Dear John

This perfume makes me feel like a gentleman! It's woody, almost leathery and masculine but with a spicy warm sweetness throughout. Like sitting on an old leather sofa in a bakery/cafe at christmastime. Maybe one attached to an old bookstore. They're baking with cloves, ginger, and molassas, coffee is roasting, you open up an old book to flip through delicate, yellowed, sweet-smelling pages. I didn't get the lime at first, I thought it was more gingery, but seeing the note listed it makes sense. I agree with those saying they get a tobacco-y note that isn't listed as well. I do wish it lasted longer, especially on skin. I have the cologne spray so that likely has something to do with it. If it wasn't a gift, I would have probably picked out the perfume version. Still, my bottle has been with me for many years of semi-frequent wear.

The coffee doesn't come through much on me, but the lime leaf, clove and tobacco really do. I was surprised not to see tobacco in the notes. It's not a smoky tobacco, more like the leaves themselves. It's the only tobacco fragrance I've ever worn that doesn't smell acrid and stale on my skin. When I first started getting into fragrance I tried a bunch of lush perfumes. I can't stand most of them anymore, but I still keep a bottle of this one around. It's just really easy to wear. It's a grandpa sent, but like, the one he wore when he was young and hot. It's become one of my favourites.

So glad to have finally gotten my hands on this. On the initial spray I get tons of the lime, smells a lot like a usual Lush scent. Then the coffee and clove notes come thru; reminds me of Lush's Turmeric Latte body spray. As it dries down it gets warmer and woodier, smells a bit like pipe tobacco and campfire. I wore this last night to a jazz lounge and it fit the vibe perfectly, it was very foggy outside and cold and rainy all day, perfect scent.

I am probably very biased because of the strong memories I have with this scent but I adore it so much. This is my boyfriend's fall/winter signature scent. We are long distance because of college so whenever we need to part he gives me a hoodie that is drenched in this fragrance to wear whenever I am lonely or sick. I do understand the "dad vibes" comments but it is a scent that makes me feel so comfortable and safe.

Basically the ideal masculine fragrance to me. Spicy and woody, the clove and vetiver notes make this an all-time favorite. Lush used to make a whole line of products in this fragrance including shampoo and shower gel, I miss getting to really soak in this fragrance.

I wear this everyday at work! Some people say I smell like a sexy gingerbread, some say I smell like a sexy coffee shop, both work for me :)

Opens with lime and coriander but dries down into a tobacco leaf-coffee-clove medley. It smells delectable and is my favourite perfume.

Lime cordial with a dash of coffee. Can definitely detect the cloves

I initially got coffee notes, then after a few moments lime, and then cloves came through. I keep getting hit by alternate wafts of lime and cloves as it settles with coffee and vetiver taking a back seat. Others have said it smells like spicy coffee but I found the coffee took a beat seat to the lime and cloves. It has a certain roughness to it. Lush perfumes are rarely "refined" or "elegant" but I don't actually mind that. I have plenty of options for those kind of perfumes.

Wonderful on men. Not a scent i'd wear myself but i adore the smell. It's cosy and comforting, what a masculine bearded woodsman would smell of after felling trees and chopping logs before settling down in his log cabin, with his pipe and black coffee, warming his feet by the open fire.... What dreams are made of! Edit 24.02.15 Well I wore the body spray version today and I love it. Such a comforting scent in the winter.

Gorilla Perfumes Dear John (2004) - clovey cedar - #markconstantine ‘s homage to the dad he never knew, starts with Piney Lime and Cloves. Then morphs into balancing act with the 3 players: Cedarwood oil (woody yet sweet), Vetiver, and Spices (Clove and Coriander). It’s base I also get vanilla-like Coumarin combined with the woodsy backbone. Reminds me of forest 🌳 walks and camping ⛺️

I smell cloves at the outset, but following that I get strong vetiver, pine and lime. For me, Dear John is a true aromatic: I wear it when tired, when I need a boost, when I cannot stand anything girlie or sweet. Yes it's a little rough; the way raw wood can be preferable to lacquered, or plain skin preferable to powdered and primped.

Lush's best perfume IMO. Balanced, rich, full of memories and beautiful. I tried the body splash and thought it worked very nicely. It is still a Gorilla perfume though, so not really refined or elegant. On the other hand it's an actual perfume - and not the usual Lush/Gorilla perfumes games of smells and experimental concoctions.

Smelling this in the bottle, I did not care for it. It smelled almost entirely of cigarettes to my nose! But after I dabbed a bit on my wrist, I began to smell the lime very prominently. Then it dried down into a lovely clove scent (reminds me of a cozy winter/holiday), suitable for both men and women.

Very nostalgic scent in my view and that's why I love it so much... Nostalgia in itself smells like "Dear John" for me. I just wish it projected longer on my skin but after not more than 2 hours it almost completely disappears. Other than that love it

I tested this one in the store, and loved the cloves--it faded to spiced coffee on the skin after a few hours, but I huffed my wrist all evening--and the next day I went back for a bottle. Maybe the weather had changed, but the woodsy notes wound up being more than I bargained for, too green, too feral-tree-sprite than the Turkish cafe I thought I was getting. I gave it my brother, who can pull off forest faun with just a smirk. It suits him.

Hm, this just didn't hit the spot. Really strange and wonderful lime opening with a very subtle coffee/spiced dry down. It sounds nice in theory, but it didn't really work with my skin. Alas! I can see it being really gorgeous on others - I recommend giving it a sniff if the notes intrigue you!

Based off of notes alone, I was expecting to love this scent. On my skin, it smells like a bowl of pho. I feel like i’m in a vietnamese restaurant. Not inherently bad thing, but not really what i’m looking for.

Lush DEAR JOHN lists clove as its first note, and not without reason. This composition boasts a very strong dose of clove oil--everything made by this house is dripping in essential oils--so much so that the other main notes, vetiver, coriander, coffee, juniper, and Simon's favorite, lemon oil, all seem pretty low key by comparison. By comparison. The initial application of DEAR JOHN makes me think of some sort of home fragrance potpourri, but as the clove gains strength, it takes over all perceived olfactory space, making it impossible for me to concentrate on anything. This could be a virtue, of course, under certain circumstances, for example, as one sits in a dentist's chair at the mercy of a stranger with the power to drill directly into your central nervous system. So, yes, clove oil has an added benefit--beyond its efficacy as a topical anesthetic. Clove oil will take your mind off of everything else. As a perfume, DEAR JOHN fits right in with this house's generally rough-hewn, heavy-handed line-up.

Lime and clove... or more like Lime then clove. blech, I wish it smelled like more.