Karma Lush / Cosmetics To Go 1995 Perfume

Karma (Perfume) by Lush / Cosmetics To Go

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7.1 / 10 267 Ratings

A perfume by Lush / Cosmetics To Go for women and men, released in 1995. The scent is spicy-earthy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Spicy

Earthy

Fruity

Woody

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Orange

Lemon grass

Lavender

Heart Notes

Lemon

Pine

Sweet acacia

Base Notes

Patchouli

Elemi resin

Fir resin

Cinnamon

Ratings

Scent

7.1267 Ratings

Longevity

8.1197 Ratings

Sillage

7.9191 Ratings

Bottle

5.8182 Ratings

Value for money

7.681 Ratings

Submitted by Lobelia, last update on 07/17/2025.

Interesting Facts

The scent was inducted into the Gorilla line, but stayed the same.

Smells similar

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/14/2013

JSpines
176 Reviews

JSpines

Helpful Review 5

Karma

It is, indeed, on the powerful side but I don't find it overpowering. Many other reviews on other perfumes have common complaints about scents that are weak with no staying power and many people won't even buy a fragrance even if they like it if they find that it fades too quickly. You will not have that problem with this perfume! This is my favorite scent by Lush. It's a throwback to another decade when peace signs, fringe vests, Volkswagen Vans, afros, pet rocks and tie-dye t-shirts were all the rage. Many people have said that the smell of patchouli is dirty smelling. I don't find that here at all. I find the scent quite fresh, clean and bright. When I wear this fragrance it makes me feel "alive" and full of energy! Definitely raises my spirits and gives off a "cheery" vibe. The lavender and citrus notes are clear to my nose and blend together nicely. This scent lasts all day, and then some! When I woke up and got out of bed, I caught whiffs of it still on my skin 24 hours after the initial application. For those people so interested in fragrances that last and last, look no further, Karma is the one you've been looking for! If I could sum up this scent with one word it would be DY-NO-MITE!!!

07/26/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 5
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 3

Perfect for Woodstock. Hello?

I made the mistake of spritzing on some Marc Jacobs LOLA during my weekly trip to Whole Foods, which invariably brings me to the perfume aisle of TJMAXX (located next door), where I invariably encounter an open gift set beckoning me to be the next to try, shamelessly violating the store's policy and probably even committing a tiny act of shoplifting. My punishment is typically fitting, and today was no exception to the rule: The whole time I was wearing LOLA I was trying to figure out why it is so unpleasant. But that's another review.

So there I was with a scent on my skin but not really wanting to take a bath quite yet. What to do? Perfume possibilities in such trying times basically boil down to a one word answer: Lush. Yes, that's right, the house of Lush will cover up any- and everything which you wish to hide. So what had I not tried in my Lush sample queue (which is in its own hermetically sealed box, because it is all so stinky)? That's right, brilliant deduction: KARMA.

First off, I need to give KARMA some credit where credit is clearly due. KARMA managed to wipe all traces of Marc Jacobs LOLA from my skin--or rather cover it with a thick, sweet, and orange-tinged dirty, earthy patchouli oil. What was I wearing this afternoon? It seems to have slipped my mind, and I no longer have any recollection of what it was that I was trying to hide.

Yes, I am now trapped in a cloud of patchouli fumes, which in some ways is nice, but I cannot say that I would ever wear this anywhere. Maybe if there's another Woodstock revival and I decide for some reason to attend? Whoa, this stuff is a trip, literally. The only things I'm missing at this point are a tie-dyed t-shirt and some dirty jeans. Hard to believe, in some ways, that this scent held sway throughout the hippie years.

Would anyone really wear this seriously as a perfume today--I mean, aside from Lushbots? I ask most sincerely. I enjoyed this little flashback (to someone else's life...) but will not be adding a full bottle of KARMA to my collection. At least not in this possible world.

I do recommend KARMA to anyone who wants to get in touch with their inner hippie. Needless to say: this is not an office scent. I find that the perfumes of this house are perfect for donning right before a long, hot bath, as everything Lush produces is power packed with essential oils, so the redolent wafts off the water are pretty impressive.

06/19/2014

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

4

density

Most of us can state the first part of the law of inertia. It’s one of the few bits of science that pierces pop-culture. But then again, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A body at rest…. A body in motion. The caveat is what we tend to forget to mention. Rest/motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Karma is that unbalanced force. Not quite a black hole, it absorbs most anything thrown its way. Orange oil and patchouli oil merge into a leveraged super-resin with an unnatural density and the nightmarish power of 1970s TV-style quicksand. ‘Don’t move! It’ll only hasten your demise!’

We characterize, and sometimes even name perfumes after the statement swe attribute to them. Caron n’Aimez que moi says, ‘I have borderline personality disorder.’ Chanel 19 announces, ‘approach cautiously.’ Badgely Mischka says, ‘come in for a cocktail, darling.’

Karma says, with all the intention such an expression can convey, ‘Hey.’ Karma is the stupor that stoners mistake for a zen moment of enlightenment.

Fine in moderation. This is the one in the Lush line that should have been labeled “Inhale.”

from scenthurdle.com

03/08/2014

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 5
Longevity 4
Scent

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Helpful Review 2

Oranges and resins

Karma is an exotic fragrance and very unique.

Opens with a huge orange note that remains for a long time. Then joins some resins and patchouli at drydown.

The drydown is much smoother than the first notes. The orange note could be softer in my opinion.

This is not a safe scent neither an office scent, but rather an exotic scent that may not please everyone.

Lasting power is good, sillage is high and projection is also high.

04/25/2014

8
Scent

Mujo
54 Reviews

Mujo

Helpful Review 3

Karma soap is my favorite soap

Karma is a patchouli bomb. It's very potent and happy. To me it smells like the toko's from the 80's, only more refined. Next to food they carried clothings and shoes from India, henna, incense and patchouli etc. Karma feels like a refined mixture of that scent.

I don't wear Karma often as a perfume these days, but I always have a piece of Karma soap in the bathroom and in my sock drawer. The soap is the best of the whole Karma line. As a matter of fact KARMA SOAP IS MY FAVORITE SOAP. I love the scent when I just washed my hands with it.

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