Black Russian

This gives me a strong buttered popcorn impression at the opening, it makes my mouth water! I don't get much coffee, but rather 'coffee flavoring' that you use in cooking. I was a barista for years so I'm biased though having been utterly inundated with the ground coffee scent for parts of my life ;) As others have said this is surprisingly creamy, not sharp at all. The adjectives "boozy/sweet" suit it much more than "alcoholic/sharp" as far as the scent's feel. Like a lot but not sure of longevity yet. I'm a bit worried it'll have that waxy drydown that some oilier-scented fragrances dry down to on my skin (they all start smelling like beeswax on me; this was my problem w/ Espresso Royale too), but for the price I'd keep it just for that opening burst that makes me want popcorn!

I bought a bottle of this on a whim, I had just come across Demeter, and had bought ‘Pineapple’ and loved how realistic it smelled. This one is SO sweet! The Black Russian drinks I have had have never been this sweet, maybe it is combined with a White Russian as well? I get the coffee, yes, but I also get 8 sugar cubes and a whole lot of milk! The vodka is only peeking at us from behind a corner and watches us, it never really get into the fragrance. The scent dissapears pretty quickly some wears which I have understood is a Demeter flaw, but other times it blends into the skin in a quiet way. It is a lactonic and actually very yummy gourmand. I am actually surprised by how much I like it.

Creamy, buttery, coffee-flavored liqueur! In the same vein of Bailey's or Kahlua, you can almost feel that warmness-before-it-hits-the-bottom sensation as you're smelling this. It's really interesting to transfer a drink into fragrance-form, this doesn't disappoint. I imagined it to smell very sickening, and overly full of alcohol - but it's more of a creamy gourmand, by a long shot! Delicious! Unsure about the wearability - it's probably what baristas working at Starbucks leave the mall smelling like. If you're into that, here is the fragrance for you!!

Oh it's so delicious ! Surely I am a heavy coffee drinker but this is just yummy. Very similar to Vanille Mockha from Comptoir Sud Pacifique . Sadly the lasting power and projection are just awful . A few minutes and it's gone.... I with they would make it in a decent concentration , because the scent itself is wonderful .

I really like this perfume. I'm not very good at describing notes, but I smell a hint of chocolate/coffee. There is a strong presence of the alcohol/smoke. I'm not sure how true to the drink this is I don't know what Black Russian suppose to smell like, but I really enjoy this perfume.

First, A BIG Thank You to Boardbat for this lovely gift. This is warm and slightly sweet...like chocolate flavored coffee. I believe this will be great layered under Yves Rocher Neonatura Cocoon!

Very sweet! I have to be in the mood for it, but it's delectable when I am. A fall and winter scent for sure.

The opening is nice (just a couple minutes). The dry down is odd. Gone in 20min. Typical Demeter.

Black Russian starts with milky creamy, coffee liqour-y smell with a touch of fresh sweetness. I was nearly gonna say it’s spot on; however since the initial ‘black Russian’ essence gets masked by the rather thick coffee flavoured candy scent, I worried that the perfume might go to a warm foody direction, and the worry is true. The Demeter Black Russian is quite linear after the initial relatively truer-to-Black-Russian start. The linear scent is not bad, as I said above, it’s the coffee flavoured candy scent, which somehow does make me think of cola in Black Russian. However, this Black Russian is a bit too foody, sweet, creamy, gourmand and even a little bit Christmas-y; it lacks the sweet freshness, the fizzy bubbly refreshing feel a typical Black Russian gives me. Overall, it’s nice, a slightly less alcoholic approach to Black Russian and I guess it makes the perfume quite wearable, especially in cooler days when you crave something syrup-y from a café.

When I was a little kid - my parents had a liquor cabinet that was built into a wooden hutch. Once in a while --when I was really bored (most likely the in the dog-days of late summer OR a rainy afternoon) , I would open the cabinet to snoop around--nothing more. Demeter Black Russian smells EXACTLY like the inside of that liquor cabinet! This brought back many memories! Longevity is weak as all heck but Demeter I still love you!

Black Russian the drink is basically cola and Kahula ( or Tia Maria) Coffee liqueur .So this frag is spot on !

Coffee and syrup, with vodka!yamyam (honestly, it's so sweet that I want some milk.)