Violet

This was the fragrance that made me fall in love with violets- not to say that this is an authentic or even particularly interesting violet scent!! It fades quickly and in my opinion is nicer in the bottle than on skin. It was my first violet though and I think it's a good introduction, pretty and sweet but not overly complicated. A while ago my beloved roommate and I did a love spell in our living room and part of it was choosing small objects to enchant. She chose a necklace I think and I chose my small splash bottle of Demeter Violet. Not an objectively great fragrance but still one of my favorites. Every time I wear it I feel as though I could fall in love.

I have almost no idea how to describe this scent. And since I've never smelled real violets, I can't even vouch for its accuracy. However... It's dark, delicate, and sweet, and like no other floral I've smelled. Definitely feminine. Not the least bit powdery. Almost fruity, but nope, not quite. In fact, I've never smelled anything, ever, with this particular quality of refreshing sweetness. If someone told me this was a beverage instead of a perfume, I'd drink the whole bottle, no questions asked. And if it tasted at all like it smells, it'd be delightful.

I'm glad I bought this overall; it's a sickly sweet interpretation of violets, smells legit and realistic, although extremely concentrated. I layer this with Geo F Trumpers Violets to get a rich layered violets experience. Like Trumpers, this is floral, powdery, but masculine. Would recommend if you're into violets.

A sweet violet that goes on light and fades quickly. It's definitely one of the more fleeting Demeter scents I've tried (which tend to disappear quickly anyhow), but sometimes a sheer, pretty scent is just what I want.

Powdery and sweet, very reminiscent of a sweet candy smell. For me, it's a bit of an "old granny" fragrance, but not in a bad way. It's good fragrance for springtime, just when the weather is picking up.