Play-Doh

WOW! What an absolute surprise. A lovely Fragrantica member sent me a sample of this and I've tried it today, after ignoring it for years. You see, I love the smell of Play-doh. All the vanilla and almond perfumes that get reviewed here that mention Play-doh, well I must sample them all, because believe it or not, some of us DO want to smell like a glob of Play-doh. But this has such mixed reviews, and many say this smells nothing like Play-doh, so I passed it by. While I agree that this is not very Play-dohy to my nose (at least the scent I remember from the 70's and 80's), it does have that perfect vanilla and almond combo that I love so much. My husband said it smelled like Play-doh to him, so YMMV. This starts out with sweet vanilla and a bit of candle wax, almost like a birthday cake with blown out candles on top. It also has some wintergreen, and I can see the similarities to Hypnotic Poison. It has that root beer vibe to it. The wintergreen burns off after a while and then the almonds pop out. I started to smell Jordan almonds (confetti) wafting by. It's very linear in the dry down, a sweet vanilla almond. It also lasted surprisingly long for a Demeter, I could easily smell it 4 hours later. This was a great cheap thrill for this almond lover and I'm definitely buying a full bottle.

I love the Play-Doh-y sweet plastic accord that Profumum Roma Dolce Acqua, Confetto, Hypnotic Poison, Orgasmo, Platino and other fragrances have, so of course I had to try this out for fun. The reviews were right, this is surprisingly good and long lasting; it’s great for layering or to boost the Play-Doh effect in other fragrances. I enjoy this scent and will wear it for fun, use as a room spray or as my car’s personal perfume. I like it and it’s cute that my Mercedes will be smelling like Play-Dohy vanilla and almonds. Nostalgic! I love all types of perfume, indie, niche, designer and fun novelty scents like this too. Demeter should be appreciated more.

Doesn't last very long on me. Smells like Play-Doh and kind of like vanilla. Very light and reminds me of my childhood, would definitely wear this again.

i don't know why this fragrance is so polarizing, this smells almost exactly like play-doh!! (minus saltiness.) what a great nostalgic scent

vanilla candle is all i got, boyfriend got straight alcohol ^^; but i still like it. reminds me of my great aunt's farm house. and longevity is decent for Demeter! bought this impulsively alongside Montale's Orchid Powder cause of how many people were saying it smelled like a new doll, dollhouse plastic....just thought i should mention that here for everyone hoping they'll do a nostalgic line branching off this. you guys remember the yummi land dolls? was obsessed with those....the fake plastic-y sweetness of a scented doll really is wonderful ^_^