| This fragrance line was discontinued in 1999. |
(Discontinued in 1999) – This perfume was Lush's first ever signature fragrance, launched at the time of Lush's birth in 1995, and
remaining on their store shelves until 1999 when all of their original, classic fragrances bar Karma were replaced with new concepts
(namely newcomers Flower Market and Icon). A 30g frosted glass bottle housed in a tacky, cheaply glued together (but rather cute
nonetheless) green and yellow faux fur covered box with a purpled pink jeweled flower on top, Lush Perfume is potently fragranced
with blackcurrant. And when I say potently, I mean potently. The first listed (and therefore the most liberally used) fragrant ingredient is
a secret "perfume", wherein lies blackcurrant oil in all its abundant glory as Lush's base note. Though obviously possessing a sweetly
berried fragrance, a common problem with natural blackcurrant oil as it's found in perfumes is that many people tend to get a sharp cat
urine type whiff from it. (This was a common complaint against Lush's Cherie Ripe Massage Bar, for example.) And in Lush, against
a backdrop of herbal chamomile and hippy-esque patchouli, those who normally detect such an odd note in blackcurrant will initially
find that it's all that much more boldly emphasized as this particular perfume attempts to find its home on the skin. (The closest
currently sold product comparison to Lush perfume in its early stages can be more subtly found in Skin Sin Body Lotion, which
similarly features blackcurrant and chamomile first and foremost.) As Lush settles, both blackcurrant and balsamic, herbal labdanum
increasingly cease to be tauntingly distracted by patchouli, which, though a rather powerful oil, is fortunately contained in far lesser
amounts than all other detectable ingredients. Hence, with time, blackcurrant and chamomile gradually become better able to instead
cuddle up to orange neroli, bringing out more of a candied fruit aroma that is unconventionally layered on top of a subtle bed of sweeter
flora such as wild jasmine and violet, amassed in a sea of cypress trees. As even more time passes, Lush's blackcurrant,
chamomile, neroli, and cypress oils boldly outlast all other notes, eventually culminating in a delicious, good-enough-to-eat fragrance
that is far more intense than but virtually identical to the recently launched Comforter Bubble Bar. Summed up, the time mutable Lush
perfume begins life as a toothsome but oddly herbed bohemian scent and unfolds to reveal a forest of sugar berries ripe for the
picking. And though long discontinued, it's quite clear that Lush has never entirely let go of their original signature perfume, adding
more than a trace of its essence to various bath and body products over the years.
remaining on their store shelves until 1999 when all of their original, classic fragrances bar Karma were replaced with new concepts
(namely newcomers Flower Market and Icon). A 30g frosted glass bottle housed in a tacky, cheaply glued together (but rather cute
nonetheless) green and yellow faux fur covered box with a purpled pink jeweled flower on top, Lush Perfume is potently fragranced
with blackcurrant. And when I say potently, I mean potently. The first listed (and therefore the most liberally used) fragrant ingredient is
a secret "perfume", wherein lies blackcurrant oil in all its abundant glory as Lush's base note. Though obviously possessing a sweetly
berried fragrance, a common problem with natural blackcurrant oil as it's found in perfumes is that many people tend to get a sharp cat
urine type whiff from it. (This was a common complaint against Lush's Cherie Ripe Massage Bar, for example.) And in Lush, against
a backdrop of herbal chamomile and hippy-esque patchouli, those who normally detect such an odd note in blackcurrant will initially
find that it's all that much more boldly emphasized as this particular perfume attempts to find its home on the skin. (The closest
currently sold product comparison to Lush perfume in its early stages can be more subtly found in Skin Sin Body Lotion, which
similarly features blackcurrant and chamomile first and foremost.) As Lush settles, both blackcurrant and balsamic, herbal labdanum
increasingly cease to be tauntingly distracted by patchouli, which, though a rather powerful oil, is fortunately contained in far lesser
amounts than all other detectable ingredients. Hence, with time, blackcurrant and chamomile gradually become better able to instead
cuddle up to orange neroli, bringing out more of a candied fruit aroma that is unconventionally layered on top of a subtle bed of sweeter
flora such as wild jasmine and violet, amassed in a sea of cypress trees. As even more time passes, Lush's blackcurrant,
chamomile, neroli, and cypress oils boldly outlast all other notes, eventually culminating in a delicious, good-enough-to-eat fragrance
that is far more intense than but virtually identical to the recently launched Comforter Bubble Bar. Summed up, the time mutable Lush
perfume begins life as a toothsome but oddly herbed bohemian scent and unfolds to reveal a forest of sugar berries ripe for the
picking. And though long discontinued, it's quite clear that Lush has never entirely let go of their original signature perfume, adding
more than a trace of its essence to various bath and body products over the years.
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