Illinois Woman Gets Serenaded by Usher and Says the One Thing None of Us Were Ready For

There are celebrity encounters, and then there are moments so magical they make your group chat explode. One Chicago woman had such an experience with Usher—and you won't believe what she said it smelled like.

He Smells Like What Now?

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Some People go to an Usher concert and leave with a T-shirt. Jimalita Tillman left with a serenade, and a scent memory strong enough to break the internet—or, at least this WGN TV Facebook post.

Jimalita Tillman, who runs the Harold Washington Cultural Center and leads its award-winning theater group, was minding her own business in London when Usher veered off course and gave her a front-row fantasy.

He wasn't even supposed to stop where we were! It was like magnetic. And he smells like vacation, she told WGN Morning News

Say what now!?! Vacation.

Now, we need answers. Are we talking beachy coconut SPF and daiquiris? Or overpriced hotel lobby with eucalyptus diffusers? Because the internet is invested. Facebook commenters are all over the map, from “That’s the scent of money and cocoa butter” to “I bet he smells like baby angels on a yacht.”

One particularly bold theory: “Vacation? Girl, that man smells like generational wealth and shea butter.”

Another? “He smells like no stress and direct deposit.”

So, here’s your public service announcement: book your Usher tickets now and moisturize just in case. You never know when you’ll find yourself nose-to-chest with a Grammy-winning man who smells like PTO and tropical escape.

Below is the original WGN TV Facebook post:

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