Perfume Parlour 1988 EDP

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Mostly Musk

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Perfume Parlour Mostly Musk is an Eau de Parfum launched in 1988. Mostly Musk opens with Woody Notes and Spicy Notes, settles into a heart of Musk and Skin Musk, and dries down to a base of Amber and Sandalwood. Perfume Parlour's Mostly Musk carries a Favourite verdict, a musk-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's recreation of The Body Shop's discontinued 1988 cult classic Mostly Musk. Fans say it settles to the same warm, sweet skin musk after a few minutes - a faithful nostalgia hit, though some wish it projected harder. A cosy, second-skin musk for those chasing the original.
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  • Sensual
  • Cozy
  • Comforting
  • Grounded
  • Sophisticated
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Mostly Musk Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Red Musk by The Body Shop
4%
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Red Musk the original Mostly Musk inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed
Woody Notes56%
Spicy Notes44%
Heartas listed
Musk56%
Skin Musk44%
Baseas listed
Amber52%
Sandalwood48%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter
Also Works:
Spring

The warm, sweet skin musk feels cosiest in autumn and winter but is soft enough to wear year-round.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office

An intimate, second-skin musk suited to everyday casual wear and close encounters rather than formal events.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Sandalwood Santalol from Sandalwood
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Mostly Musk revives The Body Shop's much-missed 1988 musk oil: it opens a touch woody and lightly spiced before quickly melting into the heart that matters - a soft, seductive skin musk that smells warm and clean against the body. The drydown rounds out with sweet amber and a whisper of sandalwood over a white-musk base, giving it that smouldering, late-80s second-skin character. Straight from the bottle it can read a little sharp, but like the original it blooms after fifteen minutes into a sweet, intimate musk. Reviewers who still own vintage bottles call it a faithful match. As a budget oil it is intimate rather than loud, projecting close to the skin - very much a personal, comforting scent rather than a room-filler. A nostalgic, cosy musk for everyday wear in cooler weather.

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