Goddess

This is a review of the EDP liquid. I’ve had the solid, soap and hair crème and this is my favourite scent family from Lush. The EDP is NOT A blind-buy safe perfume, as the oud-oil can really smell “barnyard-like” as mentioned in other reviews. Personally, I think it adds an animalic dimension to the perfume, evoking thoughts of some long-forgotten fertility goddess. This does dissipate in the dry down however, leaving just a gorgeous juicy Jasmine incense that’s truly stunning. Strong sillage and does better for being warmed up on the skin. The Jasmine and Oudh are really front-and-centre in this perfume, with suede & honeyed dried apricots from the Osmanthus. The Sandalwood brings warmth, but the Rose isn’t distinctive to me, maybe it just lends sweetness, more dried over a fresh floral. Funnily enough, there is still a definite “Diet Coke” smell that was present in the solid perfume. It’s not sparkly to me, more flat and slightly warm cola. When I smell this perfume, it transports me to an ancient temple. A priestess sways in rhythmic devotion over an offering table, her movements a silent hymn to the Goddess. Wisps of incense rise in delicate tendrils, mingling with the heady sweetness of scattered flower petals and sweet offerings. As she dances, the scent of crushed hay releases an earthy warmth, grounding the ritual in the earth. I HIGHLY recommend this perfume if you’re at all witchy or into churchy incense or jasmine scents.

I think this smells exactly like Givenchy’s Ange Ou Demon Le Secret. Only a much more natural, lush-ier version. All I smell is super fruity rosey jasmine, and I love it! I was crushed when they discontinued amelie Mae, then I realized i had initially been torn between amelie Mae and goddess because I loved the similar fruitiness. Goddess was a little darker and my boyfriend at the time liked more simple scents so I went with amelie Mae. But now I’m obsessed with Goddess and is the only lush fragrance I would truly stock up on if discontinued. I always thought it was silly to stock up on a perfume you’ll never be able to get once it’s out. But this one has totally changed my mind. Oh and when you first spray it, it will totally smell like eucalyptus or a sort of astringent, but it disappears super quickly. Wait literally 3 minutes max and it’s completely transformed into a fruity rosey jasmine scent. Also fyi there’s been a surge of scented candle returns since the pandemic because everyone thinks they smell bad all because these people have covid and don’t know it. Mild covid cases especially effect your sense of smell. Follow science! And please take bad reviews of this lovely perfume during the pandemic with a grain of salt until you try it yourself. After you’ve quarantined for 14 days and taken three covid tests.

I’m a huge fan of lush fragrances. They tend to be fun and quirky and wild. The first time I smelled Goddess in the shop I was in line. Since the fragrance was quite expensive I just bought the soap (which was absolutely amazing). I kept coming back and trying it on and always loving it, but after a while I realised that I much prefer the perfume oil over the edp. The perfume oil is much more gentle and subtle than the edp, without losing intensity like the solid perfume. If you enjoy the scent, but like me find the edp spray too intense and the solid too subtle, try to get your hands on the oil, because imo it’s perfect. It’s still pretty intense so I only use two drops that suffice for behind my ears/ neck, wrists and still leaves some excess that I use to ruffle my hair with as a hair perfume. It’s so delicious as a sweet sparkly Jasmin drink. It does have a bit of a medicinal smell on first application, but not as strongly as the edp spray and it settles quite quickly. Fresh enough to wear in spring and summer, but warm enough for winter. Sadly the perfume oil has been discontinued, so it’s not super easy to get anymore.

I was quite intrigued about this fragrance because like most Lush perfumes it could be polarizing. I have tested a lot of Lush perfumes like Lust but the dollop of ylang-ylang on my skin just screeches and turns sour.... until I found my new match which is Goddess. I used to own Sikkim girls which is a dry floral incense perfume which is sadly discontinued now. I could understand why most reviewers here may detest this scent especially if you are unfamiliar with oud but I love oud because it goes well on my skin wherein it turns slightly sweet. I love the bright clean opening of Goddess which is distinctly Lush signature. After an hour the oud emerges and orange, not the fruit but the skin which is bitter with subtle floral notes. This fragrance lasts about 4-5 hours on my skin and very much a woody aromatic which is something I love and great for layering for some of my oriental and floral fragrances. I think Goddess needs to be tested on skin because you may never know you might found a new Lush love like me.

(This review is for the liquid version, which I find smells different from the solid. I think the people who find the liquid barnlike would enjoy the solid.) I adore Goddess, it's the perfect mixture of medicinal/hippie with dark/smoky/woody and yet sweet. As a woman, I've lusted over men's colognes like M7, Spicebomb Fresh, Egoiste, etc for the longest time. They are wonderfully medicinal, herbal, hippie or dark and smoky with something alluringly sweet in the background. Now I'm not saying Goddess smells anything like any of those colognes. But it can be described in the exact same way. You get something medicinal, and you also get this intoxicating smokey oudh that is elevated by the rose and jasmine. Goddess is the female version of all those fragrances I've loved from afar but could never bring myself to wear because I perceived them as being too masculine. Yes, it isn't refined and that is why the name fits it perfectly. This perfume, to me, is about making a statement.