I'm sure I remember this one from back when my sister used to work for Lush? Anyway Himalaya has been released in the exclusive line once more and to me it's an absolute triumph. Himalaya smells like a Lush fragrance, heavy, Indy-like, challenging and super high impact in the opening. I'm not sure if the notes listed on Fragrantica quite reflect what's happening in this perfume but it's certainly a woody, sweet oriental with a hefty floral opening. That waxy floral is apparently Ylang....it's like no YY I've ever tried but I can go along with that because it's in the category of unusual/exotic/heady floral. Heavy woody notes are enmeshed with a sweet vanilla/tonka quality, drying down sweet but a little hippy like. It's not a soft vanilla or a creamy one, it's pretty dirty, I like it though, a bold fragrance full of interest.
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6 years ago
Himalaya, from Lush was released in 1993. The perfumer behind this creation is Mark Constantine. It has the top notes of Pepperwood or Hercules Club, middle notes of Jatamansi or Spikenard, and base notes of Ylang-Ylang.
I'm sure I remember this one from back when my sister used to work for Lush? Anyway Himalaya has been released in the exclusive line once more and to me it's an absolute triumph. Himalaya smells like a Lush fragrance, heavy, Indy-like, challenging and super high impact in the opening. I'm not sure if the notes listed on Fragrantica quite reflect what's happening in this perfume but it's certainly a woody, sweet oriental with a hefty floral opening. That waxy floral is apparently Ylang....it's like no YY I've ever tried but I can go along with that because it's in the category of unusual/exotic/heady floral. Heavy woody notes are enmeshed with a sweet vanilla/tonka quality, drying down sweet but a little hippy like. It's not a soft vanilla or a creamy one, it's pretty dirty, I like it though, a bold fragrance full of interest.