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Black Musk by The Body Shop

The Body Shop· 2015· Eau de Parfum

Black Musk

8.21.1KTypically ~$25

Pear and pink pepper up top, drying down to black vanilla husk and chocolate. Best in fall, made for daily wear.

CreamySweetPowderySyntheticGourmand

Scent profile

Top notes

Pear Pink Pepper Bergamot

Heart notes

Licorice Heliotrope Ylang-Ylang

Base notes

Black Vanilla Husk Chocolate

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

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Longevitymoderate

Sillagemoderate

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