Salt Air

I absolutely love this. I've been searching for a marine scent that wouldn't break the bank and wouldn't be too perfume-y like Cool Water or other aquatic scents from the 90s. This fit the bill. Like others have mentioned this smells like an east coast ocean- crisp and clean, not a suntan oil beach scent. This is the scent of walking beside the ocean in the morning in the winter. There's something cold about it that is enchanting. I also love the discontinued "Pure Turquoise" by Ralph Lauren and found some shower gel online. I'm really enjoying the shower gel layered with the Salt Air. For a more "beach/ suntan" scent, I've enjoyed layering Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess over the Salt Air. I'm still looking for a perfect marine scent but this is getting me closer and allowing me to experiment.

I think what polarizes this scent is how this dries down on the skin for people. To me, on my skin, this scent is reminiscent of that comforting smell of finally drying off after a long day at the beach. It is very aquatic, it has a summer vacation vibe, almost like I just slathered on sunscreen and can feel my hair frizz from the humidity. It is a very simple scent. Demeter is one note, and that is what I love about it. Add this scent to any aquatic or light floral EDP and you create more complexity, the saltiness is divine and adds to many other scents well. I added this scent to D&B Light Blue and there is no turning back, it smells amazing!

to me it smells pretty much exactly like my skin after a day at the beach. a little musky, a little salty, a little sweet, some lingering sunscreen. very happy because i'm kind of obsessed with how my skin in particular smells in that scenario, but finding something similar in perfumery feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack blindfolded. so glad i decided to try this one despite copious negative reviews across different sites. low projection makes sense for this kind of fragrance, no issues with longevity in winter temperatures. will for sure layer well with other fragrances i find need salt

Aquatics are sometimes disparaged by perfume aficionados, but they are my dirty (or not-so-dirty) little secret, and this is one of my favourites. To my nose, this is a salty-sweet floral in a fresh sea breeze. It's a beautiful smell of freedom to me, like walking along ocean cliffs in summer. Uplifting, and inspiring. EDIT: In the dry-down, the smell of seaweed is quite noticeable; I personally love this, it's part of the scent's authenticity for me, but it may not appeal to everyone.

LOVE. You're taking a walk on a foggy NorCal beach and you're wearing the kind of sunscreen that comes out of a spray can but it's unscented. Salt Air smells like negative ions evaporating into the air from the ocean. This is the best scent I've tried from Demeter. It's unobtrusive and atmospheric and lasts quite a while. The only problem, like with other Demeters is that it is a little oily coming out of the atomizer.

The name says everything about it: a concentrated breeze of air brought by the wave hitting the shore. It's fresh, airy, and very salty! The opening is very strong. Towards the drydown I can also get some smell reminding me of sand. The sillage is pretty close to skin and it lasts about 5 hours on me. It's a fun fragrance while you're craving for sea. I haven't yet tried layering it but I think it's a good option.

This stands fine on its own, but absolutely rocks as a layer on top of aquatic scents such as the Tommy Bahama Maritime’s and the Bvlgari Aqva’s. Imagine the scent of salty ocean seawater air-dried upon the skin and kissed by the sun. It’s photorealistic, actually. It tells a story and places you right on a beach.

This smells exactly like when you're laying at the pool all day and you grab your towel, and you get that waft of sunblock mixed with chlorine, and that warm cotton from it baking in the sun. Omg it's literally that and I really love it-- but it lasts about 5 minutes😭

this is so nice, it smells just like sun warmed, sandy skin. It is so fresh, quite masculine and reminds me of the seaside :) longevity and projection on my skin were good, moderate.

I love this scent! Smells so summery! Fresh and clean, and sexy too! One of my go-to fragrances. The only drawback is that it doesn't have great staying power.

I can't stop smelling myself. I LOVE this fragrance. It smells clean and fresh. I'm not really sure if it smells like salt air but I love this!

love the saltiness she's so fresh and i love that it's beachy without that overdone coconut/sunscreen element

I love the whole concept of a fragrance library, and Demeter has done a wonderful job of creating single note scents for wearing and blending, as well as some interesting blended scents. Salt Air is one of these... This begins rather fruity in a light way with a great salty note, like salt on warm watermelon. The fruity hints quickly fade and it becomes much more airy and green, with that beachy tinge you get walking along the ocean's shore. I can almost see the palm leaves waving in the seaborne wind, and feel the warm sand underfoot. A brilliant capturing of air on water where it meets the land. Gather some driftwood for a bonfire, and mix a pitcher of tropical drinks and the seaside experience would be complete... Sillage: okay Longevity: decent Overall: 3.5/5 I expected a harsh salty note and ozone or aldehydes, but this is really nice! It is more than a single note scent but slightly less than an EDT. I like this much more than I thought I would. Dry, fresh and brisk-it does the seaside thing very well...almost like Set Sail St Bart's sans exotic fruit and booze. And, really, who says the salty sea air smell (one I love) belongs to women solely? This is definitely a unisex fragrance. *A special thanks to you, chelle2513, for the HUGE spray sample!! I'm really diggin' it...*

It smells EXACTLY like one type of black licorice mentol candy we have in czech rep (hašlerky) and I kinda love it 🤷♂️ that licorice is not very strong its more like someone is sucking that Candy nearby but its so similar it genuinely brought me joy. It feels tiny bit watery a bit like a cucumber or melon but more airy slightly green. I also get the salt - I doesnt smell salty but it sort of „tastes“ salty? Cant really describe it its the feeling of salty not the taste, interesting really for such a cheap fragrance, it also feels very natural (unlike every other demeter I tried) even though its probably not. I could also See it smelling like the breeze you get when walking towards beach through dry piny Forest, but I dont really get sea in this. This is the last one I ordered and the only one I really like, which makes me want to try other original creations like mountain air. The food ones like coconut or golden delicious were horrendous 🤢 Ambergris was sort of alright and this is a hit for me. But it doesnt really have much use as a perfume I feel, It kinda stays on skin and clothes but there is no sillage at all, like 15cm Tops and I am being generous. It makes the skin smell good though. 8/10

Yes, I want to smell like I spent the day at the beach; fresh ocean breeze, salty sea water, and the likes, which is why I purchased Demeter Salt Air. The reviews here are mixed regarding if this fragrance actually smells like it's name. Like other reviewers mentioned, I too get a salty-melon-cocktail vibe from first spritz (so yes, there are more notes then salt and seawater as listed). I asked my friend if she thought it smelled like a fresh ocean breeze and she said "not really, but if that's what you want it to smell like then that is what it will smell like to you" What a head trip! but she is absolutely right. Smelling it on myself now I get suntan lotion, melon, and salt - easily reminding me of a day at the beach - so I am satisfied with this fragrance (by itself and for layering purposes). So what if it doesn't last hours and hours on the skin? The bottle is 4ozs and inexpensive compared to other fragrances. (Also, this fragrance reminds me of a lighter and bearable version of TM Womanity)

I bought a few Demeter splashes blind to try them out as I've been looking for something new for the summer, and today is Salt Air. Like Thunderstorm, another aquatic with mild sillage. This is much more marine—it's as advertised. Clean, fresh salt water! When I smell it, I can feel the salt taste buds on my tongue salivating and trying to figure out what's going on. While I would say this is a unisex scent, there is something mildly sweet under the surface, and it's not a floral for me. More like... melon? Cucumber? Overall: it's very mild salt water with a mild fruity undertone, but nice nonetheless. Could be a good on-the-go day scent for when you want to wear something light and summer-y. I ended up blending it with BPAL's Jolly Roger, which is a little nutty on my skin, and the salt really popped the rum notes on that perfume into something gorgeous. I think as other people suggested, this might be a fun one to experiment with other marine or aquatic or summer scents.

I bought this for the purpose of layering, which is an area that I think Demeter excels in. I wanted to put it on top of some of the indie tropical perfumes (think coconut, pineapple, or mango heavy scents) I’ve accumulated over the past few summers. At first, it was a bit disappointing; smelled like a Yankee candle. As the initial spray started to soften and it no longer had the presence of a cheap air freshener, the smell became subtle and really transportive. To me, it smells like a summer day on a beach that isn’t overrun with seaweed and fish smells. Longevity and sillage are what you would (or should) expect out of a <$20 eau de cologne. This is intended to smell good and simple on the skin, not declare your arrival to everyone in the room. I can’t recommend it (or most other Demeter perfumes) enough for layering purposes. It’s a cheap and efficient way to add an extra layer of depth to a complimentary perfume you have in your collection.

I just got a HUGE mail order box from Demeter, and this was the very first one I tried. At first, it reminded me a lot of Innocence by Chloe, with some sort of flowery and very powdery note, but as it dried down I got an actual scent of sea salt breeze - that smell you get after spending a day at sea, and I just LOVE IT! I can smell salty skin (it reminds how, as a child, I loved licking the salt off my skin after a swim in the sea), and a very light flower/powder residue. I think I'll get a big bottle of this one in my next order. Longevity is pretty good, yet the sillage, as many have mentioned - minimal. UPDATE - I sprayed it before leaving for work, and for the first hour, driving in my car, it was a sillage monster. Maybe I oversprayed it, but I actually had to open the windows just to get a whiff of fresh (not salty) air. Gladly it mellows down after a while :)

Not so much a beachy vacation scent- and more a rocky coastal one. Like the mist that sprays up as waves crash against the lighthouse trail. It’s got a briney quality, but in all the best ways. I tried this perfume many years ago in a roller form and was pleased with the absence of a hyper-aquatic masculine profile. This fragrance makes me feel like I’m about to send a soothing siren song across Pacific Northwest waves. Linear, unisex (but I feel pretty/feminine wearing it), easy to wear. It’s a gentle, clean marine scent that I find would be perfect for layering. Stays close to the skin and lasts a couple hours. I have the cologne spray but I’d recommend the smaller roller ball version to slip into your bag for reapplication.

Demeter Salt Air is a scent I owned several years ago. When I moved back to my home from Florida, I was so wistful for my lost relationship that I couldn't wear it because it's so evocative of the sands and ocean of the Gulf of Mexico. Now, I'm ready to wear Salt Air again but here is a word of caution: it only works, really, layered over a floral, citrus, or coconut note, whether you choose another fragrance or a lotion. Carlos Santana, Bobbi Brown Beach, and Lavanila Vanilla Coconut are good choices as is old-fashioned Hawaiian Tropic tanning oil for layering Salt Air and creating a vacation in your mind. Just be ready to be taken there.