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Your descriptions make me want to rethink the ‘no baked goods scents’ stance I’ve held since an unfortunate experience where the guy sitting behind me during a school assembly was trying to figure out why he kept catching whiffs of his mother’s homemade birthday cake, and repeatedly asked his seatmates ‘do you smell cake? I smell cake. Why does it smell like cake?” I realized it was me and my vanilla Body Shop lotion. This was in 1987. Maybe it’s time to give bakery scents another chance.

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This was clearly a traumatic experience and I don’t blame you for staying away from The Bakery, I would do the same

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I feel like I need to read a novel about the baker now!

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I love your writing. That is all.

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Here to rave about the Lord of Misrule perfume. Vanilla, black pepper and patchouli. Bakery plus sexy. It’s my favourite scent

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This always comes across really astringent to me when I’m smelling it in the shop but maybe it settles on your skin differently??? I think a lot of their scents have like a 15-20 min settling period. (If that’s even a thing??)

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God I want to smell this!!!

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More of these! 😂 I loved reading all of those descriptions. 🫰

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oh boy, i want to hear more so bad

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This is extremely Millenial coded & I definitely relate. A Lush bath bomb circa 2016 was the height of indulgent self-care, I need to pop in and reacquaint myself.

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The Rose Jam shower gel is incredible!

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That *plus* the Ro's Argan body conditioner is crack! So good I wore it for my wedding

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Love this piece, and feel a shopping trip coming on, thanks for all the recommendations! 👏

For me it’s their Bubble Bars which are an absolute necessity, to convert my baths into a Disneyesque experience, simply dreamy! 🥰

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i’ve converted so many people to sticky date anything. why wouldn’t you want to smell like the most sumptuous and slightly dangerously sweet little treat!!

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Nothing compares to the Buffy Bar. It exfoliates AND moisturises at the same time. Efficient AND luxurious. Genius.

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The lush wax melts mark the candle seasons of my life

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I literally just bought sticky date lotion last week and have been slathering myself in it - so good. Please share more!!

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Thank you, I love this! More recs please, if and when you have the time. ☺️

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Absolutely! I love lush too! More please

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Love this, more please! Day off tomorrow, I can’t see how I can not go to Lush and buy a few things

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