Kiehl's Original Musk (1963)
by Kiehl's

When I see all the excellent noses that have reviewed this positively, I have to wonder what I'm missing.

I smell a mild, pleasant musk surrounded by cheap synthetic florals. Neither bad nor good, inoffensive but totally uninspiring, it reminds me of a soap I used to use.

Blandness is hardly a crime, but I can't see myself buying this despite its good price.

I tried the EdT - perhaps the oil is better.

EdT.

Nice unisex musk for everyday use, more suitable for women. A bit alsamic florals back up the musk very good, quite similar to the legendery unisex musk by Alyssa Ashley. This is slightly more animalic though, and a tad more complex creation. Great bottle, nice lasting power, and atleast the EdT has nothing to do with (the marvelous) Muscs Koublai Khan.

Especially recommended for women, great choice for the office etc. when moderately applied.

For the first half an hour or so after applying Kiehl's all I could think of was "this smells a lot like Kouros". After the initial blast of Kouros-like goodness, a more floral character starts to emerge with roses and some other florals (ylang ylang?) making an appearance. A slightly dirty musk holds everything together and stops it from becoming too floral. The florals die down a little in the dry down and a certain powderiness to the musk appears, smoothing its edges and taming it to a large degree. Longevity is very good (I got slight hints of it in the breeze a good 10 hours after a light application), and it projects well although it is not a "sillage monster".

Overall, a Kiehl's a nice musk that although it brings to mind other perfumes it has a character all of its own.

A stunner!

I've had the edt--the 1.7 spray as well as the original Kiehl's ":Love Oil." I have to say that is is, at once, pure animal sex and pure sexy soap. A clean, sexy experience. I have not experienced such a sultry, sexy, CLEAN scent my whole life!

KIEHL'S ROCKS! .

Male/Female alike (we are, you know) try it. You won't regret it! I hope that I will wear this with each passing year.

I am, at 48 years of age, a new grandmother. Let me be, if possible, the BEST smelling gramma there ever was!

JM Jeannemarie : ) Love you my perfumista friends!

If Muscs Koublai Khan is your holy grail of musks, but either you can't afford that bell jar, or you still saving up for it, Kiehl's Original musk is great to have around in the meantime. Kiehl's isn't as full and complex as MKK, but it's beautiful none the less and comes closer to MKK then any other musk that I've experienced. Sometimes I spritz Kiehl's on one wrist and dab MKK on the other. It's nice to be able to sniff at them both all day.

This review is under revision.