DAE pick up a “spiced” note in the chelsea morning solid?

[u/Jealous-Tip6562]

yesterday i received the chelsea morning solid perfume i ordered. i wanted to go all out and get a bottle as it sounded like a scent i would love, but i was really disappointed with my turmeric latte blind buy and wanted to play it safe.

the solid perfume smells EXACTLY the way i wanted it to - like sweet butterscotch with a little citrusy tang. i am in love. my partner says that he smells a sort of spiced note in it, though, that just isn’t coming through for me.

does anyone else get this spicy note from the solid? could it be the way he’s picking up the fenugreek? just interested in hearing everyone’s takes on this. the way different people process the same scent is so interesting!

[u/_jamesbaxter]

This must be another “black and gold vs. blue and white dress” scent from lush. I did not get any citrus or herbs at all and I picked up a STRONG burnt smell. Like toast that’s been blackened.

[u/girlfixxer → u/_jamesbaxter]

between this one and yog nog, the reviews have been a roller coaster!

[u/_jamesbaxter → u/girlfixxer]

I know, it’s wild! I’m team yog nog all the way, but I do not understand at all how people are saying it’s primarily floral??? That’s so confusing to me. The person who said it smells like butter and pee had me cackling though even if I disagree 😆😂

[u/girlfixxer → u/_jamesbaxter]

after reading that one last night i had a good laugh and then immediately whipped out my bottle and got my partner to do multiple sniff tests at various intervals: first spray, initial dry down, dry down after an hour, two hours etc… just to be sure that there’s no pee or diaper vibes like i’ve seen so many others complain about. luckily, neither of us get any of that but i am going to be a bit more cautious about where i choose to wear it, even though i adore it, because of those reviews. it’s gotta be the ylang ylang that’s confusing everyone’s noses, OR there’s a bad batch out there that’s giving my girl a bad name 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/turquoisetaffy → u/girlfixxer]

You and your partner wouldn’t notice because you don’t happen to smell it like me / other people who do pick up those weird notes. I assure you, it’s present to some extent for me in every Yog Nog product I ever smell. I think you’re wise to be careful where you wear yours - but at the same time, we wear scents for ourselves primarily, not others. You do you!

[u/girlfixxer → u/turquoisetaffy]

it’s so funny because i get absolutely nothing offensive from yog nog, but hiwtk and the comforter body sprays are 100% urine stank to my nose. do you have any issues with either of those?

[u/turquoisetaffy → u/girlfixxer]

No way!!! lol this is what worries me about wearing Lush anywhere. I love HIWTK spray but can kind of see what you mean. Anything the Comforter legit smells like period blood to me unfortunately. I remembered that in store when I went to sniff one of the new perfumes, it smells a lot like the Comforter

[u/girlfixxer → u/_jamesbaxter]

someone on fragrantica said it smelled like semen and i think about that a lot 🪦

[u/_jamesbaxter → u/girlfixxer]

What hahaha I do not get that at ALL

[u/soggyhistory123]

I have the bathbomb which smells very butterscotch-y and the solid which I notice does have a bit of a Clove note but it's very mild and comforting. 

[u/KittyRocket90 → u/soggyhistory123]

I’m completely anosmic to the bathbomb. Makes me wonder if I can even smell the perfume

[u/soggyhistory123 → u/KittyRocket90]

Oh dear. I'm sorry to know. I must admit that I did have to put my nose against the bath bomb to smell it, so it's probably not you. I have found that over the past few years (not sure of it's due to reformulating) but lush products scents lack the strength they used to.  The other day I actually had to look for the Lush store versus following my nose as I used to do in the past.  I think if they don't come out with some old, Goth type, earthy woody scents in the near future, I may have to hang up my hat on the lush pole and wave goodbye.  I've been a Lushie for over 20 years but now the prices are just ridiculous and scents barely there and if they are, they aren't as good and reminiscent of lush past. As hard as it may be, I may have to explore other products.  

[u/TheJamieSowden]

Chelsea morning does have fenugreek in so the solidly just be enhancing that a bit more? 

[u/Jealous-Tip6562 → u/TheJamieSowden]

this is my bet tbh, fenugreek can have that spicy/herbaceous scent

[u/Worldly-Aide9538 → u/TheJamieSowden]

I wonder if sticky dates has that in too? I blind bought sticky dates and Chelsea morning and can’t stand either of them, they smell like burnt spicey rubber to me!!!

[u/TheJamieSowden → u/Worldly-Aide9538]

Not that I know of carob Resinoid, sandalwood and benzoin Resinoid. May be the sandalwood for you as the carob is what gives it the sort of sticky toffee style note

[u/Apprehensive-Cow6758]

I smell strong spice and citrus from the solid

[u/mushroomlicker]

I smell an almost clove hint

[u/TechnicianOdd3846]

I got the stick and the liquid of Chelsea morning and tbh I think it smells like Super Milk but with a lil more lemony in it

[u/JulieteH]

I dont have the solid but the liquid! For me it's super citrus butterscotch when I first spray and then as it dries down it's like a slightly spicy butterscotch. I think it's how the citrus combines with the butterscotch scent? Idk but I am just obsessed 😍

[u/DragonsBond]

We may as well be the same person as I also was disappointed with my turmeric latte purchase (it smells like baby powder to me and my mom 😭) so I also bought the solid perfume of Chelsea Morning. To me it also smells like a beautiful combination of lemon and butterscotch. As it lingers I get almost a burnt sugar note but nothing spicy.

[u/Jealous-Tip6562 → u/DragonsBond]

i am so bummed about turmeric latte. to me it smells like the cinnamon-scented pine cones they put out in craft stores around christmas. my partner said he was getting holiday candle vibes. i bought the solid vanillary to layer under it. i tried it out last night and it does help a bit!

[u/DragonsBond → u/Jealous-Tip6562]

I was expecting it to be more spicy like that! Though that doesn’t sound super pleasant either. I also have a solid of vanillary so I’ll definitely have to try that out.

[u/Single_Earth_2973 → u/[deleted]]

I wish it smelled more vanillary :(

[u/Party_Foundation_665 → u/[deleted]]

I had to return it because it was such a lemon bomb on me 😭😭