I decided to get some L~sh dupes to see how closely they resemble the originals. I also got a couple of pumpkin scents for good measure. I ended up with...
American Cream - sweet cream with light musk. This one is pretty dern close, if not exactly like my American Cream perfume from L~sh that I have! It has a medium throw in the bottle. The perfume is maybe a smidge brighter. It's a sweet soft musky scent that reminds me of vanilla while smelling nothing like vanilla, if that makes any sense. I'm still not sure about the usage on the FB site, as this one calls for up to 48% in soaps. I think I'll stick with the 5% maximum with this.
Breath of God - melony citrus, sandalwood, cedar, with hints of spice. This is very familiar but I'm not sure how close to the original it is. I remember it a bit differently. My memory of this scent is complicated by the fact that I hated this scent on me but it smelled absolutely gorgeous on my sister. I do like it in the bottle. It leans more to the masculine side but still has a softness that makes it a good unisex scent. I can smell the citrus and cedar most, while the other scents sit in the back, having quiet conversations.
Floating Island - sandalwood & sweet musk with hints of citrus. I will say that I don't have any memory on the scent of this one other than I liked it in the bath. The first impression I get at first sniff is that it's sweet. I like sweet! The sandalwood is present, but so is another, less noticeable scent. I can't place it, and I'm not sure I like it. I'll have to see what this one does after soaping.
Ice Blue - fresh mint and white musk. This one isn't how I remember ice blue at all! The original was an herbal peppermint. The FB version is menthol and kaopectate to my nose. Is it weird if I say that the more I sniff it, the more I like it?! I'm going to have to hold off on the final verdict with this one but I don't expect it to smell anything like I remember, once soaped. The original Ice Blue was one of my favorite scents and this one isn't anywhere close to it.
(I'm going to have to finish this later. While sniffing Ice Blue, I got a little on my nose. Even after washing off, now all I smell is that!!!! Not bad but I hope I don't start hating it! Leaving the place markers as teasers.)
(Almost 24 hours later and I still can't finish these reviews! Anytime I open the bag the bottles came in, I get a strong scent of the Breath of God and Ice Blue! I haven't noticed any of the oils on the outside of the bottles either. I've separated them now and am airing out the non offending bottles. I will finish this as soon as I can smell anything but those two oils!)
(I can finally smell ONLY the oils in the bottle and not the residue on the outside! Now for the rest of the initial impression.)
Rose Jam - citrus, Turkish rose, geranium, and lemon. This one is almost spot on in comparison to my bottle of shower gel. It's one of my favorite scents, so I'm hoping it keeps most of its original scent.
So White - orange, citrus, apple, rose, bergamot, neroli. Pretty. I get citrus and apple, maybe I'm picking up the Rose too. Could be the soft I smell in the back. I don't remember this one all that well but it does smell close to what I do remember.
Pumpkin sugar cookie - blend of spiced pumpkin and buttery sugar cookie. I really like this one! The only other pumpkin I've ever smelled/used was Pumpkin Lager (BB) and that one is gone. This one smells better than that! It's a bit sweeter, the sugar cookie I'm guessing, but still has that spiced pumpkin scent. It's a bit on the strong side sniffing from the bottle. I hope that's a good thing once soaped because the usage rate is on the low side.
Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin - spicy pumpkin, sweet butter, vanilla cream. I get an overwhelming cinnamon scent on first sniff. In fact, it's the dominating scent. There is pumpkin, but only just. It's way more low key than I expected. We'll see how this one goes. It does have a low usage rate, so I'm thinking that this will be another light smelling bar.
There!! Finally all done. I'm surprised I can still smell anything at all at this point! I'll update as I soap, starting with the Breath of God I'm soaping with right now.
American Cream - sweet cream with light musk. This one is pretty dern close, if not exactly like my American Cream perfume from L~sh that I have! It has a medium throw in the bottle. The perfume is maybe a smidge brighter. It's a sweet soft musky scent that reminds me of vanilla while smelling nothing like vanilla, if that makes any sense. I'm still not sure about the usage on the FB site, as this one calls for up to 48% in soaps. I think I'll stick with the 5% maximum with this.
Breath of God - melony citrus, sandalwood, cedar, with hints of spice. This is very familiar but I'm not sure how close to the original it is. I remember it a bit differently. My memory of this scent is complicated by the fact that I hated this scent on me but it smelled absolutely gorgeous on my sister. I do like it in the bottle. It leans more to the masculine side but still has a softness that makes it a good unisex scent. I can smell the citrus and cedar most, while the other scents sit in the back, having quiet conversations.
Floating Island - sandalwood & sweet musk with hints of citrus. I will say that I don't have any memory on the scent of this one other than I liked it in the bath. The first impression I get at first sniff is that it's sweet. I like sweet! The sandalwood is present, but so is another, less noticeable scent. I can't place it, and I'm not sure I like it. I'll have to see what this one does after soaping.
Ice Blue - fresh mint and white musk. This one isn't how I remember ice blue at all! The original was an herbal peppermint. The FB version is menthol and kaopectate to my nose. Is it weird if I say that the more I sniff it, the more I like it?! I'm going to have to hold off on the final verdict with this one but I don't expect it to smell anything like I remember, once soaped. The original Ice Blue was one of my favorite scents and this one isn't anywhere close to it.
(I'm going to have to finish this later. While sniffing Ice Blue, I got a little on my nose. Even after washing off, now all I smell is that!!!! Not bad but I hope I don't start hating it! Leaving the place markers as teasers.)
(Almost 24 hours later and I still can't finish these reviews! Anytime I open the bag the bottles came in, I get a strong scent of the Breath of God and Ice Blue! I haven't noticed any of the oils on the outside of the bottles either. I've separated them now and am airing out the non offending bottles. I will finish this as soon as I can smell anything but those two oils!)
(I can finally smell ONLY the oils in the bottle and not the residue on the outside! Now for the rest of the initial impression.)
Rose Jam - citrus, Turkish rose, geranium, and lemon. This one is almost spot on in comparison to my bottle of shower gel. It's one of my favorite scents, so I'm hoping it keeps most of its original scent.
So White - orange, citrus, apple, rose, bergamot, neroli. Pretty. I get citrus and apple, maybe I'm picking up the Rose too. Could be the soft I smell in the back. I don't remember this one all that well but it does smell close to what I do remember.
Pumpkin sugar cookie - blend of spiced pumpkin and buttery sugar cookie. I really like this one! The only other pumpkin I've ever smelled/used was Pumpkin Lager (BB) and that one is gone. This one smells better than that! It's a bit sweeter, the sugar cookie I'm guessing, but still has that spiced pumpkin scent. It's a bit on the strong side sniffing from the bottle. I hope that's a good thing once soaped because the usage rate is on the low side.
Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin - spicy pumpkin, sweet butter, vanilla cream. I get an overwhelming cinnamon scent on first sniff. In fact, it's the dominating scent. There is pumpkin, but only just. It's way more low key than I expected. We'll see how this one goes. It does have a low usage rate, so I'm thinking that this will be another light smelling bar.
There!! Finally all done. I'm surprised I can still smell anything at all at this point! I'll update as I soap, starting with the Breath of God I'm soaping with right now.
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Sugar Fairy smells great in my whipped body butter, and hopefully it soaps just as nicely!
