shanmonster | Karma Chameleon

Today is pamper day, and I don't mean the diapers. I had a shower, put my hair in spider braids (8 braids all around my head), gave myself a mud masque, and then I rubbed the lotion on its skin. I've got a fork handy in case someone wants to make a woman suit out of me, though.

I don't think I've mentioned it before, but I really like the smell of Karma by Lush. I'm wearing the lotion right now (it's the mildest-scented of the Karma products), but I also really like the soap (warning: melts quickly in the shower, so cut off mini-bars), shampoo (a shampoo bar which lathers well), and bubble bar (bubbles so thick you could walk on 'em). I can do without the perfume as it, like almost all non-oil perfumes, smells like alcohol. Plus, it seems to trigger my asthma, and that just won't do.

I'm actually quite surprised I like this scent, as it contains patchouli. Patchouli smells like filth to me. There's nothing I like about it, and the raw stench of patchouli makes my gorge rise. I'm not sure why it has such a visceral response. I mean, I don't like the smell of coconut, but it doesn't make me retch. Odd. Anyhow, despite containing patchouli, I cannot smell even the teensiest note of patchouli in Karma. The scent is hot and spicy, but not in a foody way, and it has staying power.

And now for some wholly unrelated linkage:

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