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Time of the Season
meets Karma.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with citrus; Concentration not recorded leads with citrus. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Lush Time of the Season bottle
Lush

Time of the Season

Concentration not recorded

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Lush Karma bottle
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Karma

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20241995
Leading accordscitrus · patchouli · white floralcitrus · woody · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordNeroli, Orange Blossom, GrapefruitOrange, Lemongrass, Lavender, Pine Tree, Lemon, Cassis, Fir Resin, elemi, Cinnamon
Longevity / 53.54 · 26 votes3.46 · 1,519 votes
Projection / 42.60 · 25 votes2.48 · 1,561 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Fragrance
  • Water (aqua)
  • Glycerine
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Farnesol
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene

Listed only on Time of the Season

  • Organic alcohol denat
  • Dark sumatran patchouli oil
  • Grapefruit oil (citrus paradisi)
  • Organic neroli oil
  • Orange flower extract (citrus aurantium amara)

Listed only on Karma

  • Alcohol denat
  • Patchouli oil (pogostemon cablin)
  • Brazilian orange oil
  • Lavandin oil (lavandula hybrida)
  • Siberian fir needle oil
  • Lemongrass oil (cymbopogon flexuosus)
  • Elemi oil
  • Cassie absolute (acacia farnesiana)
  • Cinnamal
  • Citronellol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Isoeugenol
  • Coumarin
  • Eugenol

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Time of the Season

Perfume · US listing · 3.3oz bottle

Organic alcohol denat. , Dark sumatran patchouli oil , Fragrance , Water (aqua) , Glycerine , Grapefruit oil (citrus paradisi) , *Linalool , Organic neroli oil , Orange flower extract (citrus aurantium amara) , *Citral , *Farnesol , *Geraniol , *Limonene

* Occurs naturally in essential oils.

Source: Lush official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Karma

Perfume · US listing · 0.3fl.oz bottle

Alcohol denat. , Fragrance , Water (aqua) , *Limonene , Patchouli oil (pogostemon cablin) , Glycerine , Brazilian orange oil , Lavandin oil (lavandula hybrida) , Siberian fir needle oil , Lemongrass oil (cymbopogon flexuosus) , Elemi oil , Cassie absolute (acacia farnesiana) , *Cinnamal , *Citral , *Geraniol , *Citronellol , *Linalool , *Benzyl alcohol , *Benzyl benzoate , *Benzyl cinnamate , *Cinnamyl alcohol , *Hydroxycitronellal , *Isoeugenol , *Coumarin , *Eugenol , *Farnesol

* Occurs naturally in essential oils.

Source: Lush official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed citrus and patchouli direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed citrus and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.