I received this gift set for my birthday, and wow, what a blast from the past! Most of you who know The Body Shop know that its iconic scent is White Musk. It was very popular in the late 90s, and although I don't think it was discontinued, it seems to be having a revival. This set contains: White Musk Sumptuous Silk Shower Gel 250 ml, White Musk Smooth Satin Body Lotion 250 ml and White Musk Eau de Toilette 30 ml
First: the Shower Gel. The Body Shop website promises: "a sumptuously sensual soap-free body cleanser with a silky smooth gel texture that creates a creamy, foamy lather in the shower and leaves skin feeling cleansed, refreshed and subtly scented with...White Musk." The scent is lovely and prominent as soon as you open the bottle. It slides across your body well and works into a soapy lather. However the scent doesn't remain on your body as much as I would want it too; after a few minutes in the shower you can't smell it anymore, and I wanted it to last longer. The bottle itself is a good size and easy to keep clean. Positives: texture and ability to clean. Negatives: scent doesn't last.
Second: the Body Lotion. In contrast to the Shower Gel, this smell does last on your body for a long time. It also scents the room you're in when you put it on. I would recommend this body lotion as it glides on well, there's no complicated dispensing, and it rubs in smoothly, with no marks and doesn't colour the skin at all or leave it feeling sticky.
Thirdly: the Eau de Toilette. The scent of this also lasts a long time. White Musk, like it says on the tin, is a musky, strong scent. It is a very clean smell, and makes you think of washing your hair at the hairdressers or running a bubble bath. I like to use this perfume to stay fresh when I might be going somewhere with strong smells, like a food market.
Overall I enjoyed this gift set. At £3, I would definitely buy the shower gel again. The perfume and the body lotion are a little steeper at £9 each, and I don't think I would buy them on their own. The gift set is currently in the sale at £15, which I think it's worth (and it comes in a pretty box with a ribbon).
I hope this review helped some of you. Do you have any White Musk products? What do you think of them?
This has been my go-to scent since the early 90's. I always keep a bottle of the oil, which I'm sure you know lasts for years. I actually compare any new scent I try to this one and have chosen it over many more expensive perfumes.
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