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danila1999 – :
This one smells pretty synthetic. I snatched it up for $4.95 at a little boutique without smelling it and even for that price I kind of regret it.
I smell the green parts of the peony (leaves & stem) and I do smell a smoky thing like one of the other reviewers mentioned. It’s not a bad smell. It’s just not the best peony smell in the world.
Good for layering… I guess.
Also, I have synesthesia where smell sometimes gets reinterpreted as taste in my brain and this one gives my tongue metallic tingles and the sweet powdery after-taste of pink marshmallows. It’s like I can taste the peony in the roof of my mouth rather than smell it in my nose. If I put my hand in front of my nose and inhale deeply, my mouth fills with imaginary, pink, fluffy, powdered sugar covered peonies.
Weird. I guess it’s worth keeping just for that experience alone. I mean it’s still an okay peony scent, especially for the price. I’m just saying you can do better.
aristarhlavrov – :
So I’m not sure if my idea of the smell of peony was wrong or if this fragrance is a little off… Probably me to be honest, I get florals and a make-up kind of smell. I don’t hate it, but I don’t really like it either. Might have to see if anyone else likes it! It’s a shame as I’ve really enjoyed my other two Demeter buys!
tumbochka – :
This to me smells of a really good high quality incense. It brings back memories of Camden market shopping. I love the smell of this so much and it layers so well with other scents from Demeter/Library of Fragrance as they’re called in the UK. I wear it with Daisy, Fig Leaves and Honeysuckle.
yzg099bedyWelty – :
Did you ever have a Cabbage Patch Baby doll? Not the standard-sized kid doll, the smaller baby — the one with the (allegedly) baby powder-scented head.
At first whiff, that’s what Demeter’s Peony reminds me of. It’s delicate, sweet, and powdery. The powder note is pleasant, but it’s hampering the peony effect for me. If I take a really deep whiff, I can detect peony in there somewhere, but I have to almost strain to find it through the powder. I think that’s also what makes it skew toward the granny-ish for some people.
That said, I don’t know if the problem is actually too much powder, or not enough of something else. What I’m personally missing is a touch of green freshness. I wanted something a little sharper and brighter.
So I’m not sure I’ll be keeping this, but I think I’ll give it another chance, layering it with one of Demeter’s green fragrances before I decide. (I’ve already tried adding Grass, and it helps, but that particular green is a little too specific. Maybe Clover will do the trick when my next Demeter order arrives tomorrow…)
Xeroxihngv – :
This bottle came free with a Demeter order.
I absolutely love the smell of a peony in bloom, so I was looking forward to trying this Demeter scent. I don’t dislike it, but there’s something sharp and a little “scratchy” in this perfume. I know that the scent can’t be recreated perfectly, but I was hoping this would capture the freshness and lightness that I love when smelling the real thing. Nice free gift, but I would not re-purchase.