents' White Fox, another favorite for snuggling in to bed.
Always feels like a special day when you upload a video! Thanks for another banger 💥
Sooo great to see you! I forgot to mention White Fox-what a gem + such a unique musk. Have you tried her “White Feather” scent? I just purchased a few new-to-me things from them to try. I think she originally made this as her wedding scent.
As usual I am eating up every word of your post! I love that there is a perfume in the world that translates to “Unsatisfied Thirst.” Amazing! Thank you for sharing some of your loves + recommendations. I really want to try scents by Olympic Orchid-I hear they have a banana-heavy fragrance! Hope you are having a lovely spring so far. Xo.
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Ooh I have not tried White Feather! I will have to add it to my list!
😍 Love this list. Musc KK is on my wishlist too. Should wait for one of their end of year sales 😊
Thank you for being here! They just had a sale recently but MKK wasn’t part of it sadly. Thanks for the tip re: end-of-year.
Dirt, iris bulbs, clean and crisp... hmm... I'm in!!
Hahaha, we ride at dawn! Thx for your post.
Musk is a category of fragrance that I really haven’t explored yet. I’m really looking forward to this video!
Thank you for being here!! Hope you are having a nice spring so far. 🌸
I am so happy to see your face please keep posting I love hearing you talk about fragrances :)
I am so tickled to see your post! Thank you for your kind words. My pleasure-so glad my schedule has calmed down so that I can dive back in again. 💛
Hi Amy! Born in 1973, I was burned by Musk! 😅🤣 Especially by White Musk by The Body Shop in my teens and young adult life but Narciso Rodriguez revived my love for musk a few years ago… Royal Misck by Al Haramein is one I enjoy right now…
So glad to see you, friend! Your “I was burned by musk” intro cracked me up. I know that the Body Shop musk was really beloved. I’m so sad they are closing stores. End of an era. Some of the first perfumes I wore + I still use their Satsuma products. Thx for the tip re.: Al Haramain!
Love your videos. What are you listening to while you’re talking about Chanel L’Eau?? 🙏
Hi beautiful 🤗 I love musk! Clean & dirty bring them on! 😉 Jovan white musk is one of my favorites, I place it in my bathroom alongside Noa Cacharel! Oh that splurge looks absolutely worth it! Oh my goodness I am going to search for Camellia I love Nivea! You already know how excited I become when you upload a video not only do I learn so much I’m also adding to cart🤣😉
You are the BEST! Thanks for the awesome energy you put into the world. 💛
Wonderful list and overview. So great to see you. I really enjoy Narciso Rodriguez Poudree; fancy makeup powder scent to me. Once in a while, I wear Chanel No. 5 and it smells like a softer Kiehl's Musk on me. I also really like Nicolai' Parfumeur's Musc Intense and Poudre de Musc Intense. Take care.
Hi doll! Great description, that Narciso really does smell like cosmetics (a scent I love). I think I have some Nicolai samples in a drawer-need to try them! Thanks for being here + hope you are having a lovely spring so far.
I’m so glad that you love the Jo Malone fragrance. I have it in my collection as well and I really haven’t even tested it on my skin. I might try it out at bedtime too. :)
I love love LOVE it. Peaceful dreams scent.
Excited to see you soon.
Oh gosh, I wish Kiehl's Musk Oil was still in production. Softer, less projecting but absolute sexier version of the spray. Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess is a lovely 'skin' like musk too. Smells like sexy rubber bands :D So glad to see Noa here, she is beautiful! I like to wear her on a crisp, frosty day, but so nice all year round. I am definitely getting a bottle of Meharees to enjoy this autumn! Is it as enjoyable as MKK?
Hi there + thanks for this wonderful post. I love Meharees but it’s very different from MKK (it is supposed to be a dupe for Musc Ravageur). MKK I find to be a slightly furry musk similar to Kiehl’s, but Meharees has added + very pronounced (to me) dried fruits like dates + raisins. I used to wear an oil by Auric Blends! I think it was “rain.” Thx for this tip + reminder!
@@savorsalvagescent2300 Ah yes, sorry, I did mean Musc Rav! XD I love this stuff, but my wallet does not, so was wondering if I could safely blind buy Meharees without too much regret! It does sound really nice though, even if it isn't a really close dupe. Aww I'm craving autumn now!
@@lawsdraws I don’t think they are exact but very similar and I like Meharees just as much. I can’t say for sure that you will but those are my thoughts! 💛
I am wearing lovely today! I was on a trip with my friend and I left some fragrances out for all of us to use, and she had BBW Waikiki beach coconut body cream on, and then sprayed lovely and I was shocked how good she smelled!! I would have never layered those together Waikiki beach coconut is so strong! But lovely mellows it out.
Ok that sounds FABULOUS!
I'm so happy you're back!! ❤️
I’m so happy to be back + so glad you are here. 💛
I’m telling YOU!!!! I love Serge Lutens! Liquid Art in a bottle ❤ I need to try those out!
Seriously, I freaking love this house, too. Such artworks + so innovative. Have you ever seen the makeup campaigns + photos he did for Dior? Crazy amazing!
Nice Tfs
Thank you so much! 💛
Hey I missed your videos!
So glad to be back. Thank you for being here!!
I am fairly new to the fragrance world, and I am intrigued that you said a musk can smell like sex. Now I want to know what perfume that is 😄
Can you recommend some for me? I am so curious now 🤭
Please and thank you 🤗
Thanks for listening + for your post! Some folks think some of those mentioned here have that vibe (Bianchi, Lutens, etc.)! ERIS’s Ma Bête is so much so that I would never wear it to work. Not musks but the perfumes I’ve smelled that give the strongest “adult activities” scent are Bal a Versailles, Tabu by Dana, Jean Paul Gaultier’s Classique (I love orange blossom but it can go indolic), Alkemia Miel Sauvage, Sucreabeille’s Black Honey, Lust by Lush, and Tom Ford Black Orchid. Some of the Zoologist scents I’ve tried are rank, and I hear Secretions Magnifigue is beyond the pale.