Cocktail Lush / Cosmetics To Go 2004 Perfume
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Powdery floral cloud (of doom)
I love trying Lush perfumes because of the variety and creativity in some of them. Sadly, Cocktail is one I could've easily lived without trying.
I will preface this with the admission that I do get hayfever but this typically isn't something triggered by essential oils or perfumes: it's more due to au naturel plants/trees. BUT as soon as I sprayed this ylang-ylang bomb on myself, my nose was running and eyes watering! This lasted for hours and I felt like absolute crap.
The initial explosion/heavy cloud of powdery florals is straight up disgusting. It's so heavy. Again, I also think I am adverse to ylang-ylang so I may just be stupid trying this perfume. The strength of the florals give me quite a 90s vibe in a bad way (I feel like it's something I would've smelt on teachers I perceived as old as a child). It's just a massive, terrible mix of florals that is quite suffocating.
The drydown (after an hour or so) is marginally better. It's still a heady floral but with SOMETHING else behind the floral. I don't know what it is - maybe the bergamot? It's a crisper smell lurking behind the floral mess but it still overall feels as if it shoving itself down my throat and threatening to choke me and poke my eyeballs out.
It also lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts... Torture!
(This review was for the 10ml spray so ymmv as I reckon the smaller giftset sprays are a little different?)
I will preface this with the admission that I do get hayfever but this typically isn't something triggered by essential oils or perfumes: it's more due to au naturel plants/trees. BUT as soon as I sprayed this ylang-ylang bomb on myself, my nose was running and eyes watering! This lasted for hours and I felt like absolute crap.
The initial explosion/heavy cloud of powdery florals is straight up disgusting. It's so heavy. Again, I also think I am adverse to ylang-ylang so I may just be stupid trying this perfume. The strength of the florals give me quite a 90s vibe in a bad way (I feel like it's something I would've smelt on teachers I perceived as old as a child). It's just a massive, terrible mix of florals that is quite suffocating.
The drydown (after an hour or so) is marginally better. It's still a heady floral but with SOMETHING else behind the floral. I don't know what it is - maybe the bergamot? It's a crisper smell lurking behind the floral mess but it still overall feels as if it shoving itself down my throat and threatening to choke me and poke my eyeballs out.
It also lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts... Torture!
(This review was for the 10ml spray so ymmv as I reckon the smaller giftset sprays are a little different?)