Lush Gorilla Perfumes

Lush Gorilla Perfumes - Lust, Smell of Freedom, Breath of God, Tuca Tuca, Organge Blossom, Imogen Rose

If you were at Forum Mall, Bangalore, last Saturday you would have known Lush launched the Gorilla perfumes with a lot of singing and dancing - the staff from Lush India and a few people from Lush UK were present to introduce the various perfumes and there was a bit of a media coverage going on too.  I didn't have a camera with me so I couldn't really take any pictures of the Tuca Tuca dance, but I did come back home with two sampler vials of the Gorilla perfume and more than enough sampled at the store.

In case you are wondering about the name, it's a play on the word "guerilla" - in an interview the father-son team from Lush was referred to as the guerilla perfumers because they sort of rebelled against what was considered "normal" for a perfume.   Yes, I know Lush jokes are quite "?!!???" unless you are a confirmed Lushie :D

On to the Lush Gorilla perfumes, there are four of them.

Tuca Tuca

A sweet smelling perfume that I liked in the massage bar by the same name.
Not so sure of the perfume version.

Breath Of God

A very spiritual explanation behind the making of this perfume - I didn't mind the smell.
It really is a unisexual kind of fragrance.  Can share with your better half if he/she is a Lushie :P

Smell of Freedom

Apparently developed after speaking to a lot of people who had to face years of imprisonment,
often wrongly, the perfume is supposed to give a sense of release and help lessen depression.

Lust

With an overdose of jasmine and a really really strong scent, this is the one perfume I can safely
say I DID NOT LIKE.  I won't want to use it, won't want to be sitting next to anyone wearing it either.

Imogen Rose

Named after the daughter of Simon Constantine (the son in the father-son team), this perfume
actually smells like real roses - and a bit powdery.  It's a nice smell - perhaps because of the story
I keep thinking this reminds me of babies and all things innocent :)

Orange Blossom

Probably because I tried this last, I really couldn't figure out what the smell was at all.  It
didn't seem too bad but I really couldn't smell much.

Overall, I feel with Gorilla Perfumes - you will either love them or hate them!  I don't think the scents themselves are bad (except for Lust which is just not for me), but they are very raw pure smells.  Lush has not bothered with diluting the essence of any perfume, and you get the full effect when you spray them on.  You could use the solid stick for a lesser concentration of the perfume, but it still is not for those looking for subtle, more rounded scents.  If you are the kind who loves the Lush scents in products like massage bars and soaps, you would probably love the Lush Gorilla perfumes :)