Elvira's Zombie

The listed notes are incorrect. As stated on Demeter's site: "Ylang Ylang and Red Poppies, grounded with Tobacco Leaves and Black Vanilla Bean, while taking flights of fancy with a frosty Methadone accord and powdery Coca Petals" So no cannabis, and while I guess I can understand the substitution of cherry for "Methadone accord" for simplicity's sake... well, it's misleading. Coca leaves smell like tea...-ish, nothing too strange there. This smells really nice! While it's a tobacco scent, the tobacco doesn't overpower. It doesn't just smell like flavored pipe tobacco, which is a problem I find in many tobacco-containing scents, it's a true blend. Instead of being a dark oriental scent, it's actually quite sweet while still being restrained. The vanilla is a deep bourbon one, which pairs well with the rich tobacco note. I think the coca leaves might be in there, keeping the composition from feeling too syrupy. The poppy note is light and floral, not earthy as I thought it would be, considering the name. The ylang-ylang dominates the florals in this one, but it's not so strong that it takes Zombie out of unisex territory. Finally, tying everything together is that faux-cherry methadone accord. Strange, but it works! It doesn't smell *just* like methadone, but it smells closer to it than any normal cherry notes. It blends well with the tobacco, vanilla, and even the florals, and sweetens the whole things up. It's honestly pretty sexy and easy to wear. The longevity isn't too great, typical of Demeter (they ARE eau de colognes), but come on. It's Elvira! For a scent this unique, I'm totally willing to reapply more often!

This isn't a typical Demeter fragrance. Most Demeters are light and disappear fast so you can spray pretty heavy and not offend anyone. I bought a 4oz bottle of Zombie and when I spray it on, it leaves my skin slightly oily. It lasts longer than any other Demeter than I have tried (which might not be saying much). The scent itself is thick and syrupy and sexy. I smell the sweet cherries, vanilla, and rich tobacco, which spices this up nicely. There are light florals there too. Other reviewers have mentioned this is dark and gothic. I get that. It may be the power of suggestion at work though, with this being an Elvira fragrance, but it doesn't matter. This is good stuff, especially for nighttime...a night at the movies, a night out at the cemetery, a nighttime seance...you get the idea.

I recently purchased as part of a Demeter Elvira set (included Vamp and Black Roses), and this is my favorite of the three. This is a sweet, heavy, cherry tobacco scent with a hint of vanilla. On my skin the fragrance doesn't change in composition over time- it pretty much stays the same from the initial spray. It leans masculine, and reminds me of what an elderly gentleman would wear- an old school tobacco scent. I'm a female, and I love it! If you like tobacco scents, give this one a try. The sillage is moderate, but I can smell this on me ALL day, and if it hits your clothes it will stay there for days.

Lovely cherry tobacco scent. Not sickening like those icky flavored cigars but sweet and narcotic with a little vanilla. I find it dark and gothic and a pleasant departure from the sugar sweet candy fruit fumes of today. Zombie is my favorite from the Demeter Elvira set. I'm used to vintage fragrances so I detect plenty of synthetics here and also absolutely no cannabis. But I love it, I really do!

Not enough reviews on this one! I know some of you have it! don't be embarrassed. Zombie is nice and would work for young or old and everyone in between! It's unisex and quite nice. Come on people, you have to try Elvira's scents! It's that time of year again! How can you not?! They'er really good for the price and Elvira is so cool! I hope l look that good when I'm 64!