I picked up some British Sterling Musk.
A NOS set of aftershave and cologne.
The aftershave is called "Light Musk" and the cologne is called "Imperial Musk".
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The set is in very good condition and the product is well preserved. In fact, there's nothing wrong with it but I'm not impressed.
Is it a decent musk scent? Yes.
The aftershave is indeed light and the cologne is the same scent in a stronger longer lasting form.
If you want a musk scent, this is indeed musk.
I probably shouldn't be disappointed but having never smelled it before I was hoping it might have a hint of British Sterling's distinctiveness. That's the problem with this; it's not distinctive.
British Sterling is a distinctive scent and quite good for the price point so I thought their musk offering might be distinctive as well.
Lest you think I would like to tell the makers how to create their product, allow me to give a couple examples.
I have English Leather and I have English Leather lime.
I have Old Spice and I have Old Spice lime.
Both limes are certainly lime but both also retain and exude family traits that make each distinctive and recognizable. If you blindfold me and ask me to sniff English Leather lime I can tell it's in the English Leather family because it has family traits. Same thing for the Old Spice lime. It's lime but it's also Old Spice.
That's what I was hoping I might find in British Sterling Musk.
They also made a Bitter Lemon that I'd like to get my hands on sometime but that one seems to be a bit more elusive.
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