Darbla Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just like all of our FOs have been getting reformulated over the past few years, so have ready-made perfumes, from the cheapie body sprays at Wal-Mart all the way up to Chanel, Guerlain, and all the other hoity-toity fragrance houses. I was discussing musk 'fumes that we all used back in the day and nothing is as good now as it used to be. The cheapest Jovan and Alyssa Ashley musks used to be perfectly divine, but not now. So what do we have in FOs that comes closest? Besides just musk, what are some other really good "hippie" type scents now? Patchouli comes to mind. Incense & sandalwood type stuff. Nag champa, dragon's blood, etc., all that stuff that smells like a head shop? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevcher Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 RE has a Strawberry Musk that's pretty amazing ! Definitely a "Head Shop" scent, it reminds me of an incense that I used to burn in my youth 3 hours ago, Darbla said: The cheapest Jovan and Alyssa Ashley musks used to be perfectly divine, but not now. I totally agree ! Those are the only fragrances I ever wore, besides patchouli, and they are so weak now. I wished they were still as good because I really, really miss them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I worked on organizing some of my FO's yesterday, and I made a new category for myself with a box labeled "Hippie". These are what I have and am putting in that category: Dark Musk --- Nature's Garden Egyptian Dragon --- Nature's Garden Egyptian Dragon --- Oregon Trails Goddess --- Old Mill Majmua --- Nemat International Mary Jane --- Peak Mayan Musk --- Nature's Garden Moon Shadows --- Heaven Scent Musk --- Heaven Scent Nile Queen --- Bramble Berry Patchouli --- Peak Scheherazade --- The Scent Works Strawberry Musk --- Old Mill; don't know how this one compares to RE's Violet Musk --- Green Leaf Sad that so many of these wonderful companies are out of business now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Aztec sandalwood is very musky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Sweet Musk from MMS Jovan Musk from Natures Garden Hippie Chick from RE Patchouli Amber from The Flaming Candle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Karma dupe is about as hippie as you can get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevcher Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Millcreek's Fireside Musk is really gorgeous OOB. I'm hoping it does well in Para-Soy, because I have several customers that love the hippie-type scents . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 @NightLight who makes that Karma dupe you like? @chevcher I see now there's a Mill Creek order in my future..... Y'all, I found Candle Science Moon Lake Musk in my pile, mixed it with some alcohol, and this is absolutely looooooovely. It reminds me of Bonne Bell Skin Musk from back in the day. I also did up a little of that Heaven Scent Musk, THEN looked at the label, and it was candles only. I used it up by spraying it on my clothes and just avoiding skin (shrug). It also is quite nice, and a soft musk and not skanky, but is long since gone from anybody purchasing it now. I also made a roll-on of some old Tony's Dragon Blood I found a sample of (who's carries Tony's/Southern Garden Scents now? I can't remember...), and it is wonderful but it only takes a tiny dab to do you. Gotta try that Nature's Garden Dark Musk next, and for some reason I've gotten a craving for a green musk so this is happening soon too: Nature's Garden Green Amber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Try an Egyptian musk. Very similar to the Bonne Belle. Sometimes you can find it on EBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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