Dirt

I have been wearing this since - I am pretty sure the year was 1993. It does not say who the Nose to this one was but I have heard from insiders its Christopher Brocious. (I hate Perfume) . (He also created Earthworm., Tomato, etc...) I still wear it. It smells like really rich dirt with new grass after a rain. Not dirty smelling at all. Its a happy smell. Someone asked me if I took a nap outside. It lasts longer when you spray it on clothing. I like to spray fragrance on my mask but this made my lips numb right away, and my eyes very red. So no problems at all if its not near my face. On skin, its very nice. It mixes well with Jean Paul Gautier Le Male, but I have not been able to layer it with anything else. Its a one dimensional scent. The drydown is the same. A lot probably has to do with your body chemistry. I like this scent enough to wear it about 3 decades. The first time I found it was in a boutique in Athens Geprgia. I was an Angel Men fan at the time. I think before that I was a poor student and was wearing Bijan, 273 Beverly H ills, Aramis, and Old Spice. I have grown up since then...

smells and metallic wet. the bottle is a little sketchy and the perfume itself is super oily, i had a spill and the bottle is always greasy. i wore this all of freshman year of college when i was a geology major before switching to ceramics. smells so good - just like dirt but in a mineralic wet thin way if that makes sense. like the dirt around an underground vein of water. like the pottery studio - lots of sitting water and sealed bags of wet things. smells just like a new batch of reclaim - some people think its gross and must/mildewy. it smells to me like one singular note, and it fades fairly quickly. worth it, good/weird signature. the only thing is that the perfume itself is a little oily in texture - careful not to stain your clothes. it smells like wet rocks. uncomfortable a little, in a good way, like when you walk after the rain and the grass is all dewy but the hem of your pants gets a little damp. if you are an oil painter this would also smell so good on you, it has a little stuffyness that glossier you has, like pencil shavings but if it was mica crumbles instead. low low sillage.

Demeter just *gets* it, man. I love this and if you enjoy gardening or hiking, you might like it too. It's simply the smell of fresh, wet loam. Nothing dry, dusty, or sandy. This is dark topsoil, but without any stinky fertilizer/manure. I think many "earthy" scents tend to lean bitter, but this instead has more of a sweetness. (Also, I find that this scent doesn't have that... "indie" smell, iykwim.) I'm not sure if it's because I'm from Ohio and this company is based in Pennsylvania, but it smells right on the money to me - this is springtime in the midwest, pre-flowers. March, I suppose. I bought this to layer with other scents (it's linear, just straight up dirt), but there's no reason you couldn't wear it alone. If the smell of rich, dark earth intrigues you, I say pick it up. At Demeter's price points, you really can't go wrong. Like most Demeter scents, it doesn't project or last very long, but I enjoy personal skin scents, so it works for me. It's also one of their more oily formulations, in case that matters to you. tldr; It's wet, fresh, natural, and a lil bit sweet. It's f'n dirt.

I read all the reviews in Fragrantica before buying this one, most of them praising on how realistic this is, and even so when I received it I was amazed at how well Demeter managed to reproduce the smell of rain-wet earth. It's really surprising. I do love it! I like to use it when I am at home, either on cool or hot days and I also really enjoy spraying it before going to bed at night. It gives me a feeling of peace. I bought the 4 oz bottle 3 months ago and I only have a third left. I will definitely buy it again when finished. The duration is short and the projection is weak, but with the use that I give it, that is not an issue. If you enjoy the smell of wet clean soil and that is what you expect from this gem, you can safely blind buy it. I did that and I'm delighted Update: I also love it layered with other scents, mostly florals. It blends very well with Flower Show, also from Demeter and with Tous tous. I smell like a wet garden full of flowers.Nice!

If you are upset by the idea of wearing a fragrance that smells like DIRT then you have missed the point of the Demeter Fragrance Library. They are single scents that capture a moment, a place, an element or something organic. Huge fun! "Laundromat" smells like fresh laundry bouncing around in a dryer, "Creme Brulee" smells like that famous french desert and "Sex On The Beach" smells like.... ok so if you haven't experienced it then the scent may be hard to gauge. So Dirt smells like Dirt, not dirty or off but like soil. As their name suggests - 'Fragrance Library' should be collected, add them to your library of fragrances. You might keep a Gideon next to the bed but your library should be full of wonderful varied experiences to expand your mind. I recommend you mix Demeter, make your own combos. They are the closest most will get to being able to create their own scent. Birthday Cake x 2 squirts +Sex on the Beach x 2 squirts +Dirt x 1 squirt = Shagaliscious