American Cream
Lush (2005)

A gourmand for people who don't do gourmand. Slightly lactonic vanilla cream, mellowed by benzoin resin, sweetened by lavender, with a powdery clary sage drydown. It has the fullness of a creamy gourmand but none of the heaviness.

Lush reckons this is "strawberry milkshake" but I've yet to discover any strawberries in the solid version, or the spray, or even the conditioner. It does give the fleeting impression of strawberry in the same way that the scent of plain cocoa powder gives the impression of sweetness, until you taste it and discover it's just bitter. I think it's just the brain filling in the gaps. Looking online, I'm not the only one wondering where the strawberry is or why Lush chose to market it as a strawberry scent.

It's a soft, fruity, powdery and clean vanilla that you can't help but love. Very different. Totally similar to the conditionner. Good!

I didn't want to like American Cream, but you just can't help it. It grabs you, hard. (I even use the conditioner, even though I don't particularly like it as a conditioner, I like the scent.) vanilla absolute, clary sage, lavender and benzoin ... probably one of the most different vanilla scents you will wear. Subtle and soft, vanilla with a spicy bite. Very nice fragrance for any time of the day or any season.