August 17, 2022

Tree Hut Velvet Coffee Shea Sugar Scrub Does Smell Like Skunk But….

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5 stars out of 5

Tree Hut Velvet Coffee Shea Sugar Scrub is one of two, new, limited edition sugar scrub scents that launched for Fall 2022 at ulta.com. This is a lovely sugar scrub to exfoliate and smooth skin with a creamy coffee scent.

But hear me out for a second…

It smells like skunk.

I don’t drink coffee but I love the smell of coffee! Weird I know but true. I happen to have a very huge collection of coffee scented bath, body, and perfume goodies around and they all tend to come out for Fall. The scent of creamy coffee and sugar feels like a warm, comforting hug to me. I love the smell of it!

When I heard about Tree Hut Velvet Coffee Shea Sugar Scrub I knew I had to have it. And away I went to grab some! I happened to be lucky enough to find it and the new Pumpkin Spice scent at my local Ulta. It was like they knew I was coming but the shelf only had one of each scrub on it. I do wonder if this was intentional because flippers on Mercari are snatching up a lot of these scrubs and selling them at two or three times the price. It’s really insane.

Anyway, I lucked out and I came out of the experience with two new scrubs. I did take a little sneaky sniff of Velvet Coffee Shea Sugar Scrub in store and I instantly hated it but I brought it anyway knowing many of you would want to hear about it. Sadly, it smelled like a skunk in the garden that got spooked and sprayed. Not good. Coffee has that weird skunky note sometimes doesn’t it? I wasn’t pleased to find out that Velvet Coffee captured that realism a little too easily.

But as I said, I had my duty to share this horror story with you guys so, I took the plunge and purchased it. I got it home, hopped into the shower, and with my nose curled up I started to scrub. And just like that magic happened! This is an in-shower experience s which means if the scent isn’t agreeable with you in-store I highly urge you to take it home because it smells A LOT better once you start using it! I was delighted once I started to use it! The coffee scent morphed and became a perfect regular cup o’ joe fragrance. Yummy coffee that was heavy on the cream with a dollop or two of sugar. Perfect. It smelled so much better once I used it. Definitely an interesting experience from in-jar sniffing to using it!

The scrub is nice and exfoliating without being too oily or greasy. I always enjoy Tree Hut’s scrub as they are harsh enough to get my dry skin smooth and gleaming again! Plus the scents tend to last well after you’re out of the shower and dried off.

I paired it up with some OGX Smoothing and Coconut Coffee Body Cream after my shower and a few dabs of Freddy Loves Nancy Perfume Oil and I officially smell like a Starbucks thanks every so much!

The moral of this story is don’t judge a book by the first sniff! Tree Hut Velvet Coffee Shea Sugar Scrub does smell like a skunk initially but get it in the shower for a true Starbucks experience!

Let me know if you’ve tried it yet!

Where to buy

Ulta

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  • MiMi

    LOL
    I wasn’t sure how this post was going to end. I’m glad that once you start using it, the scrub smells pleasant. I do enjoy drinking coffee and I think I wouldn’t mind smelling like it, too!

    • Isabella Muse

      LOL! it was touch and go for a sec there LOL! I was like crap this smells like skunk! Ew!

  • Glenda

    This is hilarious as my friend said the coffee she was brewing the other day smelled like weed. I only smelled coffee but I knew what she meant; I find Colombian coffee sometimes has a tinge of skunk when brewing that thankfully never carries over to the cup.
    I’m happy to hear that the skunk in the scrub doesn’t carry over to the shower. I haven’t bought it yet but it’s on my wishlist.

    • Isabella Muse

      LOL WEED? that’s interesting! I def get the skunk from a fresh brewed cup! LOL! let me know if you do! Thank GOD it was good in the shower haha!

    • kjh

      Skunky? beer. Especially Canadian beer, like Molson or Labatt. Do CBD skincare items smell like weed? SW Asian coffee can be skunky, too. Depends on the roasting and the bean.

      • Glenda

        Canadian beer skunky? Nah… that’s why my Canadian fav BITD was Moosehead lol.

  • Kendall

    I have loved every single Tree Hut Product Scent that I have bought so far. When I chose to purchase The Velvet Coffee Sugar Scrub, I loved the scent at first as I’m a huge addict for anything Coffee scented. After a few uses in the shower though, the scent got super boring & I feel like I can’t even smell it anymore. It’s definitely in My Least 5 Favorites for Tree Hut. I’m glad they brought the scent out for fall this year instead of just the pumpkin!