Snow

When I lived in Arizona for five years, the thing I missed the most (believe it or not!) was SNOW. We had it on the mountains, miles north of the city, where the ski lodge was...but it was not the same. When I saw this scent, on here, I knew I had to have it! And now thanks to a swap with a dear friend and fellow Fragrantican-I have a nice full sample... I love how the inspiration for this scent came from the many words Eskimos have for snow. Snow, in and of itself, is just frozen crystallized drops of water; so would have very little smell. However, all the things that go "with" snow do. The smell of the cold, the crisp blustery wind and the smell of the earth (cold and hard) as the snow falls on it. That fresh almost "fluffy" smell (in the air) as it falls silently floating, blowing about and piles up on the ground. All these facets of "snow" are captured here. On the first sniff (from the vial) it smelled sharp fresh and clean...nice! Today, when I sprayed some on, I made an awful face!! What the heck??! All I could smell was something akin to grey mold or that dusty build up behind an appliance that you clean (maybe) once or twice a year! *sniffs again* Really?? Okay...let's give it a chance! (So glad I did) Now, about ten to fifteen minutes later, the smell of the earth/dust/mold has passed, and a very crisp fresh cold (almost metallic, but not quite) scent is all around me. Soon after little flowers covered in sheer ice peek out; Snow went from "eeew!" to WOW! This is really amazing...from the muddy muck of rainy mud frozen solid to a crisp dryness to soft icy subtle floral beauty; Snow really catches not only the scent of snow falling but the feeling of winter. I too can perceive the "ozone" smell mentioned below; that clings to coats and people (and animals) as they come in from the cold. As it progresses, though it is quiet, it is much more than a linear single note fragrance...more of an "experience" than anything. I like watching the snow fall outside, its calm grace and how it makes the world seem even more beautiful, as it clings to everything it touches. I also get an ever so gentle whiff of something like hints of soft pine and a fine vanilla-like powder; that adds to, but does not overpower, the entire experience. Snow is something you will love or hate (or both!), but it is definitely one thing...unique! Sillage: okay Longevity: average Overall: 3.5/5 Snow (the perfume) is not what I expected, but it is very true to its name. Not something I would want a HUGE bottle of, but something I would definitely buy (to have and experience occasionally), if I could find it in a 30 ml spray! Today, the first day it snowed and stuck to the ground, I walked my dog in the snow covered meadow by the pine grove and as it continued to fall and sniffed the air and realized DEMETER had pretty much captured this smell to a tee! Not so much the true SCENT of snow, but something more like capturing the moment in a quaint painting of a snow covered landscape. Softly beautiful, cool and smooth-this is not a projection monster and doesn't last all that long...but while it does, it's wonderful!

This was my first 'niche' perfume I ever bought when I was 16, I really wanted to see myself if it smells like snow. For years my parents made fun of me for such silly purchase, telling this to their friends and family as an anecdote. But honestly I think this is one of the scents that really moved me like no other scent before and made me interested in perfumes on a deeper level. It doesn't smell like snow per se, but on the first sniff I saw a dark, wet soil with white-ashy snow melting into it on a cloudy day in February in my hometown. There's also something metallic about it, but again - it's almost photorealistic. Not every Demeter fragrance hits the spot, but this one does.

più concettuale che realmente somigliante all'odore della neve, si tratta comunque di un bell'esperimento sintetico in cui una gran dose di alcol miscelata con iso-E-super e qualcosa di indistinguibile, restituisce una sensazione piuttosto che un odore tout court. il gioco è fatto: la percezione di freddo (qualche lievissima punta di mentolo) unita al legnoso e al polveroso (nel senso di polvere sporca, non di iris o violetta) da un'idea di strada innevata. a me piace molto, non fosse per quel fondo muschiato che faccio fatica a tollerare. nel complesso, in questo giorno caldo di primavera, questo skin-scent è gradevole.

Directly the smell of snow & hail-dirt slurries of a Canadian city, in the middle of January. This is one of the demeter fragrances that errs on the side of smelling a bit *too* synthetic but not enough so to be a huge bother, at least to me. I could wear this year round if im layering it with the right stuff, though anything I would pair it with is off-market or custom. It's really up to you I guess. I wish there were more companies that would try to replicate a isolate version of the smell of realistic snow scents, because I would definitely like to see if anyone else does it better.

It's been more than a decade since I last enjoyed real snow. This may not smell like snow, but to me, this is the way snow should smell. Delicate, watery-clean with just the slightest flowery hint. It smells a bit like a cold variation on clean skin (by that I don't mean the fragrance, which I haven't tried yet, but the real thing). I can smell winter. And I love it so so much. Nice longevity and fairly light sillage.