Wild musk is a heavy and heady scent. It is heavily floral and at first smells of roses, jonquil and lavender. As it matures, jasmine and spices appear. There is also an undertone of something woody and of patchouli.

Wild Musk Perfume

In the land of yesteryear, I'm told, women didn't buy perfume for themselves. Instead, men would buy fragrances for the women in their lives as a special gift. Indeed, watching old Hollywood movies, we can see this is true. For example, in the movie The Women Joan Crawford meets Norma Shear's husband when he comes to buy perfume for Norma. In 1953, however, things began to change and Wild musk perfume was the first crack in the dam. Wild musk was created for women to buy for themselves. They did, and many still do. In fact, Wild musk was the first "real" perfume that I was exposed to. My mother had it. So did all her friends. Any woman of an age to have children in school, who traveled in that upper-middle class, Orange county California, white-collar social circle of the 60s and early 70s had a bottle of it on her dresser, vanity table, or in the bathroom.

Wild musk perfume is of another time and the only people I see wearing it anymore are older women. Like blue eye shadow or white lipstick, it is no longer fashionable - certainly not as a daily perfume.

I went to visit a friend's aunt recently in a retirement home. Her aunt wears Y Wild musk perfume. Her seven-year-old daughter said, "I like the way old ladies smell like flowers." Perhaps that's the nicest thing I can express. Wild musk will make you smell like an old lady. Wild musk can be found 1.5 ounce bottles for $20.00, in 1.8 ounce bottles for $22.00 and in 2.25 ounce bottles $24.00. I admit that I still like Wild musk. It reminds me of my childhood. It's nostalgia. I won't wear it though. I'm too young to smell like an old lady.