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Wild Musk(1972)
Coty · Coty in-house perfumers
At a glance
An overdosed musk composition from Coty's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a floral heart, closing on a heavily overdosed musk note and woods. Wild Musk became one of the best-selling fragrances of the 1970s musk craze, its accessible price point and skin-warm, sensual musk character helping popularize musk-forward perfumery for a broad mainstream American audience.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Wild Musk is a fragrance from Coty, released in 1972 and composed by Coty in-house perfumers. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Floral Notes, and settles into a base of Musk and Woods.
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