Lush Snowflake Body Lotion Does Not Smell Like Snowcake
Lush Snowflake Body Lotion is a new, limited edition moisturizing body lotion from the Lush Christmas 2019 Collection. Sadly, Snowcake Soap has failed to make an appearance this year again with the Holiday Collection and yes, I’m sobbing all over myself over here. But there was a light at the end of that dark tunnel! Lush Snowflake Body Lotion! As soon as I saw this I jumped right in and purchased two large pots for $19.95 each. Was it enough? Would I need an entire case of this stuff? Lush says in the details that it’s a “sweet marzipan-scented lotion”! Oh my god! Joy! I wasn’t getting a Snowcake Soap but at the least they made up for it and they were giving me a body lotion.
Not so much!
Over the years, the beautiful scent of Snowcake has made it’s way into a variety of products. At one point there was a “oops” version of Almond Kisses Facial Moisturizer that smelled like Snowcake, a limited edition forum exclusive shower gel, and yes, there was a body lotion too! Snowcake is one of those gorgeous, unique fragrances but I’m puzzled why Lush doesn’t make it a permanent part of their line. Maybe they fear people will grow tired of it so bringing it out once a year for the Holidays is their way of keeping things fresh. Either way, at this point, we don’t even get it around the Holidays and I do so miss it.
So, sure, I automatically assumed that Lush Snowflake Body Lotion would smell like it. It does not and I can’t even begin to say how crushingly disappointing that is. Damn.
Lush Snowflake Body Lotion is available in two sizes and comes housed in Lush’s standard black pot. The smaller pots are $10.95 and 3.1 oz and the larger pots are $19.95 for 7.7 oz. I purchased two larger pots online and I’m grateful I didn’t get too wild and crazy purchasing more. Seriously, if this smelled like actually Snowcake I’d probably need a case of it. I ended up gifting one pot to my sister! Yeah, I was that disappointed that I was gifting away my second pot. Blah!
The lotion is a nice, creamy texture and it is very hydrating however, greasy so it does need a few minutes to fully absorb which is an issue for me as I can’t put my clothes on right away after I put it on and I simply don’t have time for that. The hydrating base is due to almond milk, apricot oil, and cocoa butter as well as Glycerine. In the pot, it smells like the original Jergens’ body moisturizer! A true, traditional cherry almond scent. I have to admit I mentally rolled my eyes when I first sniffed it because dude, I could have spent $3.99 and got a huge bottle of Jergens. This wasn’t cheap and here it is smelling like Jergens. When I apply it I got a little citrus-y mixed in with that almond scent as well as a bit of coconut. Some people said they get a warm woodsy note but I just smell almonds, coconut, and a bit of citrus. It’s not a bad scent by any means but it isn’t at all what I expected either. It’s not unique either! I might be able to forgive Lush if it was a unique new scent. It’s just meh!
So, there’s a moral with all great stories and the moral here is to go to the store and smell Lush Snowflake Body Lotion. Don’t buy this one online and don’t be deceived by the description of “marzipan” and automatically assume this smells like Snowcake. It doesn’t!
Has anyone smelled Lush Snowflake Body Lotion?
What did you think?
Lush Snowflake Body Lotion is available now for a limited time