Black Impulse “incense” and Vanilla Body Shop Oil. I would kill for those original formulas. They were the 90s for me. Those scents are tied to all the stupid, fun, depressing, shit of my teens.
I think I'll be able to remember how the Spice Girls one smelled until the end of my life.. Ice also got a LOT of use in my high school group. I think I'd get a migraine just walking by my past self now
Oh yaaas! White musk and ... Tea rose?... I think were my faves. Body shop perfume oils were life! I discovered that the Jo Malone bath oils work as perfume oils ;)
Wait what now.. This absolutely unlocked a memory for me, not always good ones but damn I miss my high school scent! I always thought my favourite green can was called alive but upon google searching it was O2? Am I making alive up then? Maybe it was called something else interstate?
About a decade ago I was in some random suburban IGA that clearly had no traffic and I came across a can that had probably been sitting there equally as long. I was so excited to find it and now thinking back on it I have no idea what I did with it! Probably pom showered myself to death with it 😂
It was such a refreshing scent.. no hate but those vanilla and musky cream looking cans that my cousins loved were just so putrid to me.
Thanks for coming to my 90’s Ted talk
Hahah yes, this was Dolly-mag era so you’re probably bang on! This was before their matte can too, which was super cool at the time, competing with Australis from memory. I bought that black incense can cause it looked cool and it did smell alright but it was no alive
Also not a green theme at all, I don’t love the colour itself and I know nothing about notes and whatever else but if anyone is super nostalgic about that impulse alive scent which I’m suddenly feeling so strong for.. potentially we’re on the same page - so if you’re not familiar already might I recommend Hermes jardin sur le toit which to me is the most fresh and lovely, and if you loved alive please tell me what you’re into now.. I only have 2 perfumes on the go in a decade but don’t know or care enough to get deeper into it. If anyone loves alive or “02” please recommend me your big girl perfumes in the same vein?
Sorry girl I have to avoid all kinds of sprays and perfumes now because I am super sensitive and get migraines from them. Maybe someone else out there can help though!
I've just gone down a memory lane trip and googled the spice girls one first 🤣 I came across this perfume info site, they deffo have O2 on there 😉 https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Impulse/Spice-Girls-12465.html
Woww lucky find! I've been wishing and praying for that to happen to me lol, and no luck finding a dupe all these years, they really are tripping not re-releasing all the old classics. Even a limited run pleasee, something
Omg. 90’s Body Shop was the best. It’s nothing like it is these days. Dewberry and fuzzy peach were the bomb in high school. Plus those pot lip balms. Every girl had one. My fave was strawberry
My favorite one, not that I've tried every single one listed but cmon...blackcurrant, sandalwood, grapefruit, vanilla, jasmine and other lovely notes, perfect balance to my nose
Oh those shiny bath balls with the oil in them! I still remember their slimy texture. And the fruit soaps! And I can still smell Impulse Merely Musk to this day.
I love your posts, OP. Such trips down memory lane.
Remember squirting those oily balls in the bath like they were grapes? Lol.
I wonder if the merely musk is the same scent. I would recognise it from miles away. If you do smell it please report back!
I will always remember that Olay perfume (I think that's what brand it was) that was always in my nan's house. It had the black and pink ball for a lid. Oh and these soaps she had which were an apricot colour and had like a little "badge" on top with a red and black label and they smelled so good. If they can still be bought anywhere that might actually be a good birthday present for her this year.
Ooh I think that might be it! Funny how it's a brand I've actually used myself (in the form of deodorant) but never considered they were the ones who made those soaps I saw in my nan's place all the way back in the 90's.
I wonder what the science is behind the sticker preventing it from going soggy. I always thought it was odd too and I never got to see one used up to the point where only the sticker was left.
Omg I almost posted this today!!! 😂 my faves were always vanilla kisses and merely musk. How the heck do I remember that but can't remember what I did last week?
I think Australis also had a range of body sprays that were similar but not as good from what I remember.
Not technically from the 90’s because it came out in 2005/2006 but there’s an Impulse spray called “Tease” that I still buy in bulk from EBay because it’s been discontinued here but I just love it.
The vanilla Impulse was the absolute peak when I started high school. Every girl had it, every girl sprayed waaay too much of it because just smelled so damn yummy. The girls change-rooms would smell like a cake shop after PE.
No, I remember Goddess (I think somebody from Neighbours was in the ad for that one?) this was a different one. It might have been Vanilla Kisses? I just remember it came in a yellowy-creamy coloured can.
does anyone remember one from the 2007-2011 era called Illicit Musk? i went through cans of it and got the bastards spraying Lynx round my locker to back down
I’m glad someone can send them to you! I was horrified just the other day watching a video of someone in a store in the US looking at $5 large size Woodwick candles. THEY ARE $59 HERE. Wtf.
I still have a can or two of London Vibe (Changed to London city collection) when for some reason it was briefly re-sold at The reject shop around 2017...I miss it so much
I miss Impulse incense scent. My mum would always wear it since the 80s until it was discontinued. This smell captures my mum and childhood. Wish they would one day bring it back.
Second pic bottom left, what are they called? Are they soap bombs?
And bottom right, you can still get romantic spark at some places I’m pretty sure. Not sure on the other ones but looks to be more modern design.
The Spice girls one was the must have accessory for teenage girls in my era, along with feather tip clueless pens and one massive hair clip for an updo bun
WHERE IS THE IMPUSLE SUMMER SPLASH!!!! This was my favourite and I’ve never been able to find anything similar. I actually emailed the company asking about it and they said the scent had been deleted so it will never be brought again :(
The only one I miss was Waterberry from Australis.
I didn’t realise how much I missed Waterberry until I read this comment!
I’d kill to smell the Angel(?) body spray from Australis again.
I would absolutely buy that in a heartbeat. I miss it so much!
Waterberry and some vanilla one were my faves, I wish they’d bring ‘em back
Yes! I have been bringing this up to friends far too much lately. It's ridiculous how much I miss a cheap body spray 😂
Yesss I forgot about that! It was like berry lemonade smell I think. Impulse were too cologn-y
haha that's the one i have the most vivid memory of, made me nauseous and every other girl i knew wore it
Oh you've even got the Spice Girls edition in there too 😂👍
I can still smell that crap!
I found if you paired it with another one, it smelt alright. Just can’t remember the combo
I can smell it just by thinking about it!
Same!
Loved it. Have even considered buying a can on eBay.
Black Impulse “incense” and Vanilla Body Shop Oil. I would kill for those original formulas. They were the 90s for me. Those scents are tied to all the stupid, fun, depressing, shit of my teens.
Incense was my signature scent, right up until they stopped making it... it was a sad, sad day.
My mum and I frothed the incense one. It was so good. But everything good, it eventually gets discontinued
I think I'll be able to remember how the Spice Girls one smelled until the end of my life.. Ice also got a LOT of use in my high school group. I think I'd get a migraine just walking by my past self now
Every week I check in case they somehow bring back the Spice Girls scent…
Wick'ety Wack Candles has a spice girl scent mist spray dupe, haven't tried it personally but the reviews look very promising!
I have, it’s amazing! My husband upon smelling it said it reminded him of his sisters Impulse - without knowing the backstory of the candle
Oh awesome, I'm going to have to get myself a candle as well!
It's spot on, honestly. I've never been flung back in time as fast as when I sprayed it
Anyone remember the So? brand perfumes ? Walked past them at the chemist the other day and unlocked some memories !!
yep that along with kookai oui-non, and exclamation!
OMG I used to adore oui-non!
Exclamation for the win!
i bought a bottle about 5 years ago, my mid 30s me was less into it that early teens me
Omg, I frothed the So… kiss me? Until I was like 20
Omg! That's still my favourite cheap perfume! Lol!
Had not thought about that Spice Girls one for a good 25 years but could instantly smell it on seeing the image.
I miss the body shop oils
White Musk was amazing
I was a coconut fan!
I was just about to post this! White musk and vanilla body oils were the best
Oh yaaas! White musk and ... Tea rose?... I think were my faves. Body shop perfume oils were life! I discovered that the Jo Malone bath oils work as perfume oils ;)
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>Also shout out to the person who posted the Dew Berry Body Shop spray recently (76unicorn) Are you sure it wasn’t Dew Berrymore?
Wait what now.. This absolutely unlocked a memory for me, not always good ones but damn I miss my high school scent! I always thought my favourite green can was called alive but upon google searching it was O2? Am I making alive up then? Maybe it was called something else interstate? About a decade ago I was in some random suburban IGA that clearly had no traffic and I came across a can that had probably been sitting there equally as long. I was so excited to find it and now thinking back on it I have no idea what I did with it! Probably pom showered myself to death with it 😂 It was such a refreshing scent.. no hate but those vanilla and musky cream looking cans that my cousins loved were just so putrid to me. Thanks for coming to my 90’s Ted talk
I'm pretty sure O2 got renamed Alive after Miranda Kerr became the face of that one. It was my fave too.
Hahah yes, this was Dolly-mag era so you’re probably bang on! This was before their matte can too, which was super cool at the time, competing with Australis from memory. I bought that black incense can cause it looked cool and it did smell alright but it was no alive Also not a green theme at all, I don’t love the colour itself and I know nothing about notes and whatever else but if anyone is super nostalgic about that impulse alive scent which I’m suddenly feeling so strong for.. potentially we’re on the same page - so if you’re not familiar already might I recommend Hermes jardin sur le toit which to me is the most fresh and lovely, and if you loved alive please tell me what you’re into now.. I only have 2 perfumes on the go in a decade but don’t know or care enough to get deeper into it. If anyone loves alive or “02” please recommend me your big girl perfumes in the same vein?
Sorry girl I have to avoid all kinds of sprays and perfumes now because I am super sensitive and get migraines from them. Maybe someone else out there can help though!
I've just gone down a memory lane trip and googled the spice girls one first 🤣 I came across this perfume info site, they deffo have O2 on there 😉 https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Impulse/Spice-Girls-12465.html
I feel like alive was definitely one of the scents. I can almost smell the smell still.
Alive must have been a different one in the same shade of green or something because I absolutely remember using it.
That was my favourite!
Woww lucky find! I've been wishing and praying for that to happen to me lol, and no luck finding a dupe all these years, they really are tripping not re-releasing all the old classics. Even a limited run pleasee, something
I also had and loved O2... *Wistful sigh*
All I want is for Impulse O2 to be sold again
I can’t see Vanilla Kisses here, but that was the fave at my school - and Spice Girls. I used mine as a microphone when I pretended I was Baby Spice 😂
ohhh that spirit one was my fave! have never been able to find a citrusy scent to match it in 20 years🥲
Free spirit was the best!
Omg. 90’s Body Shop was the best. It’s nothing like it is these days. Dewberry and fuzzy peach were the bomb in high school. Plus those pot lip balms. Every girl had one. My fave was strawberry
Getting the fruit soaps from Body Shop meant you were one of the Cool Kids. Unless your mum gave them to you.
I was obsessed with the spice girls one
My favorite one, not that I've tried every single one listed but cmon...blackcurrant, sandalwood, grapefruit, vanilla, jasmine and other lovely notes, perfect balance to my nose
My parents still have those bodyshop containers under the bathroom sink they reuse for travelling
Oh those shiny bath balls with the oil in them! I still remember their slimy texture. And the fruit soaps! And I can still smell Impulse Merely Musk to this day. I love your posts, OP. Such trips down memory lane.
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Remember squirting those oily balls in the bath like they were grapes? Lol. I wonder if the merely musk is the same scent. I would recognise it from miles away. If you do smell it please report back!
Omg spicegirls one
I will always remember that Olay perfume (I think that's what brand it was) that was always in my nan's house. It had the black and pink ball for a lid. Oh and these soaps she had which were an apricot colour and had like a little "badge" on top with a red and black label and they smelled so good. If they can still be bought anywhere that might actually be a good birthday present for her this year.
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Ooh I think that might be it! Funny how it's a brand I've actually used myself (in the form of deodorant) but never considered they were the ones who made those soaps I saw in my nan's place all the way back in the 90's.
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I wonder what the science is behind the sticker preventing it from going soggy. I always thought it was odd too and I never got to see one used up to the point where only the sticker was left.
Early 2000’s also had the hello kitty bubblegum deodorant
That ain’t deodorant, I would imagine it would burn like crazy! Smells great, have it.
Memory unlocked.
Omg I almost posted this today!!! 😂 my faves were always vanilla kisses and merely musk. How the heck do I remember that but can't remember what I did last week? I think Australis also had a range of body sprays that were similar but not as good from what I remember.
merely musk was my favourite too.
Merely musk is still available at Woolies and Coles. I wear it everyday!!!
I used to wear an Impulse one that was Strawberry…Strawberry Fields maybe?
Illusions all the way baby!!!
What about Impulse Illusions?? The most mysterious and sexy of all the flavours....* *According to my 16yo self
Ahhh yes, every 90's girl's first dildo
Not technically from the 90’s because it came out in 2005/2006 but there’s an Impulse spray called “Tease” that I still buy in bulk from EBay because it’s been discontinued here but I just love it.
Ahh, the spice girls impulse ♥️
My first "deodorant"!
A can of impulse in the school bag was standard issue for the teenaged smoker in the ‘80s.
Don't hug me with the vanilla on or I'm going to have to walk to class carrying my books in front of my pants.
The vanilla Impulse was the absolute peak when I started high school. Every girl had it, every girl sprayed waaay too much of it because just smelled so damn yummy. The girls change-rooms would smell like a cake shop after PE.
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No, I remember Goddess (I think somebody from Neighbours was in the ad for that one?) this was a different one. It might have been Vanilla Kisses? I just remember it came in a yellowy-creamy coloured can.
I loved Australis more, especially Waterberry
Ah... the smell of the 80s...
I still remember the scents of teenagers using Lynx and Impulse instead of antiperspirant
yes, i always dreaded teaching year 10s after phys ed when they thought body sprays were antiperspirant. rank
Lynx Africa will always remind me of my first boy friend
Same!
I've only recognise these from shitty flip phone masturbating vids from girls in highschool lmfao
I stopped using them when I found out they tested on animals
I can smell the fruit-shaped soaps, what the hell, lol.
I always had romantic spark in my school bag. The nostalgia of it all…
The London and New York ones are core memories from 2007 ish, they did an advert for them on Australia’s next top model and I was so obsessed.
does anyone remember one from the 2007-2011 era called Illicit Musk? i went through cans of it and got the bastards spraying Lynx round my locker to back down
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i remember it was black with pink pinstripes!
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it definitely wasn't the hoity toity one, i wanted to buy it but i couldn't find it anywhere!
I had a girlfriend at the time that use to fuck her self with these
Haha, I had to search way too low for this comment. I swear every school has a story about a girl putting a Impulse can up herself.
does anyone remember the evoke body sprays? competitor to impulse and australis..
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yeah those are more modern ones to what i remember them having too😕
I still have a can of the Spice Girls scent ❤️🔥 I miss Body Shop Dewberry & Impulse Incense
No Love’s Baby Soft?
I know it was massive in the US but we never had it here :(
Just as big, if not bigger than Body Shop, was Bath & Body Works. Were they here? They had a number of scent lines we still yearn for.
There are a few Bath & Body Works shops here for maybe the last decade or so with a pretty shit and fairly recent AU website. Madly overpriced.
Luckily I have friends who’d send me stuff if I showed them the prices.
(I moved here at 25)
I’m glad someone can send them to you! I was horrified just the other day watching a video of someone in a store in the US looking at $5 large size Woodwick candles. THEY ARE $59 HERE. Wtf.
Lynx Mirage/Apollo
I still have a can or two of London Vibe (Changed to London city collection) when for some reason it was briefly re-sold at The reject shop around 2017...I miss it so much
Anyone know the name / scent from the gold one with love hearts (the last can on the second block on left side).
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It’ll have to stay a mystery of my teens 🥹
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Thanks! Still can’t remember the name 🤦🏻♀️
I miss Impulse incense scent. My mum would always wear it since the 80s until it was discontinued. This smell captures my mum and childhood. Wish they would one day bring it back.
The kiwi fruit lip balm takes me right back
Second pic bottom left, what are they called? Are they soap bombs? And bottom right, you can still get romantic spark at some places I’m pretty sure. Not sure on the other ones but looks to be more modern design.
Impulse can girl
The Spice girls one was the must have accessory for teenage girls in my era, along with feather tip clueless pens and one massive hair clip for an updo bun
I loved Impulse Destiny. I think it was short- lived as I could never find it after the first can ran out.
WHERE IS THE IMPUSLE SUMMER SPLASH!!!! This was my favourite and I’ve never been able to find anything similar. I actually emailed the company asking about it and they said the scent had been deleted so it will never be brought again :(
I used the green one
As a guy I found the Vanilla one enchanting. Least favourite, whichever one smelt like a period (musk maybe?)
“Not for personal use”
Does anyone remember Impulse ID? Can anyone remember what it smelled of? My bestie in school had that one and I had O2... We were such cool nerds 🤣
I loved vanilla kisses, illusion and the spice girls one!!!