If you're a LUSH fan, then I automatically will assume that you are a fragrance enthusiast. For those who live in New York City and have no plans this weekend, do head over to the LUSH Gorilla Perfume Exhibit! It's a pop-up exhibit, running from September 23-25. It's totally free and all you need is your nose. They do ask that you RSVP, but I think you will be fine if you find out about this last minute and just head on over.
Address: 54 Crosby Street between Spring and Broome
Hours: 9/23 & 9/24: 12 PM to 9 PM
9/25: 11 AM to 5 PM
Gorilla Perfume is LUSH's new perfume line created by the Mark, the owner of LUSH, and his son Simon. The entire line is on display here and they dedicated a room to each scent. You go up and down staircases and through different rooms that are infused with each scent. It's like a perfume fun house. In each room is decorated accordingly to each scent and there is a LUSH representative there to give testers and speak about its origin.
A look into the rooms ahead...
Tuca Tuca
Orange Blossom
The Three Ladies
Dirty
Lust
The Smell of Freedom
Of course you can't leave an exhibit without going through a souvenir store. Here you can purchase any of the scents that you just sniffed. They are sold in two spray sizes as well as a solid perfume. There were also candles, tote bags and other merchandise available.
My personal favorites were Lust, Tuca Tuca and Orange Blossom but as of right now, I don't know if I will return to purchase any at the exhibit. I sprayed on Lust and thought about it on my way back to work. I liked the smell, although it was really strong and I probably stunk up the subway. I still have a bunch of tester strips from the event and not surprisingly, all of them together smell like a LUSH store. Overall, a really cute presentation put on by LUSH and something unique and fun to check out for fragrance buffs!
