Sticky Dates by Lush

I’m a total gourmand and sweet bomb addict, but Sticky Dates overwhelms me. I love cloying scents like Cheirosa 71 or Tobacco Vanille, but this gives me an instant headache. The weird part is my mom, who hates anything sweet, absolutely loved it. She compared it to Berlin toffee candies that leave you diabetic, haha. I never expected her approval. My advice: smell before you buy; don’t buy blind. It projects for miles and is very easy to like.

I had so many expectations with this; I’d heard nothing but wonders… and it’s HORRIBLE! Honestly, it’s the first perfume I’ve ever HATED. It’s DISGUSTING 😭 It starts with a strong sweet scent, which isn’t terrible… but once it hits the skin ☠️ WHAT A HORROR! It smells like burnt plastic, a burnt car tire, I don’t know… it’s awful. I was greatly disappointed because it was my first impression with Lush and it was terrible. I won’t buy blind again. If I ever visit a store, I’ll smell it there, but I absolutely do not recommend it. NOTE: 0/10

It bugs me that people badmouth the brand because of one use. You need to know the scent at least three times. If everything at Lush smelled bad, the brand wouldn’t exist. Responding to ‘Lobster’: good that there’s diversity. Yes, it’s very sweet, but I love it 🥰.

I don’t get the hype. A coworker was spraying it and everyone loved it. To me, it seems to have a spicy incense note that competes with the caramel. I try to enjoy it, but that burnt or overly spicy note bothers me and ruins the sweetness.

Lush has many caramel-scented sweets, but each is distinct. Sticky Dates is a caramel with subtle vanilla and lots of toasted, slightly bitter notes, like coffee. It reminds me of a caramel macchiato with industrial flavorings or dark milk hard candies (calugas in Chile) that first feel burnt. It doesn’t smell like natural dates, but it recalls them through the color. It’s a warm winter scent. The ‘industrial flavoring’ part is good: they’re synthetics that stimulate the senses, just like processed foods we love for their intensity. Lush knows this and delivers it.

After searching for it when it was always out of stock, I finally got it. It doesn’t disappoint: it’s dates with tons of caramel. The opening is strong, but then it softens and becomes incredible, lasting more than 8 hours. Great option if you like heavy sweet gourmands.

The atomizer is powerful; it’s impossible to use a small amount. The opening is sweet, with noticeable caramel, a touch of salt, and the buttery quality of sandalwood—aromatic and woody. The benzoin adds a resinous note. It’s an excellent gourmand perfume.

I was hoping it would be amazing, but it just doesn’t work for me. It definitely smells like sticky dates, but that burnt note is way too sharp. We’ll see if it mellows out and gains sweetness over time.

I absolutely love it; it smells just like those Colombian candies, like you could actually eat it.

Finally got my hands on it! It’s just as good as the shower gel. Smells like natural dates with a hot, toasted caramel on top—brutal.

Delicious. I grabbed two bottles because I knew it was limited and I’m obsessed with the shower gel. It’s one of Lush’s sweetest scents, along with LTGR; both have lots of caramel, but this one is more burnt, dark, and sticky. The opening is identical to the gel, but the drydown surprised me (I only notice this in the spray). It’s a subtle, super-rich caramel. I’m sure I won’t smell anything like it again. Too bad it’s limited, but I recommend grabbing it when it drops. For me, it’s Lush’s best scent.

It opens with a half-burnt caramel vibe, like Pink Sugar, then softens into a very sweet vanilla caramel. Later, I catch a hint of coconut—I’m not sure if it’s real or just a memory. A total delight. I’ll keep testing it. I left it and gifted it away; honestly, I can’t tolerate it. I don’t know, I changed, my nose changed. It feels too piercing to me.