Holy Water

Holy Water is a beautiful fragrance created by Francis Kurkdijan. I am surprised by the reviews that say it has poor longevity, because the oil roll-on lasts over 12 hours on my skin. It doesn't have a lot of projection, but that's fine -- my hubby and I are the only people who really have to smell me. Perhaps many people become anosmic to its scent shortly after applying it? I did too, the first time I wore it, so I thought that it had vanished after a few minutes. But then I noticed it later, and my nose seems to have trained itself to smell it now. It starts out sort of incensy, like an old Catholic church... But gradually it changes to a wholly floral scent that's predominantly roses and lilies -- flowers associated with Our Lady, the Virgin Mary. I was born on the day celebrated as Her birthday, so I feel a special affinity for Her... and I think She'd like this scent. It seems perfect for Her. I really enjoy the way the scent changes, and I love the way it presents roses and lilies -- my two favorite flowers -- separately, not as a blend or mish-mash of the two, but each flower appearing in turn, then allowing the other to appear for a moment. There's a touch of magic in this. Mr. Kurkdijan did a fabulous job creating this very special scent that's both gorgeous and also feels very respectful of the Church. Kudos to him!

I'm just going to ignore the fact that this is called holy water. If Francis Kurkdjian goes to a chruch where the holy water smells like this it wouldn't surprise me in the least. In pictures he's always surrounded by beautiful things. This is actually a very quiet fragrance with a lot going on, beautiful woods and subtle florals with an clean, aquatic element that are combined in a sophisticated and modern way. The fragrance doesn't last very long but it's inexpensive. It's an amazing little find when you consider the fact it's sold in Duane Reade. For $15 you can pick up a tiny bottle of heaven. I think the room spray or the diffuser oil is probably the ideal way to go here with this beautiful scent.

Türk var mı burada bilmiyorum ama tütsü dumanlı kokulara bayıldığım için aldım. İlk sıktığınızda yağlı bir koku geliyor sadece. Sonrasında koku tende oturdukça ( yani en azından benim tenimde ) tütsümsü pudramsı beni huzur dolduran bir kokuya dönüştü. Biraz eski kokulara da benziyor ve hafif de ruj kokusunu anımsatıyor bilmiyorum çok hoşuma gitti aklıma geldiği şekilde tarif etmeye çalıştım. Kötü yanlarından da bahsedeyim , kıyafetinizde yağ lekesi bırakıyor ve yayılımı oldukça düşük :( ama yine de 210 TL ye fena değil ve tekrardan alma olasılığım yüksek. Keşke Türkiyede kolayca diğer kokularına da ulaşmak kolay olsa çok merak ettiğim kokuları da var

Holy Water by Demeter. Let's see, there is no note pyramid for this fragrance. I can tell you one thing, the holy water in my church does not smell like this. I wish it did. All I can say is that it smells really nice, like summer freshness in a bottle. I don't like to compare fragrances BUT it smells like a lighter version of Pleasures for men by Estee Lauder. All in all it is a very safe fragrance.

Petrichor tends to smell like cucumber to me, but I have to say that Demeter has a good way of mixing the fragrance so it all works. I don’t get moldy cucumber for this one. It smells like incense and cool water. As a lapsed Catholic this has the scent I was looking for to bring me back to church without going there haha