Fresh White Musk (2002)
by Prince Matchabelli

This is for the Fresh White Musk body spray in the blue & white metal cannister. I hate to say this because it's a fragrance board cliché, and I've never before used this adjective for a fragrance, but to me this really does smell like bug spray. At first I thought hair spray. But no...it's the smell of the juice exterminators use when spraying for roaches. I remember it well from my NYC days. Everybody's nose is different, particularly when it comes to musks, but I find this smell irritating, almost like pepper spray (and I'll wear anything!). I prefer Parfum de Coeur's Body Fantasies line's Fresh White Musk, which is a pretty fresh white floral musk with no irritants to my nose.

25th September, 2010.

A crisp and sparkling rendition of white musk and one that wears on hour after hour; beware overapplying this one as it can be a bit strong and even a bit sickening in overlay large doses. Unlike other creamier, sweeter white musks, Fresh White Musk has very little that's mellow or sweet; it's supposed to be a blend of white floral and musk but I think it's a little too soapy to fit that description. Extremely clean, extremely fresh, quite nice. But again, watch with application' I have a little bottle of this but the sprayer mechanism is on the aggressive side, if you know what I mean. A good deal of fragrance releases when you apply, so either hold the bottle out and as far away as possible when spraying or else do an air-spray-and-walk-through routine. You'll be glad you did.

30th September, 2005.