Junk Lush 2019 Perfume

I used to regularly enjoy going to Lush. I often treated myself to a delicious shower gel or a bath bomb. Although you had to scrub the tub for much longer after a bath bomb than the time you actually spent in it. But at some point, the shower gels just became ridiculously expensive - EURO 20-35 for a medium-sized container is a bit excessive, even if it is vegan, cruelty-free, and smells really good. Moreover, I regularly got frustrated when each of my favorite shower gels was already out of stock 2-3 months later when I tried to repurchase them. No, that’s where the fun completely ends. Recently, however, I was at my trusted Italian lingerie specialty store, and when I asked what smelled so heavenly, the staff told me that the Lush store at the other end of the street was probably airing out its products again. Off I went...

The Lush perfumes currently all come in these uniform black-brown sliding boxes, which can, to put it mildly, drive one rapidly insane if you’re not particularly patient. The bottle is a rather unimaginative square with a very minimally designed label sticker and an even simpler black cap. Ms. Herrera, Mr. Rabanne, you could learn something here! Sometimes less can be more!

"Junk" starts citrusy sharp and zesty like a bite into a lemon fresh from the tree. A few more bitter and sweeter notes of mandarin come into play. But don’t get too excited too soon, as the blackcurrant lurks with all its sweet-bitter fruitiness. Taking a deeper sniff reveals a wonderful twist: green freshness from the herb garden with a hint of fresh mint.

That’s it. But that’s all it needs to be. Full-bodied fruity notes, underpinned with delicate green herbs. A linear scent without twists and turns, without a late flourish. No secrets, no disappointments, completely without frills. I love "Junk" for that. Sometimes I just need the simple things in life that completely uplift me and put a constant grin on my face for the rest of the day.

A wonderful unisex feel-good scent for every day. Uncomplicated, pleasant, radiating positive vibes. And also good lasting, moderately perceptible for about 8 hours. But that’s all it needs to be. If you want more or longer, just reapply, which poses absolutely no problems with such a simply constructed scent.

I’m baffled as to why this great scent is called "Junk." Maybe it’s just a joke from someone in charge because the overpaid marketing teams came up with nothing but brainless nonsense for their bullshit bingo, and they’d rather print some "crap" on the label instead of any content-free advertising nonsense. Whatever the case, I like this rubbish. Feel free to give me more of it. I need to go to Lush again soon... especially when a perfume costs hardly more than a shower gel. What a load of rubbish!