Twilight

Recently, I've been really curious about Lush fragrances. They have something special - something that I can't quite put my finger on. Unfortunately, there are no Lush shops in my country, so I have to blind-buy them. So yeah, Twilight was a blind-buy for me. After falling in love with Mon Guerlain, I wanted to test other warm-vanilla-lavender scents. I bought the body-spray version from Lush Bulgaria and wow! This has better projection and longevity than your typical body-spray. It is closer to an EDT on my skin. After spraying it on for the first time, I am hit with lavender - sooo much lavender! Potent and fragile at the same time, the lavender in Twilight reminds me of the ladies that sell lavender bouquets on crowded streets in the middle of summer. It is a natural lavender scent, with no artificial undertones. Depending on your mood, it could be either calming or invigorating. After a while, the herbal lavender calms down a bit. The tonka bean and benzoin notes show up, rounding the composition beautifully. The resulting scent feels timeless, classic, feminine, masculine - all at the same time. There are no vanilla undertones. The drydown is a slightly spicy lavender, coated in a sweet powder. It doesn't really smell like Mon Guerlain, but I believe that most people who enjoyed Mon Guerlain would be delighted by Twilight. Twilight is bolder and more chaotic, but beautiful nonetheless. If Mon Guerlain is a vase full of lavender on your table, Twilight is a wild field of lavender. When I close my eyes, I can imagine myself wearing this scent while taking a walk in the countryside at the beginning of spring, when the sun is about to set. I am wearing a sweater and the last sunrays of the day are wrapping me in their soft embrace, preparing me for the patiently-awaiting night. Twilight is a fascinating scent. I could understand why some people might not like it (the lavender could be perceived as too herbal in its first stages), but I believe most people would find beauty in it. A little update: I found that Twilight smells more candy-like when I am out in the winter cold, while the herbal lavender is more prominent indoors. Also, the scent lingers for days on my scarf! Furthermore, I discovered that whenever I spray this on my hair, the resulting scent reminds me of sweat mixed with cheap deodorant. I will make sure to avoid that in the future. I also received mixed reviews from people - and I must mention this is the most attention-grabbing perfume in my closet (these are only for the body spray version): - My roommate: "Smells nice!" and "Mmm, you smell so good, just like sour cherry jam!" - My mom when she smelled this on me: "What is that lovely smell?" - My mom when she tried it on herself: "Horrible, smells like rubbing alcohol." - My aunt: "Mmm, smells so good!" - My boyfriend when he smelled it for the first time: "Yuck, this one's not good." - My boyfriend, a few months after: "Okay, it's nice." - A male co-worker: "This scent is somehow both good and bad." - A female classmate: "What perfume are you wearing? It is very, very strong, but I like it. It reminds me of a sweet perfume that I used to wear!" - The same classmate, a few months later: "I adore your perfume, I could eat you up! And I know what it reminds me of - La Vie Est Belle!" (I tried to mask my horror and thanked her. To be honest, I deeply dislike LVEB - it'a sad fruitchouli, that smells like the most generic and cheap perfume whenever I decide to give it another chance and test it) - Two male friends: The first one - "Hmmm, what smells so good? Wow, I've got to smell you. What is this? [I tell him what perfume I am wearing]. Wow, I can't feel much lavender, but the vanilla hit me!", the second one: "I sense something herbal in it, not much vanilla. Can men wear it too?" Somehow, the mixed reviews I got make me like Twilight even more! Another update: I bought the solid version as well and I must say I love it! It is much softer than the spray version. It doesn't have enormous sillage like the latter, which makes it ideal for spring time. However, the lavender note is a little more tamed, which makes the solid version smell candy-like from start to finish, with just a subtle hint of lavender. The longevity is poor - three hours at best, but I love re-applying it over and over again!

I recently started getting into all natural fragrances as my allergies have been playing up in this hot weather. So the first place I decided to check out was Lush as I'm in love with their bath products, and it's relatively inexpensive fragrances. I bought this fragrance in the body spray today, since they didn't have any EDP, along with the mini shower gel. The notes are absolutely the most relaxing and natural - I'm in lavender heaven! I love that you can spray the bottle not just on skin, but clothing, bedding, and even use as a room spray! Fantastic multitasking product that lives on my nightstand, and I definitely plan on buying a back up bottle asap, along with the full kit - bath bomb, more shower gel, and dusting powder. It smells like floating on lavender and tonka bean clouds... aaah bliss! Update: still obsessed with this so much, I'm making it my signature scent for the first time on here! When I was visiting my mum, she was laughing at me because I couldn't help but spray this constantly on absolutely everything! My bedding, my skin, clothes, and hair, on her, her dogs... haha ok you get it! The body spray bottle is just so easy to go overboard with though as it's extremely fun to use. Still smells like floating on fluffy lavender and tonka clouds, with that benzoin base to prevent it from being just another lavender fragrance. Just wish I could actually buy the EDP too! I'm sorry if any man doesn't like this, because my bed reaks of it lol. One of the few scents that actually calms my mind, and helps with my insomnia, which is an actual godsend <3

Bought this for the first time way back (2011/2012?), when it came out as a Forum Special at Christmas time, when the bottles were black and cone shaped. I ordered it along with the Silky Underwear perfume (another great perfume, but sadly, it never returned as a perfume). I fell in love with Twilight upon first spray. Yes, it is lavender heavy, but not at all the screechy, or old lady lavender you find in lavender colognes and cleaning supplies. It is warm, malty, cozy lavender, perfectly supported by tonka and benzoin to give it its warmth. Sillage with the body spray is amazing. I have had people tell me that they know it 's me, because they can smell my 'perfume' before I even enter the room. I use two spritzes and I can still smell it at the end of the day. I don't find it masculine at all, but would not complain if any man around me would be wearing it. I will probably repurchase forever. I've had R.E.M. for a couple of months and in my opinion, they are not dupes but very very similar. I find the sweetened lavender similar, though R.E.M. is much much weaker, and of course, synthetic and unfortunately, lasting only a few hours.

Well, Twilight was one of the forum special perfumes available this year. I've been wanting it for ages, so, I got one. I'll start off by saying the bottle is horrible. It's not the same one in the pictures, it's their generic large black bottle. I don't really care about how it looks, but it's hard to remove/put on the cap, and I can't shake the feeling that it ends up pressing down on the sprayer when I close it and wasting some of the perfume every time. Bad design! Anyway, Twilight itself, well. Twilight is what it is. It doesn't change on my skin, it won't change on yours, either. It's strong, malted lavender. Candy-like and very very dreamy, really relaxing. I want to say it smells like a good night's sleep. It also smells kind of powdery to me, but it might just be me associating the smell of the perfume with the bath bomb. It is pretty powerful. Decent projection, decent lasting time. I think it's expensive for what it is (especially since I've been using it as a room spray), but Twilight is really unique. You should try it before you buy it, but I really think you'll love it. I know I do.

I am obsessed! It is lavender but with this great malty sweet candy goodness! In some ways it's a bit like lavender cotton candy! Smells great at night or just before bed. Very yummy! The scent makes you want to eat it. It's very delicious. Probably in my top 5 frags of all time. This is a VERY UNIQUE scent and you will never find something like it. And no, La Vanilia's Lavender Vanilla does NOT smell like this! I don't really agree with the notes listed at the top of the page. I just see this as a "gourmand" lavender, and not something "herbal" or "floral", or "spicy". Yes, lavender is a flower, but this perfume is not floral in the traditional sense. I hate floral perfumes but this is in a category all its own! EDIT: I got a second bottle. It's amazing. I put it on last night and I slept so well. I could still smell it in the morning!