It’s not designer. It’s not rare or exclusive. It’s not very expensive. But it is one of my favorite scents.

I am addicted to The Body Shop’s White Musk fragrance. Musk normally connotes a heavier, sometimes cloying scent. Not this musk. This sniff is light, it is clean, it is slightly creamy. Fresh enough for warmer days, comforting enough for colder days.

Of course, the downside is that the scent fades very quickly. It is meant to be “layered” with other White Musk products, which I take to be something of a scam to get you to buy more Body Shop products. I’m not a fan of the other products, like the lotion. It is too light and the scent just isn’t the same. White Musk is inexpensive enough that I can reapply frequently and feel guilty about it. I have searched for a comparable White Musk scent that lasts longer, but after trying dozens, I haven’t found one I like nearly as much as this one from The Body Shop.