Old Spice Musk for Men (1974)
by Shulton

If headaches had odors, this is what it would smell like, IMHO! I don't know what I was thinking when I bought OSMFM in 1979. I guess I was too poor to buy a real EDT... Or maybe I bought it without sampling it first. I did that a lot when I was young. Anyway, I still have the full unused bottle (as a rule, I never throw away perfume, no matter how vile it may be). Of course, I suppose some men can smell ok with it. Hey, everything is possible. The smell reminds me of the old barbershop I went to as a kid in the early 60's. After the haircut was done, the barber (who must have been about 80 years old) would always douse my head with some cheap fragrance that made my hair sticky and stiff. My mother was infuriated because she had to wash my hair every time! She told me to ask the barber not to put anything in my hair but I was too shy to ask. Eventually, my mother sent me to another barbershop. This is what OSMFM brings to my mind. Memories, memories...

8th October, 2011.

Really lovely. Old spice with what smells to me like Datura, if I remember correctly. This is still available in India. Probably still available on ebay.
Beware: Contains Diethylphthalate.

25th June, 2011.

This really is an intoxicating scent for an inexpensive "drug store" brand. I got a bottle of this as a gift some time during the 1980's and, for some reason, wasn't impressed. About ten years later, I found the bottle in one of my drawers and tried it for the second time. I immediately fell in love with it, and got compliments from women every time I wore it. Unfortunately, I soon found out that the fragrance had been discontinued and, once the bottle ran out, I accepted the fact that I would never find it again and moved on. About two years ago, while browsing the web, I came across an online store that sold Indian products. I was surprised to find not only Old Spice Musk, but also Old Spice Fresh Lime which had also been discontinued in the US. These products are still produced in India under the original Shulton brand, although Proctor and Gamble does own the trademarks. I ordered a bottle of each, and found that they smelled exactly as I remembered them.

If I had to describe Old Spice Musk, I'd say that it was a muted Old Spice with a predominant musk character . It is definitely spicy, and slightly on the sweet side, but not at all overbearing. Overall, a very pleasant and masculine musk fragrance with good lasting power.

27th August, 2008.