5 out of 5
I’ll just jump right in…..
This new Alina perfume is good.
I havent loved a Lush perfume this much in awhile. Since Tender is the Night and Shade. All i want to do is wear this Alina fragrance constantly and sniff my arm constantly.
The perfumer, who’s name is Alina, talks about how she created this perfume. Ill give a link below. Its honestly fascinating. Wgen i smelled it I got exactly what she was describing. I like the concept. And she brilliantly made this perfume fit the concept.
Alina is a wizard.
There is floral, there is frankincense. I love everything that has frankincense in it. And i love jasmine.
My nose focuses on the jasmine, frankincense, orris and vanilla. With just a hint of pink peppercorn.
So nice.
I’ve mentioned this before in other Lush reviews that if Lush puts orris in a product chances are i will love it.
There is patchouli in here as well. Normally whenever patchouli is around its pretty noticeable. Not so with Alina. It’s very light.
The patchouli, pink peppercorn and clove bud oil combine nicely.
And one of my favorite notes, sandalwood, is in here as well. This perfume has some of my favorite perfumery notes in it.
I bought the solid version of Alina. It seems to have sone decent staying power on my skin. I can still smell it on me a couple of hours after i put a small amount on my wrists and neck. This is a perfume that doesnt change on me as it dries down, and that’s a good thing.
I’m not sure im going to spend some money on a bottle of the Alina spray perfume. Only because i already have a ridiculous amount of lush perfumes.
If i do buy a bottle of Alina I’ll add that to this page. The U.S. gets the perfume for Mother’s Day which is in May.
Alina was created by Lush perfumer of the same name, who was inspired by the generations of women that came before her. Alina created three distinct fragrances, each one representing a different generation born in the last 100 years, before blending them together to create a multi-layered and timeless scent. She named the fragrance Alina – a name given to her by her grandmother.
You’ll be greeted with a sweet and fresh first impression, thanks to Alina’s bergamot, pink pepper and clove bud oil, along with warm amber and vanilla. Then comes a more floral, sweet, and powdery centre with jasmine and orris butter, before finally an undercurrent of frankincense, patchouli, and sandalwood leave a deep and woody lasting impact.
How to use:
Spritz this spicy, juicy fragrance all over, and bask in its sweet aroma. A clean and complex scent.
There are only around 500 perfumers in the world, and three of them work at Lush. In this YouTube video, Alina herself talks us through the inspiration for her new fragrance that shares her name.
Ingredients
Organic Alcohol Denat., Perfume, Water (Aqua), Glycerine, *Limonene, Bergamot Oil, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Patchouli Oil, Clove Bud Oil, Olibanum Resinoid, Jasmine Absolute, Pink Pepper Oil, Vetivert Oil, Orris Oil , Vanilla Absolute, *Anise Alcohol, *Benzyl Alcohol, *Benzyl Benzoate, *Benzyl Cinnamate, *Cinnamal, *Cinnamyl Alcohol, *Citral, *Citronellol, Coumarin, *Eugenol, Oakmoss Extract, *Farnesol, *Geraniol, *Isoeugenol, *Linalool
