huile de parfum

> I should rub a drop or two on my laptop to tease me whenever I blog.

I'm running out of White Musk perfume oil so I made a trip to get more. Instead I found Japanese Musk. Hmm, I thought. What's the difference? I've been using White Musk for well over a year now (two years? I forget) and I'm very fond of it - earthy, robust yet subtle, sensual, arousing at times, and it goes beautifully with the Chinese sandalwood soap I normally shower with. They did have a couple bottles of it left.

Then I noticed the Japanese Musk.

There was a sample so I took a whiff. Whoah. There is certainly a difference - unmistakeably exotic, unusual, even strange, but definitely intriguing and perhaps a bit mysterious. It seems to draw you in through sensuous intrigue, but somehow also inspires you to ask questions, about its essence, maybe even about its wearer. I had to buy it.

I love my White Musk but I knew I wanted something new, something a little challenging even. I just didn't know what it would be or even where I'd discover it. It's a good compromise, too. It's still musk, which works well with my natural chemistry (as do woodsy and citrus essences), but it's also something more, and something more unique. I don't believe this scent to be worn by many people.

Leave it to this alien to choose a scent that itself seems rather alien, too.