r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/CandleMonster • 25d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Never forget the HEAT

I've been following her for some weeks and I'm in awe of her skill matching clothes!! So I wanted to share her with you gals!!

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbV5b6eI74p

Instagram name: @samiabenchaou_

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u/Sohiacci 25d ago

No worries friend! Musk is a product traditionally made with the gland of the musk deer (nowadays can be made synthetically without harming the animal). Some cultures have been using it for cosmetics and it's used for scents when mixed with other products like ambers.

It's been used in oriental cultures for a very long time and is also part of Islamic practices. It's recommended to wear it and we even perfume the dead with it.

I use it because I'm a muslim from north african descent and it's kinda part of my routine lol but it's so powerful and fixed my stinkiness that I just have to share! Most muslim men and women smell like musk, it's cheap, smells divine and is just great overall.

Depending on where you live it should be pretty easy to find! You can even find home sprays/textile sprays based of musk too

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u/Secret-Farm-3274 25d ago

Is there a specific product you use? Or just any perfume that contains white musk as a note?

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u/Sohiacci 24d ago

I just use handmade white musk from locals who make it themselves so it's straight from the source. Perfume is nice but it doesn't last at all

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u/boromir_queries_sean 25d ago

This is really interesting! I wanted to thank you for taking the time to talk about it with everyone.

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u/disjointed_chameleon 25d ago

I love my North African friends! I'm Lebanese but all my closest local friends in my neighborhood are Moroccan, Tunisian, and Algerian. We've been friends for 2+ years now, and they now call me an "honorary North African" after spending so much time with them the past few years. 😄😍😑🥰😊

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u/Sohiacci 24d ago

One of us! One of us!

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u/disjointed_chameleon 24d ago

🥰🥰😊😊

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u/PocketCatt 25d ago

What would you compare the smell to? I’ve had stuff that says white musk is one of the notes but my nose isn’t smart enough to pick out what that smells like by itself lol

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u/Sohiacci 24d ago

White musk itself I'd say smells closest to clean fresh laundry I'd say. It's cottony, powdery, a little milky maybe. I'm not too good at describing but that's what it inspires me

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u/PocketCatt 24d ago

Oh wow that sounds perfect! I’m gonna look for some too lol