Funeral Home

This is a perfume for all the people like me out there who can’t decide between the gothic aesthetic and cottagecore/fairycore aesthetic. If you know the album Disintegration by The Cure, it has the exact same vibe. All of the flowers used in Funeral Home (mums, lilies, carnations, etc) are somewhat dark and moody, yet comforting and nostalgic. While it does remind me of a straight-up funeral home, a memory that constantly comes to mind when I wear this is the seldom-used piano room in my grandmother’s basement. Others might have thought it smelled musty and old, but I will always have a fondness for that room because the floral-powdery scent that settled into the carpet and sofa since the late 70s lulled me into many naps throughout the years. I’m someone who finds decay and deterioration beautiful—who appreciates the quiet, ancient, silent, corners of the world—all which perfectly describe this fragrance. If you are an old soul, maybe a little morbid and wistful, you would probably love it. I’m sure if you’re buying this it’s already what you signed up for, but keep in mind that you have to carry yourself with a certain depth and complexity to wear this everyday around others, otherwise it might be offensive. Most people would only understand this frag at an actual funeral or as a distant, subconscious memory. Funeral Home definitely fits my own personality and is one of my signature scents but even I avoid wearing it in the summer...that’s just overkill, no pun intended. (Also, it doesn’t last super long, which I would normally complain about with every other fragrance, but the low longevity kinda works for this one. It’s ~fleeting~ and ~ephemeral~ or whatever.)

I just adore this perfume, even if it causes me two types of feelings, once it can make me feel ready to step on the corpses of those who stand in my way, on the other hand it sometimes makes me think how fast the years have passed and how close to the end my life can be, so I can't wear this all the time or frequent, because the second type of feeling is not the cutest thing. But I would recommend it to the young career powerful women, because for them would evolve only as the first feeling. It really smells like a typical European funeral home, old wood, lacquered, luxury leather sofas, green flowers like lilies, but also flowers already past like withered roses, that greenery that is placed on the funeral wreaths, and some carnations and tulips reached the peak of maturity which smelled strong but at the same time passed, not a garden anymore. If I would imagine a human silhouette of this perfume would be a tall woman, a German type of figure with a very sharp face, cold eyes, very dark red hair, short cut, dressed in a thick, matte black velvet suit, with the pants revealing only the thick heel from a square sandals, a black shirt tied up to the neck and there placed an unevenly cut bloodstone brooch more reddish than greenish. She wait in the middle of an old room in an apartment in downtown Copenhagen, on a rainy and cold day, she stands in the middle of the room with her hands in the pants pockets and looks at the door, waiting to be opened. A kind of Germanic Villanelle. I just adore it.

Okey dokey Goth girls and boys. This is THE scent you have been waiting for. Forget Vampire and other scents capitalizing on the Twilight/Vampire Diaries sucesses. This is truly dark and dismal. No doubt this is a very floral fragrance but there is nothing "clean," "fresh," or "outdoorsy" about this bouquet. The flowers (lily, carnation, cyclamen) came straight from the florist, with the accompanying green leaves - so how come this isn't called "Here Comes the Bride"? Well, for starters, the floral accords are muted enough by the smell of dustiness. I know on Demeter's website they claim that one of the notes is "old Oriental rug." I imagine that that rug has to be one of those really old horsehair rugs that smell stuffy and musty no matter how clean they've been kept along with decades-old furniture (they never have particularly new furniture in funeral parlors) which I find to be the dominant note of "Funeral Home". Underneath all of that, there is also a strange chemical smell, like a very sweet synthetic musk that, if you have ever been in a high school biology class you will know. This is certainly not an "easy" scent to wear but if you just need a good, depressing, melancholy, tragic scent-look no further. They got this one spot on. Unleash your inner Morticia! P. S. I'm giving this a "Love" because of its originality, its authenticity, and the mood it captures. And frankly, I really think Funeral Home smells great.

this is straight up walking into a funeral parlor or one of those little shops by the cemetery. it's a super photorealistic chrysanthemum together with a very well executed white lily, and i am also getting gerbera there, all of them with stems and leaves and everything. it opens up with a weird, spooky, almost chemical smell - sort of like embalming fluid, a clean corpse in a casket, or maybe it's paraffin candles, or spools of cheap curling ribbons? it disappears in the drydown and changes the mood of this perfume, letting you know that the funeral's over, that the only thing you're left with now are the flower wreaths upon the mound of fresh dirt. i'm also positively surprised with the wear time of this one (considering it's demeter), on my skin it stays for around 5-6 hours while on the clothes i can still catch it after 12. it's perfect. i'm obsessed. if you are a fan of spooky scents, don't even hesitate. (works great combined either with perles de lalique or myrrh & tonka - you either get a ghost on a frosty, foggy morning at the cemetery, or a vampire wrapped in a cashmere blanket, being all cozy in their old gothic mansion)

This is so beautiful I almost cry! It's so unique and I can't find out any perfume that even remind a little of this one. I've looked for a really dark floral for ages and this is perfect! I can agree with those who says that it's a tint of old flower water but it is only in the first moments. The beginning is quite overwhelming for me who have worked with flowers it's reminds of the smell when you prepare the flowers for the arrangement. You take out the flowers of the water, take away old flowers, remove some of the foliage and cut the steems in the right height, all smells at the same time... But very fast it evolve to the real bouquet with only fresh flowers. First the Lilys is most dominant but when the times go on the carnations take over and gives the end its soft woody spiciness. For me this was a blind buy. I was looking for perfume that smells like real carnations and I'm so happy that I found it but iI don't think it's a safe buy that fits everyone.

Had this on my wish list for ages, and finally got it after waiting for it to restock in Canada -- and I was NOT disappointed. The scent is almost entirely white floral, not in the way perfumes typically handle it, but in a true hyperealistic "fresh" flower way. After the floral scent hits you, it's followed by a bit of dust and petrichor. The best way I can describe it, other than a funeral home, is as if you have a vase of fresh flowers in your home that you catch a whiff of from time to time when you walk past it. But they are not entirely fresh? Like when you hang them to dry possibly and they get a slight bit of that rotting scent to them before they finish dehydrating. You still get the freshness, but with a musty and "rotten" twist, not in a gross way but in a niche beautiful way? -- making it a tad more dynamic. AND great price... 100ml for $30 CAD... Demeter will always be my affordable go-to. Can't wait to pair this with Heretic Nosferatu

Ha-ha, this is indeed a very photorealistic smell of dying flowers. Immediately reminded me of cemeteries I attended. Hauntingly beautiful smell, nothing corpse-like or nasty about it. It's just flowers. Yeah, maybe flowers at a grave but that makes them even more beautiful. A poetic image of a life coming to end yet still not quite being over. Flowers give out their most sincere and fragrant essence right before they stop smelling like anything. This is cool and unique and I argue that it's not particularly challenging to wear. Better than generic designer florals for sure. Makes you appreciate life. Poor longevity is the only minus I could find.

I was unsure of this when I first smelled it. It was captivating, but I wasn’t sure if it was in a good way. As time passed, I found myself thinking of this fragrance a lot, and missing it. Now when I smell it it’s pure love. It’s delicate and beautiful but also lonely and macabre. It makes me feel like the antique ghost I wish to become. I long for the autumn days where I can drown myself in this aroma and feel truly cursed. My only regret is how short lasting the fragrance is. If anyone has recommendations for stronger scents in this vein, I would be forever grateful. TLDR: a sleeper hit, now this scent is all I can think about 😵💫😍

this is an interesting one, I cant say wheter I like or not, on one hand is has this linear smell of flowers that is nice and soothing on the other hand there is an ingredient which makes one note separate itself from the others and stand out, a strong stingy one which I reminds me of..chlorophorm? anyway, it really smells like a funeral home. I cant say where one can wear this perfume, definitely not on a date or at a kindergarten play or a birthday party. Longevivity is weak though and that's a shame, sillage is even worse. Corpsish scent, I feel like Lurch from Adams family while wearing it but I cant fully say I dislike it.

It smells exactly like its name suggests. This is the perfect year-round perfume for anyone who enjoys an atmosphere of restrained gloom and quiet loneliness. It's also exactly what I had been looking for. It's the only perfume in my collection that I can comfortably wear even in the middle of summer! I only wish the longevity and projection were a little stronger. (To be honest, the scent almost disappears after about 3 hours.) Even so, it's my favorite perfume. And considering the price, the value is almost unbelievable. 😻 In Korea, you can buy a 30ml bottle for around $20 from the official online store. DEMETER, THANK YOU!

Intriguing! My only complaint is that don’t know when I’m ever going to be in the appropriate situation to wear this. Maybe I should just wear it grocery shopping. As someone who has attended an unfortunate amount of funerals, yeah, it’s the same old smell you forget until you're forced to remember. It’s lilies, it’s old carpet, and for some reason, it’s SPECIFICALLY the funeral of an elderly person. Can’t explain that one, but there’s certainly a difference. If you’re in the mood to have flashbacks to your loved ones’ funerals, you’re in luck. Here it is! The worst day of your life in a bottle.

It smells exactly of those carnation bouquets sold at the front of grocery stores. The slightly chemical floral because of some kind of preservative they use in cut flowers. It's a carnation and chrysanthemum bouquet still cold and dripping after you pull it out of the big container holding all the other assortments of colours and textures you passed on. My ex used to bring me those bouquets, this scent perfectly evokes the bitter sweet feeling of those memories with a sharp coldness that cuts and bites at the heartstrings. Now I'm depressed. Thanks Demeter.

My first thought was very strongly of flowers as my skin tends to pull out floral notes from whatever I put on it. My dad said it smells like old lady death potpourri. I second the floral death sentiment of that statement, but I really enjoy it. I have to fight an urge to drink it when I open the bottle as, in the bottle, it smells like an alcoholic beverage. Aside from adding that I'd recommend it to others that like smelling ghostly, I don't have much to say. The name sums it up perfectly. It's flowery, deathly, chemically, and sickly sweet.

I adore fragrances with a darker, yet gentle touch, and Funeral Home is one of them. This scent certainly has an air of stillness and even melancholy to it, while the white floral notes make it lovable. It might not be for everyone. It reminds me much of Lush's Death and Decay. My mom said that Death and Decay make her think of rotten flowers, but not Funeral Home. Demeter's composition is much cleaner. The only downside is that as many of Demeter's other fragrances: it doesn't last very long.

It smells like wet grass, soil, and lilies. If I want to get technical the grassy plant smell is probably green accord and the lily smell is supported by the carnation. This does not smell like dead anything or embalming anything. I can see an association to a funeral in that lilies and carnations are often present in bouquets and cemeteries often have wet grass. It's very much a living spring showers smell and unique and for that reason I love it.

this one took me a minute to get on board with. it smells sort of like hospital i suppose. it's chemical smelling, very sharp and cold. i do get faint floral notes from it once it's been sitting for a few minutes but not enough to overtake the smell of embalming fluid. you definitely get what it says on the label, and that's okay with me!

have been loving wearing this one lately, i can see the gothic elements in that it has lily and a sort of waxed wood/dusty carpet scent, but it also has a watery, vase water scent that makes it light and surprisingly refreshing ! love it for a unique spring floral, but could see it working in any season

I had this perfume about 2 years ago and really loved it. To me, it smelled like carnations, old church and old books. I especially enjoyed wearing it during my favourite time of year, November to March. The dark winter months and this perfume go exceptionally well together.

To me, the opening is the best part. It literally smells like withered roses. It smells like the name suggests a funeral home, like a really old church.

Now you can be the corpse in the casket _(:з)∠)_ Smells just like a funeral Embalmed corpse smell covered up by lillies