Top notes are bergamot, pink pepper and black currant; middle notes are tobacco blossom, black rose, orange blossom and immortelle; base notes are olibanum and white musk.
White Musk Smoky Rose opens with some black currants and some other fruits. A few minutes later, it settles into a velvety concoction of rose, smoke and immortelle. It's all about the sweetness of rose flower. The smoke and the immortelle mixed within the sweet rose, creates an effect almost like salty caramel to me, consoling, but inedible. I didn't notice that much musk until after about 5 hours, when the smoky rose starts to mellow. The later part is a balance between the musk and the smoky rose. It really is quite a unique smell, as soon as i opened the parcel, the smell hit me, in a nice way.
The longevity is quite good on me, for about 5 hours i can smell it, then it starts to fade but it is about. The name Smoky Rose describes the fragrance pretty accurately. While it's not a scent of complexity, it certainly brings me a lot of comfort. It's quite a thrill considering the price (£10 for 30ml). It is perfect handbag size to take around with you or for travelling. I'd recommend it as a lovely no-brainer everyday fragrance with some gentle oriental elements.
The moisturiser is nice, the quality is what i would expect from The Body Shop, it left my skin nice and smooth, and the smell was quite strong when you first put it on, but fades to leave a lovely light scent. If you like the scent then you like the moisturiser. I'm not the biggest fan of scented moisturiser to i would only purchase the perfume, but that is no reflection of the moisturiser, just my personal preference.
