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Nahteence – :
I like Karma soap a lot, but I’m not a user of the perfume. I always recognise the powerful orange oil, pine and lemongrass. It reminds me in different ways of ’70s Aqua Manda bath oil, Hermes’ Terre and Elixir des Merveilles. When I wore Terre I always bathed first using Karma soap – and it worked incredibly well.
Karma has a retro ambiance for me – which I for one find charming. It seems cheery and ebullient. So, despite having never worn Karma, I don’t really agree with its detractors. Seems very long lasting.
Shower – :
There are very few scents I have found distasteful . Many I have tried are not my personal style, but most have some redeeming qualities.
I tested this thinking it might have a 60s hippie vibe . I still wonder what ( or if ) the creator had any intention as this was formulated. I tested it in the store and was in literal shock that this product was being sold. Perhaps it is so avante garde that only a select group of culturally erudite and brave souls can appreciate . The kindest thing I can say is that it was terrible to my nose and I can not imagine wanting to smell like the product .
There are many hippie scents that could be created and appreciated by a vast number of people , including me. I wondered if this scent was meant to be some sort of protest or a vehicle to shock people. This one does not fly at all.
svekarda – :
This is based on the solid perfume version:
Another Fragrantican recently brought this to my attention — Karma smells just like the Lush store in general. Maybe that’s why I like it so much — Lush is such a fun, tactile store and going in there just makes me happy.
Karma is a unique scent. This is not to say that’s not true of other Lush perfumes — this is just the one I have the most experience with. Recently I made a thread about finding a dupe and we were all hard-pressed to find a smell-alike.
Karma is primarily orange (a very bright, candied orange), lavender, lemongrass, pine, and patchouli.
Sometimes it smells like cotton candy spun by hippies; sometimes it smells like blue spruce bubble gum. When it dries down, it’s just a really pleasant, natural-smelling patchouli, but without the potent, unctuous earthiness of pure patchouli essential oil, for example. There is a hint of cinnamon, which I think makes it sweet and friendlier on the skin than just captial-P Patchouli.
It’s a really joyous perfume! I like it in all seasons.
crutWo – :
To me it smells like a beekeeper’s shed. What a unique scent. Brings back my childhood memories.
PROrabix – :
Spiced candyfloss! Sugary and orangey with some incense-headshop gorgeousness to fill it out.
For personal taste I wish it had perhaps something to ground it, to make it a little less of an essential oil assault on the senses, but its lack of subtlety is, in a very “fuck you” way, utterly charming.
180254 – :
A candy confectionary, a smoothness, a delicious blend of florals and patchouli that lasts and lasts and lasts. Yes: I love Karma. It just smells, however basic this description might seem, yummy. So much so that, after years of using the body lotion, I’ve gone out and bought the perfume. I plan to smother myself in it (not that that is unusual, as I’m generally very liberal in my application).
Paired with the body lotion, in itself a fragrance powerhouse, with a longevity approaching 8 hours, easy, the perfume has fantastic longevity. I also use the solid shampoo bar, which might contribute to the Karma cloud that followed me around today.
Creamy, candied…patchouli… a dreamy mix. A worthy purchase. It’s love, my darlings, love.
220_v – :
Hate the opening, love the dry down.
This perfume is perfect for colder weather and darker nights. The opening makes me sick because it smells like hay, horse dung and sharp patchouli. The dry down smells like orange, pine and patchouli. It is very wellblended which makes it difficult to make out separate notes, you’d have to read about it to know what’s in it. It’s a bit sweet and intoxicating on me as if it was a bubblegum. Longevity and projection is amazing. Small bottle will last you forever. I recommend putting it on 1-2 hours before going out so that nobody gets to smell the bad opening.
perez – :
The reviewer below has it right!!! I have been wearing karma and vanillary for 5 years.I would love to see a solid perfume rendition of Sleepy cream! That said,I love Karma for its vibrancy and citrusy goodness.It reminds me of melting orange starburst candy with a bit of pine lingering in the background ~ a very active,outdoorsy smell.
Immortal_BLG – :
This is an open letter to the people who run and own LUSH:
For God’s sake PLEASE pay more attention to your USA shops and PLEASE rotate the FRAGRANCES MORE !!
We want more variety!! Not just the same 7 fragrances for the last 5 years. Mix it up, babies. Send us some new and exotic fragrances. You only have like 100 of them online!
Part of you customer base are FRAGRANCE LOVERS and not bath bomb buyers !
I hope you understand this.
amigrant6 – :
Karma is an explosion of happiness in a bottle! an explosion of sparkling citruses celebrating life; heady,sweet,opulent,vile projection,merciless orgasmic.sexy,gypsy,bohemian.king of patchouli If you walk down the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam you will recognize intermediately Karma screaming from the shop,is just an amazing Boom Boom scent.Ideal as beach scent,spray it on you sitting on a terrace with a Corona beer.Karma 10 points.
efm485speagoessenda – :
Tried on the solid perfume yesterday in the store – blissful. Sunny, juicy, sweet orange with a gentle, warm depth I didn’t recognize at first – resin and patchouli. The patchouli reminds me of the incense sticks my dad always burns… soft and earthy, a warm breath of nature. The pine and other green notes give it some cool airiness to balance out the scent as well. It really “lit up” when it hit my skin – all of a sudden what was just a pleasant linear aroma in the tin opened up into a 3-D complexity of warm sunshine and fresh forest earth and air.
Karma was easily my favorite solid perfume, and maybe my favorite scent overall – bright sweet citrus while still having some softness and darker complexity. It’s uplifting, creamy, and down-to-earth all at once. It went on with decent sillage and the longevity was moderate, which I found completely reasonable given the price. I’d rather reapply than be overwhelmed, anyway.
When it came time for me to decide on my purchases – I didn’t buy this one because I’ve never really been into solid perfumes. Next time I go back, though, I think I will give it a try.
1chik10 – :
All I got from this was those fizzy vitamin C tablets you put in water but it’s really in your face about it.
Sillage is pretty bad, it barely lasts too
Genuinely didn’t like this . If this is the embodiment of the retro and hippy 70s I’m glad I wasn’t I wasn’t born around this time frankly
Don666999 – :
I wish I could like this one. Perhaps it’s just my skin chemistry, but this on me was a nose-punch of head shop (cheap pachouli incense) with a faint waft of chalky orange smarties. Overpowering when first applied, it disappeared completely within an hour.
As a soap, I could detect much more pine and resin-like notes, but those were nonexistent for me in the perfume.
I love Lush as a company, but this was a dud for me.
delovoi-007 – :
I fell in love with the karma soap almost 20 years ago and had been wearing it until all LUSH stores were closed down in Brazil. Since then I have been anxiously awaiting for its return and now that I have it as an EDP it just does not fit me. As an EDP it’s just too strong and that’s a complaint I seldom make. As a soap it is an ethereal experience, as a perfume it’s just too much of a good thing. Lush please consider making a lighter like summer or cologne version of it (I can’t believe I’m typing these words).
xpom0190 – :
The packaging of the perfume has changed again with a clear label and karma written in black. The scent definately smells less sharp and strong than before. I’ll try to re test but the longevity and sillage seemed to be less with this 3rd new packaging. Getting weaker each time?
hencesoassy – :
The patchouli is just too heavy for me. The solid perfume is bearable in small doses and seems fresher somehow than the liquid, which is absolutely smothering and headache-inducing, at least for me. Since it’s such a hit fragrance, it can’t possibly have this effect on everyone, so I’m giving it to a friend who has been thinking of changing up her go-to scent–maybe she’ll be able to use it.
patriotq3 – :
This scent is fairly likable if you apply lightly. Orange, pine, and patchouli are all definitely prominent but there is a lot of sweetness as well (at least in the solid), which I think makes it more friendly and accessible than other patchouli scents. Ultimately I passed it on to a friend since I just didn’t wear it that much.
wagstaff – :
Reading comments from other people, i wish i could find this smell pleasant, but it smells horrible on me, and is very headache inducing. I remember one ex boyfriend bought this for me as a christmas present, but he didnt smell it first. When i spritzed it while i was celebrating with my family, everyone got nauseated because the smell was so strong, like a heavy patchouli parfum for men, or a cleaning product. I tried using it during some months and to give it a chance, but the smell was so heavy, that i couldnt even use it on my room or curtains. On my skin, it smelled like bitter oranges and a face-slapping patchouli. Then, the smell changed to a very masculine piney smell, with a citrus hint.
After my bad experience, i decided to put some Karma on my clothes one day i was going to have a date with my ex. He asked, what parfum are you using? its incredibly strong! and i showed him the little Karma tube. He felt really sorry about it.
malishh9 – :
I absolutely LOVE this exotic and intoxicating fragrance. Unfortunately, I’m allergic to something in it. I spritz it on and immediately my skin heats up and turns an angry red. This does disappear after the first hour, but it does make for a negative association with wearing it. I gave my almost full bottle to my daughter to enjoy.
Warning: Karma (at least on me) has enormous sillage, so start off very conservatively. It’s also very long lasting.
zork55 – :
Last week I replenished my supply of the hand and body lotion. That should tell you how much I enjoy Karma.
krshn – :
Smells like hardwood floors that have been freshly mopped with Pine-sol cleaner.
bekeko – :
A perfume truly at odds with itself. Vibrant citrus, and dark herbs/woods. Neither really playing a dominant role over the other. They combine to create something that would be difficult to describe as smooth or nice, but undoubtably interesting and unique. If you’ve had experience smelling natural perfumes, you will likely be intrigued and willing to wait to see where this fragrance takes you. However, if you’re into modern fragrance molecules you will probably instantly dislike it.
merk60 – :
Weird but fun!
Karma takes me to a strange, old fashioned amusement park or on an imaginary colourful journey in India.
Patchouli and orange is there all right, but not really dominating. The weird impression may be produced by the combo Fir-Pine – Cassis. But, just like the case with some other Gorilla perfumes, I have difficulties to really sort out what is going on.
I really enjoy Karma, but for me it will only be wearable at those special occasions when an air of strangeness is called for.
CahGlaphblata – :
The scent of abundance. Karma makes me so happy, and clashes with itself in the most endearing way. It really does smell like an entire Lush store in a bottle. This is definitely something you wear for yourself, like aromatherapy.
When the world deals you a big fat flaming hand of garbage, Karma reminds you that nobody cares, and neither should you. Profound apathy and salvation via sinus searing force. Aroma(shock)therapy. More, please.
Potent and long lasting. I have the 10 ml. spray which contains a compelling balance of fizzy orange, natural patchouli, and other botanical elements, as well as a hint of something like rubber or asphalt. I had the solid but returned it because it was too weak, orange-heavy, and stained my skin. Layers very nicely with other Lush perfumes for the ultimate idgaf Lush store effect. Awesome in the literal sense.
Kunstkamera – :
Karma is a clever and unusual take on the hippie loving 70’s with a real relaxed but at the same time heady incense orangery type vibe. I believe the scent is supposed to mimic the “lush shop” smell with the intense combination of products all mishing and mashing together as you walk past or venture inside.
But whether Karma is a good perfume or not depends on your skin chemistry. The smell on two people can be so different you might think they’re each wearing a different fragrance! You need to try this in store and don’t risk a blind buy. I’d also avoid buying it as a present unless you know the person loves it.
I would say it’s definitely unisex and again another Lush scent that can be worn at any point during the year and anywhere.
The bottle I’m using presently (made June 2015 ) the projection is reasonable and longevity is okay. I’m sure the scent used to be a lot stronger than it is now, so its either been reformulation or I have a bad batch.
If it suits you then it’s safe to wear anywhere, so overall 7/10.
venya1 – :
Hippie perfume.
Smells like Indian adventures, a trip in the inner Asia. A journey to Nepal, an holiday in Tibet, a tour of Katmandu.
Smells like Yoga, kundalini and meditation. Oranges and patchuli are protagonists. 🙂
ypo762Unlogrere – :
Vanilla-y warm comforting scent – FOR WINTER. I don’t really like it yet I see the appeal though I think it’s overrated
paw11 – :
I knew what to expect with the citrus and pine in this one, and I really love it. My husband however thinks it smells like bathroom cleaner 🙁 this is a perfume that not many people are going to appreciate so I’ll just wear it for me. I get the best hippie head shop vibe from Karma and I think its wonderful and intoxicating.
Mark_Bes – :
massively weird but entertaining like that one friend you have who is so hardcore into the strange place, what with the ferret ballet and artisanal sock cheese, that normal people look not so regular.
First is a huge blast of laundry musk, something that you’d put in lemon scent laundry powder. The juice hits me as fizzy next, sherbet orange with hints of used money. Patchouli and something else saunter up in the dry down. Surprising longevity for a summer scent. This is not my genre of perfume but I can see myself buying a second bottle.
djsmart – :
patchouli, sweet and powdery incense; goes on at first citrus but fades out
Edit: I ran out of my old version and bought a new one. Horrid reformulation. Bug spray. All about the citrus. So sad. What happened to the incense and patch? This smells like a lemon PEZ.
KOLYA77777 – :
Mark Constantine did very well at making an absolutely unisex fragrance, sneaking in just a tad of weirdness, and taming patchuli. If you’re not exactly a daredevil with fragrances and don’t want to worry about going wrong, Karma is for you. (Unless you have issues with patchuli — which is still really tamed here.)
fobas08 – :
I REALLY wanted to love this scent… and I do on other people! But it gets so freaking weird on my skin! It smells exactly like pine-sol and oranges on me! Yikes! It is the only perfume I’ve ever had that I literally had to scrub off. And it didn’t want to come off so I imagine the lasting power must be pretty amazing. I am truly bummed it didn’t work for me. I am a Doula/Midwifery student, and one of my clients wore it all the time (including during her labor) and it smelled absolutely divine on HER!
On her it was a incensey, patchouli, deeply calming scent. It was so lovely that I asked what it was and ran out and bought it blind that day! But on me? Pine sol and oranges. Ha! I came home and my husband said, “Ugh! Lord, Honey! What have you been doing today!?” He was convinced I had been sterilizing a birth center or something. lol! And that was AFTER I tried to scrub it off! That’s pretty sad. I guess it can be a treasure on some, and a nightmare on others!
HAPPY EDIT: So I’ve been laid up at home after back surgery and have been cleaning out the old perfume collection getting ready to box frags up for a fragrantica giveaway. Karma was sitting there, mocking me, surely bound for that giveaway box. Being stubborn I decided to give Karma one last day in court. It’s been MANY months since I tried it and I’m not leaving the house to offend anyone if I end up smelling like pine sol again. lol
So, I spray… lightly. Cautiously. Maybe even with a twinge of fear. lol And you know what? It was actually nice! I got the hippie-chic, incense thing going on my own skin finally!!! Here’s my conclusion, I first tried this in December (as evidenced by the date of this post) today is June 22nd. It was a mild, 70 degree day in Portland today and Karma performed MUCH better for me with a chance to heat up. I now believe Karma is highly weather dependent like many other Lush fragrances. This has been voted a primarily winter fragrance, but honestly you need to let your own chemistry guide you! The opposite proved to be true for me. It just may save itself from that giveaway box yet!
Haci Aga – :
Not for me, the pine and fir gives the orange a weird offputting odour. Seriously, I sprayed Kouros to cover it up :S . A testament to its lasting power lol.
Floalcove – :
This is the scent that would always dominate all the other yummy smells inside a Lush store. Whenever I am able to sniff this scent, I know I am headed towards a Lush boutique nearby. For me, this is Lush’s signature scent.
Karma is very effective in making me instantly happy with just a whiff of this fragrance. I usually don’t like citrus scents that much but this is very lovely for me. There’s something about this that is very therapeutic and mood-lifting. I believe everyone should have a “happy” perfume in their shelves. This is my take on it, and so if you don’t have a happy scent yet, consider testing this one out. 🙂
ripelloid – :
I’ve always liked the scent of Aussie’s volume shampoo (it has green labelling I think) but I couldn’t really pinpoint what it smelled like. But now I know it smells like Karma and I love it.
Now, unlike the shampoo Karma has an orange-y popsicle sweetness in the beginning (Which quickly fades to chewy cake-y sweetness and stays like that throughout. It has more of an orange flavored cake feel on me majority of the time rather than straight up syrupy popsicles/candies and the melted sticky sugariness that I associate w/ popsicles. My skin amps up anything gourmand in scents so maybe that’s why.) and dries down to a fuzzy and calm orange incense.
It isn’t teenagy though, the patchouli and resins balance it out making it really cozy and warm and the lemongrass further softens the citrus and pine making it smell a bit herbal. It’s very comforting and happy! On me it also switches from warm to cool now and then, maybe because of the lavender and cinnamon? A bit strange but I like it.
Tl;dr: if you want to smell like a happy hippie sitting on a tree stump in the woods eating orange muffins this is it for you. It really doesn’t smell as stupid as it sounds.
EDIT: Karma also smells exactly like Kevin Murphy’s Blonde Angel Silver Shampoo. None of the shampoos mentioned smell soapy or like the standard ‘fresh’ bath gel-y garnier shampoo scent so don’t worry about that.
Idk man, I’ve got fantastic smelling shampoos.
Fauctcamn – :
Imagine a sunny winter day, icy cold and bright, with lots of crisp white snow on the ground. In Karma I smell pine needles mixed with patchouli and lots of fizzy orange. This is a happy, cozy fragrance. It smells natural and genuine. There’s a burst of orange peel aroma that I find so uplifting. It makes me feel warm and happy when I catch a whiff of it in icy cool air.
dimarik1772 – :
RE: The Solid.
Not as powerful and I can only smell ORANGE. Not worth buying — especially if you like that Karma BLAST of power!
PricDietrionito – :
My review is also of the SOLID perfume form.
I have a bar of Karma soap , I love the scent so much ( had read reviews here on Fragrantica and grew interested in Lush Perfumes ) that I purchased the solid perfume.
I feel the scent of the soap is more grounded in spice, while I found the perfume to be more on the citrus side, brighter than the soap.
I continue on to use the description of “bright”.
Karma is bright, it`s uplifting. No denying the citrus.
The pine and fir is so fresh. The patchouli very green and herbal. A bit of minty lavender.
Sure, it`s an “ode to Hippy” , but it is not the smoky incense filled head shop hippy scent that I remember ( or expected) from when I was a child with a hippy-ish parents, or from my own times (even now) going in to buy incense.
I burn my share of incense everyday, IMO I say that this doesn’t have that kind of vibe.
It`s sunshiny, it`s energizing – yet can be meditative and relaxing . I`ve found many Lush bath products have that oxymoronic effect.
I have worn this for 5 days now… by itself, smeared on my chest , arms and wrists, anywhere I can duck my head to catch a whiff.
I`ve smeared on blended with shea body butter all over my body, also touched and smoothed onto my hair.
I`ve layered with VW Boudoir to add spark to skank- it`s sexy with an unexpected conifer `n orange.
I have layered with a VS Very Sexy body mist to create an originality and that added spark of citrus.
When layering I applied to shoulders, chest, inside elbow, back of knees, hollow between collarbone and neck, temples.
I find it to be a scent that can be worn casually, as a pick me up, or even special occasions.
I see this as seasonless – I feel I can wear Karma all year `round.
I suppose it`s what you make of it – what you need and how you need it to be.
I have other scents that share some of the same notes as Karma – but I cannot say Karma reminds me of any of them.
I believe it`s the conifers that make Karma stand out from other “hippy” type patchoulis, or any other patch based and noted scents in my wardrobe.
It`s easy to use. It warms up quickly to touch when applying, and blends into skin well.
Longevity on me has been a fair good time – the longest has been approx. 2 pm until the next morning.
Projection is not huge – I did not seem I was in a cloud, I would catch wafting whiffs now and then.
I can definitely smell with nose close, and my husband was able to detect while sitting close.
I am pretty pleased with it, my hubby likes it .
More than likely I will try to keep a pot as a staple as I can use by itself and a variety of ways.
Price not bad – I can be a bargain hunter, so if I`m to order online, I will certainly add another product for that $6.00 shipping lol I am not going to pay 6 bucks for 1 small pot of solid 😉
ujd877InsuffBooni – :
I had to return to the shop for the larger bottle of Karma and its body cream. That prominent orange citrus note is so calming to my senses combined with patchouli.
papaja – :
I love Lush products, especially their solid shampoos. This is my favourite woody scent; the strongest note is the pine tree, with oranges, lemongrass and patchouli also making an impact. This is an instant mood-lifter; my favourite pick-me-up scent when I’m feeling a bit tired and not in the mood for a French powerhouse. This is like walking into a pine forest and eating oranges under the tree and feeling healthy and content.
francua – :
Very interesting how a scent can smell so incredibly different on two people. A woman at my office wears a scent that I liked. So, I asked and found out that it’s Lush’s “Karma”. I then went to their store on 61st and Lexington Avenue here in NYC. The very nice sales associate let me sample everything and I decided upon just getting a small 10 ml bottle of Karma. Thank God! Because what smelled lovely on my coworker smells like a metallic, urinal cake on me. Karma also reminds me of Secretions Magnifiques by Etat Libre D’Orange, which also brought me close to retching. I didn’t get patchouli in this at all, and I LOVE patchouli. I got plastic, bathroom cleaner, scrubbin’ bubbles. There are not too many scents that I had to scrub off my skin, but, this was one of them. A few of the others that Lush offers were very nice, and I may revisit them, but not this one. The nice sales lady said that this was their best-selling scent. Oh well, you sniff and learn! This is definitely going into the secret Santa bag next Christmas.
271004084 – :
The first time I smelled this I was looking for smoky incense, and found this too much like an orange lollipop. The second time I smelled it, I thought it smelled great, but too much like the mid-nineties when we all went through that hippie revival. But I returned to smell it again because I’m very in the mood for natural, outdoorsy, sun-warmed pine type scents at the moment…and this scent is like finding a friend. It’s airy and cheerful and familiar, bright enough for summer and cool and fresh for winter. Many of the reviews below have said it’s incredibly strong and long-lasting- I’m wearing two sprays and am not finding either to be true at the moment but am willing to consider nose fatigue. Wondering if I can hold out on getting the soap too and doubting my resistance…
Update regarding strength/longevity: They must have adjusted the strength when they changed the packaging, as it’s no longer super strong and is actually quite short-lived.
JQRalph – :
Just opened and sprayed the bottle of Karma I bought last year and it’s not the Karma I remember. In the days of Cosmetics to Go it was a mellow suble fragrance recalling the old ‘hippie’ shops of the 1970s. I got so many compliments from complete strangers 20yeras ago. It may have had ‘notes’ but in the original so cleverly melded together one couldn’t pick them out, just a great MMM evocative smell. The new Karma is orange, mostly that with a bit of pine (disinfectant) and a base of Patchouli. I know Cosmetics to Go partly failed because of the expensive ingredients used but this Karma is ‘obvious’ and prickles my nose. I’ll wear it, it’s nice but it doesn’t capture the old Karma at all. No mystery here and I like mystery.
egorka0609 – :
Uplifting, sweet orangey goodness with fresh pine and patchouli. This is a hey, wake up! fragrance to me.
I ran out of the perfume spray and am using a little solid perfume pot as a mid afternoon aromatherapy pick me up.
I think the aromatic, crisp patchouli and pine help to clear the senses, while the sweet orange is just yummy.
This kind of helps reset my brain to factory settings when life seems to be pushing too hard. Karma is the perfect name for this wonderful fragrance. I don’t get a terrific amount of longetivity from the solid, but a couple hours is just fine for the way I use it.
Update: I used to have the spray and I really think the solid is sweeter. The spray is a little stronger on patch and aromatic, in my opinion.
Pekyn – :
The 100 Days Challenge – Day 15:
My karmic journey started this January in The Mall Of America, Minnesota. I found a Lush boutique and tried this; it felt nice but not mind-blowing. I still got a little bottle of it, and started wearing it right away. Through the cold, this wore like a candy wrapped in herbs, wafting now and then, and that seemed peculiar to me. After a few weeks, i returned to my home country (Uruguay) and in 100F degrees this was more luxurious and opulent than before. My mom and sister complimented me on it, and the scenery in which i was -my beach house is surrounded by eucalyptus woods, full with chirping birds- made total sense to what i feel is the state of peace this work of art entitles. Spray the Karma into your Nirvana!
Today’s word: Peace.
aristakesyan – :
This is gorgeous. I usually don’t tend to appreciate citruses or patchouli, but this combination of orange and patchouli together is truly outstanding to my nose.
I love it, I love the slightly dusty, “old” vibe of the resin, pines and patchouli. It’s so wild, so hippie, yet so dark and so “viking-princess” in a sort of way. I prefer it to the also stunning “Eau de Merveilles” by Hermes. But I think it is a tad expensive. I don’t know if I’ll buy the solid or a tiny bottle.
Andrew1113 – :
If Karma was a piece of visual art it would be a poster of a drawing by Aubrey Beardsley done in gradations of purple with delicate, swirling lines of orange, green, and yellow.
This is what San Francisco smelled like during the Summer of Love.
Poetry aside, I own the lotion and Karma has amazing longevity. I love it. I asked my husband what he thought and he paused long enough to guess what the correct answer would be, then said he liked it. I’m keeping the fragrance and the husband.
There are a lot of fragrances that are said to be patchouli based but in most of them it’s pretty weak. This is your hippy patchouli right here. Not dark, stuffy headshop, but hippy girl in the sunlight. Some people don’t like this girl. Alas.
Wadeombemendy – :
i was drawn to this fragrance because it smells like running away and waking up on a summers morning in a tent in a beautiful forest somewhere and I’m getting carried away but i really love the scene the scent wraps you up in, it (much like its other lush siblings) is unlike any other mainstream perfumes marketed for young people which just aim to be sweet and pleasing. this makes you feel transported, to being an incense burning student in the 70’s, a woodland sprite, a travelling free spirit in some far off land. its so nice to feel like you’ve left behind this horrible world of sickly uniformity!
Now, what comes with this vivid fragrance is that it divides opinion… whereas i feel like an elegant elven princess (shh its my guilty pleasure fragrance) my other half says “this smells like candles and my aunt’s house” which really knocked the wind out of my sails.
I have had many compliments however on how fresh and incensey i smell so do not worry!
I keep this one as a perfume just for me because i love it so much but those around me fail to appreciate..
dan02631 – :
Still my favorite LUSH frag (only because here in the USA LUSH shops only stock like 5 or 6 frags! Boooooo to them!)
(I only wish the PINE was left out — I hate PINE. )
This one is a real ZINGER! Always re-buying it!
Purple Pazazz!
urq286Negeltzex – :
I’ve been using Lush for nearly 10 years but always ignored the Karma soap as I used to hate patchouli and hated every perfume of theirs I tried but OMG I tried this today and am in love, to me it smells so fresh and clean, like if orange sherbet occurred naturally in the form of a delicious citrus fruit that populated a coastline?????
senopalnikov_dv – :
If Lust is the God of War, then Karma would be the Goddess of Love. This is beautiful in a lazy, overbearing, masturbatory fantasy sort of way.
The orange is absolutely delicious and is the main draw for me. The patchouli and pine give it both a natural and hazy sort of vibe. The rest of the ingredients are not as detectable, because my head gets muddled at this point.
Very intoxicating, but just like with Lust, I’ll keep my distance.
I feel the best manifestation of this scent is the bubblebar. The orange is a bit sweeter and the green notes more tame.
anagasama – :
Simply magnificent..
bbe926elipseskism – :
A little heavy on the orange and no pine that I can detect, but a pleasant scent. Nowhere near as complex as the notes listed. This is a powdery sweet patchouli with maybe a tinge of cinnamon and, again, a little too much orange in the opening. Very youthful. A great summer and daytime scent.
Longevity is high, silage is moderately high.
Muriemini – :
Good gods, I don’t know why people like this. It’s not unpleasant, but it’s just so BORING. I guess there’s the benefit of “what you see is what you get.” Orange and patchouli. It’s flat, it’s dead, it’s basic. As boring as baby powder.
CEH9 – :
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