Gingerale

This is a special fragrance for me because it opened my eyes (or nose, I suppose) to the magical world of fragrance. I remember being in middle school and loitering with my friends in this cute little shop that sold indie toiletries after school. Being 12, I never had enough money to buy anything except maybe a lip balm, so I'm sure the store employees hated us as we could spend hours in there touching everything with our grubby hands and smelling products. It was there I smelled ginger ale and feeling the little fizzy bubbles go up my nose awakened something in me. I sprayed some on a piece of cardboard and carried it around with me like a good luck charm for a few days until the scent faded completely. Until that moment perfume was something old fashioned my mom and aunt wore (later in life I found out they wore obsession and aromatics elixir, respectively), but smelling ginger ale just stirred something within me. It sounds dramatic to say that it was a glimpse of the sublime, but I think smelling beautiful perfumes can be a transcendent experience. I haven't smelled it in many years (I never got to purchase it because by the time I got my first job they were no longer carrying it, and shortly after closed down for good) and I don't think it would produce the same feelings but I will always remember that first fateful sniff fondly.

Canada Dry Gingerale Bubbles... This is a pretty realistic rendering of gingerale, and I agree that this smells like cracking open a cold Canada Dry. Up close there's also a note similar to Haribo Coca-Cola gummies. In the air it wafts closer to Canada Dry gingerale - that feeling when you're about to sip and the bubbles dance in front of your nose. There's also a powdery ginger note that reminds me of ground ginger powder, as well as an alcohol note between sake & vodka. This leaves an oily sheen on the skin, and lasted several hours with moderate projection, and I still detected it on clothes the next day. If I step back, I can understand the hand-soap comment below, but that wasn't my first impression. Overall I get the notes of Canada Dry gingerale, powdered ginger, Haribo cola gummies, vodka/sake alcohol & handsoap. In cooler months I would probably layer this scent with a deeper ginger, to make the ginger pop the way it does initially up close when you sniff your wrist. Either that or layer it with something else entirely, not sure. This might stand alone better in warm weather. I will test it again in spring-summer.

I have chosen to go the former half of 2023 searching for unconventional gourmands since I'm less of a sickeningly, sweet gourmand lover and more of a refreshing, cold type. My introduction to soda / cola accords has been more than fun and I feel as if I can end my search with gingerale. It's easily my best demeter buy by far, and I'm sad that it took me years to even see it was a thing. (I honestly feel like things appear and disappear at random on the site) But I couldn't be more happy with my stupidly large 4 oz bottle from FNET. It's a super easy reach and I always get compliments. It's just perfect.

It delivers on the name, just like opening a can of ginger ale. It fades very quickly to a skin scent which is not a surprise for the brand or price point, the labelled “pick-me-up spray” is accurate. Dries to a light ginger spice that lingers for a few hours faintly. If you overspray it it will stick around a bit longer but it’s not going to be something you layer as it gets overpowered easily. Wearable, but not necessarily smellable unless you drown in it. Realistic, fun and uncomplicated. Correction: layered with Amouroud Wet Stone and it enhanced the ginger aspect and lasted longer surprisingly

This is my most complimented fragrance and my go to dumb reach for summer. You have to go very heavy on sprays(10+) but if you do this will last 7+ hours and be a little noticeable on clothing the next morning. And for $20 for 120ml who cares if you have to spray a ton. The smell is just like a freshly opened can of ginger ale. It’s sweet, effervescent, with spicy ginger. 10/10 for smell 8/10 for Performance when sprayed appropriately. This is amazing when layered with YSL L’Homme.