Glinda Upland

Way back in November 2018, I was given a wonderful gift: the chance to create my own personalized perfume at the Tonatto Parfums boutique in Piazza di Pietra in Rome (which, as far as I know, sadly no longer exists). The resulting composition was so true to me! A powdery, resinous floral with a typical "retro-cosmetic" scent. It had notes of rose, Vanilla, lilac, mimosa, benzoin... One of the few perfumes I've used until the last drop. I unexpectedly found a very similar scent in this Lush body spray, Glinda, in collaboration with the film "Wicked"! It has notes of rose, iris, vanilla, sesame, and benzoin, and has perhaps jumped to the top of my list of favorite Lush body sprays (in terms of strength, it certainly surpasses all the others in my experience!!!). I recommend a sniff to all lovers of these floral, sweet, powdery scents 🥰.

Omg this is Turkish Delight in a bottle! Love it! Perfect scent to encapsulate sweet, feminine Glinda. Just like Turkish Delight candy: pink, sweet rose-jam scent with undertones of pistachio/almond and a dusting of powdered sugar. Not too powdery (I detest powdery scents). Glinda is more of a floral (rose) gourmand/sweet with a light dusting of powder which only adds to the softness and feminity. Soft, sweet, girly and fun and not overly synthetic. 10/10

I love this but did have it for half price in the sale and am in the UK. I find it just powdery and sweet on its own and would not reach for it but combined with the Elphba spray it is amazing and I’m sure it’s what brings the balance and the longevity. I literally spray it and can still smell it 24 hours later in the room I’ve sprayed it in. If it comes back I will check it is the same before buying but would spend the full price if it’s the same.

I like the comforting powdery rose scent that it leaves, nuttier than rose jam but I wish there were more pistachio and amber. The lush dna is strong in this one like you can TELL it's from Lush because it has that lingering lush smell that all their frags have, this is a shame because I find it a bit offputting since it reminds me of a period in my life where I wore a lot of Lush and it's a period I'd rather not go back to. I don't think it's as basic as people say though, I've been looking for a decent rose scent because while there may be many out there, none of them are in my collection even though it's a favourite note of mine. I respect them for not just recycling Snow Fairy and LOM for Wicked like I thought they would. I used to wear the LOM spray a lot and when sampling the Elphaba spray in store (which is not LOM but has similar notes) two seperate people said that it smells like me. I was a little offended because when I smelled it I thought it was rather strong and spicy, but they're not wrong because I do smell like an autumnal bonfire sometimes. I like both sprays, I think £40 is a lot to ask but they project and last forever. I'm wondering which one to buy, do I do what everyone expects and buy something similar to what I already have or surprise everyone and get this Glinda spray which I prefer, is more agreeable, and is unlike what I own already. Also Wicked is better than you think it's going to be, went in with low expectations and left a convert.

This body spray isn't revolutionary by any means, nor is it awful—very middle of the road. At first spray, it's straight roses. Very floral and heady, slightly powdery, like rose oil. A couple of hours into the wear I start to smell some sweetness with the rose which I feel like is the vanilla starting to emerge. After about four hours, I get a very slight nuttiness from the pistachio but not in any significant way. This lasted for about 6 hours on me and the sillage was moderate. I was intrigued by the notes but overall underwhelmed. In my opinion, there could have been a stronger concentration of vanilla and pistachio because, otherwise, this is just a very standard rose scent.