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Princesska – :
New Zealand is a mix-and-match of several other Demeters I’ve enjoyed. Take the sweetened Seven-Up lime in Caipirinha, and dial-back the sugar by 95%. Add the deep greens from Thunderstorm, and the effervescence of Gin & Tonic. There might be an ultra-sheer layer of soil tincture in the background as well. I’m having so much fun with this! I hope you are too. 🙂
Excellent projection, and long lasting.
99080911 – :
~ digging around in the soil and leaves after a thunderstorm ~
smelled so divine on my husband, fresh and crisp, earthy. when he wore it….oooh
havik – :
This one is going to be difficult, because there is a lot going on in Demeter’s New Zealand. Its GREEN, as in, smack you in the face with a bunch of cut *something* green. Its not quite grass, its sharper, and more almost, almost citrus. But that isn’t quite right either… the green is unique – and beautiful.
There is an aquatic component, a big one – and I’ve thought maybe the green came from seaweed, like when you have a tide pool and it gets over grown, but, its stronger than that too. This is a raw ocean smell. There is a fishy undertone, like just caught fish being scaled – it’s a clean fish smell, if that makes sense. Not overpowering but there for sure.
I smell driftwood too, and a bit of sand, but mostly lots and lots of greens and salt water. I love this scent so much. It sticks with you. When I first got it, I sprayed it on me and was a bit shocked. But within moments I was in love. It is such a warm/sunny but clouds on the horizon scent… I took it up with me to take a nap and sprayed my bedding. I’ve never done that with a perfume before! But I just wanted to lie in that green, to soak it in while I slept and wake up to that sharp, green, ocean scent. Oh, I love it!!!
iljya – :
I’m from New Zealand and there’s nothing especially New Zealandy about this, but I can understand its appeal from those who only know New Zealand is its presented to tourists. The fragrance reminds me of the cologne that Air NZ have in their toilets on international flights. It has a lovely fresh, herbal kind of smell.
nutLereGend – :
My husband, a kiwi, says this is missing mold and cow and sheep dung accords, and thus this scent does not and cannot represent the actual scent of New Zealand.
erurlertye – :
I just got this frag and I’m not gonna says it’s a work of art, but I love the grass smell! It will be great for layering.
cvjkby-lbvf – :
I have very reactive skin. Even flat scents develop on me.
Starts out very grassy, become more aquatic, fruity light grass.. but only exists close to my skin.
Coammassils – :
Immediately this smells like a soap fragrance but it quickly warms to a green mossy smell. not like patchouli but more like warm cut grass and sandalwood bark. I think it’s the women’s version of classic Old Spice.
saken82 – :
Most of the clean Demeter scents just don’t agree with me. New Zealand is unfortunatelly one of them.
New Zealand starts with some weird, soap-bubble-in-a-plastic-tube-for-too-long smell, somewhat getting glue-y. However, soon it transformed into real, lush, green leafy scent reminds me of those evergreen trees. Somewhat it does reminds me of New Zealand if I think about New Zealand while smelling this, I lived in Christchurch for about two years, and New Zealand reminds me of the gardens, the sun, the little hills and a vast landscape of green trees. Somehow it’s refreshingly young and lively.
Just when I think I can forgive the weird opening and love this scent, old glue plus sugarcane juice is the image hits my mind, yes, New Zealand transformed into a weirder smell. When the weird glue scent gradually disappears, it’s actually not bad, it reminds me a lot of Rain, also by Demeter, the sweet, kinda airy smell; plus a touch of those light, sweet, woody smell from uncoated wood furniture. However the drawback is, it gives me a headache, even though all these smells are so naturally present in life.
kazax01 – :
this is a fantastic room type scent. Not something I wear as a personal fragrance often, but I like to spray it on my linens once in a while.
As well, it is quite nice layered with herba fresca.
sash1211 – :
Tulips! The dominant smell here is identical to some blackish-red tulips in my garden. It is almost a one-note fragrance, and I like that one note, tho I’d probably only wear it for myself. Otherwise maybe layer with another green, such as Weil de Weil.