White Musk by Montale

*****
Year: unknown

Notes: violet leaf, Bourbon geranium, ylang-ylang, white musk
When one encounters a fragrance called White Musk, there's already the acknowledgement that it won't be as natural as genuine animal musk (let alone animalic). As a result, it strictly conforms to everything that its name implies – fresh, clean and inoffensive. Unfortunately, as much as one has a personal disinterest in synthetically clean scents, it would have greatly helped if it was even marginally detectable on the skin.

The word 'white' may have been appropriate for this transparent representation of purity but, to one's nose, the word that best sums up White Musk is 'nothingness'.


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