Wet Garden

This accomplishes what I got it for, and I cannot say enough for how big of a deal that is to me. Especially with spring already knocking on my door. I’ve been looking for something to replace La Fleur, a fragrance line that Bath and Body Works introduced once in 2017, and then never again. I’ve spent YEARS looking for a replacement when I finished my body spray in 2022, and I found someone mention in passing Wet Garden, and I went all in with the 125 mL bottle, which was a STEAL by the way like wow, and boy, am I satisfied. Let me just start with the opening is rough. For such a lovely fragrance, this smells straight up like rubbing alcohol when first sprayed, and the atomizer of a beast (at least on the 125mL size) is to blame mostly, I’ve never used an atomizer that was so responsive and it sprays enough to DAMP the skin I spray it on, so beware of that. I’ll admit I wasn’t impressed the first 10 minutes following, the alcohol smell was slightly mixed with a faint floral note. Not my favorite still, but I gave it a break and when I smelled it again, WOW, it’s almost exactly like La Fleur, just with the deep, wet earth note that La Fleur didn’t have, but I always layered the former with Nautica Blue, and this accomplishes those two mixed, AMAZING!!! I can see why people think this doesn’t last long, and I agree. Layering this is key to making it last. Aquatics, a soapy rose, and any other floral for that matter would be amazing with this. The possibilities are endless because this, although having a depth that I can only compare to Fox in the Flowerbed but more wet and earthy. It’s a wet dirt and beautifully fragrant spring flowers fragrance, and what you layer with it is your journey.

So thanks to Greenfaerie38, I got to smell this beauty. It truly is damp dewy spring flowers to me. I a little wet soil. It is light and sweet, and on me develops into a well behaved spring hyacinth. I cannot get enough of this! its starts out spicy, sharp and green, but fades nicely into a sweet fresh damp scent. the greeness is still there in the background, but is well behaved. So unique, it really develops in wet weather! Oh and this is not some synthetic mess that Estee Lauder churned out *cough* beyond paradise.... This honestly reminds me of sticking my nose down to the ground after a spring rain and soaking in the aromas of primarily hyacinth, wet soil, and greens and wet musk. Ah, not a trace of old lady to be found... oh no! I seemed to have developed an allergy to this! Cursed synthetics, you will rue the day you turned on me! The task of finding a new more natural replacement is going to be almost impossible!

It's a beautiful, watery, green floral. Hyper-realistic. Like the old Molbak's Garden + Home store in Woodinville, WA. I've been layering with this daily. It goes with and improves upon basically everything I have. I'm on my second bottle, and I'm sure I'll continue to rebuy it for the foreseeable future. Update: Still one of my favorites ever. Something you might find interresting: The drydown is where it smells the most wet. The initial spray is still very pleasant, but slightly clove-y. That goes away quickly though. I'm on my third bottle now, and even with a growing collection of expensive niche perfumes, I'm still in love.

My favorite bedtime and rainy day scent. I find it very comforting, romantic, and a little magical. The opening is very green and sharp like wet grass and then fades into soft, sweet floral with aquatic notes present throughout. Like all Demeter scents, its doesn’t last very long— I’d say 4 to 5 hours tops and it doesn’t hurt to apply more than you would with other scents. I also like to layer this with a simple citrus scent to make it more summery. I pair it with Maison Margiela Under the Lemon Tree and it reminds me of just after a morning rainstorm In midsummer.

Beautiful fresh green floral fragrance, very clean crisp aquatic (think more garden hose than rain). Cold and feminine with a nice soft dirt note, very photorealistic. Like most demeter perfumes, the projection is not very good and it doesn't last very long, unfortunately. Demeter is very hit or miss (imo) and this one is a hit. (if you want similar but a much stronger dirt note, try To see a flower from CB i hate perfume. Or just mix this with earthworm. or with thunderstorm, for a rainy aquatic rather than a cleaner one)

I blindly bought a full bottle of this and I’m so glad I did. The opening smells like sticking your face in a gardenia flower, then you begin to smell that wet soil smell and other florals. It’s really beautiful. It immediately reminded me of my grandmother. We scattered her ashes off of a bridge that was covered in flowers and functioned as a nursery. It smells just like that. The timed misting machines, the soil beds, the sweet smell of flowers all around me. It feels like a hug from her.

I don't regret buying this. It's green, fresh and floral, and as I'm a countryside person it's just how I want to smell. I would say it's more like May than April, because in Britain the flowers don't start coming out until May. It reminds me of my favourite Nature by Yves Rocher. I wish it could be more an Eau de perfume than cologne, because I have to spray quite a lot on and the bottle isn't very big so it's running out quick.

This was my first ever signature fragrance when I was 14. It is such a beautiful smell. Demeter is incredible at recreating scents and this is no exception. The earthiness isn't too overpowering or soil-like but is rather quite grounding (no pun intended). Genuinely smells like you are walking through a flower garden after the rain. It has a nostalgic vibe to it without being medicinal like so many nostalgia perfumes are.

As a person that hasn't cared for 80% of what Demeter has put out, I am so pleasantly surprised by this one! As a gardener, I was hoping for something that would not be just floral but a little earthly. This has just a hint of soil and way in the distance you can smell a tomato plant. (maybe it's my imagination, but I'll take it) I can't believe how much I like this, it is so calming. A green thumbs up for this one.

Smells like spring. Like the first day you open your windows, or when you step outside and smell things thawing. A little bit earthy, a little bit floral, a little bit grassy. The combination creates an almost masculine hyacinth scent, if you can imagine such a thing, yet remains entirely suitable for women. (Bears some similarity to Greenhouse, but more organic and not as sweet.)

I imagine that this is what the garden smells like in 'The Secret Garden'(1993), but not when its in full bloom, when they first bulbs blossom and the leaves turn green. This scent is so perfect for spring, it smells like fresh air right after rain and the soil is wet. To me it's wick green trees and daffodils. Far more green than it is floral. Evokes it's name perfectly.

This perfume starts out with a strong alcohol scent when first sprayed. But after it sits on the skin it turns into a light wet floral. I dislike many perfumes for their strong overpowered scent but I this one sits close to the skin. I would be very confident wearing this in a small space. Overall very nice, im going to buy the full bottle when my small one runs out.

Wow wow wow! This perfume is an experience! It reminds me of a day when you are outside gardening after a rain and you can smell the wet earth and greenery. I think there must be violet in here because this reminds me of yardley april violets. But there is definitely hyacinth too. This is a comforting fragrance to me and I just love it.

The comments have already said it all (notes of wet hyacinth flowers, a touch of soil, a lush just-after-the-rain earthiness), but I have to plug the rollerball for its longevity. I’ve been wearing it to sleep every night this Spring and it lingers the next morning. Fabulous value and superportable!

this one had me at a loss for words! smells so accurate to a garden freshly after some rainfall. its a bit like demeters - zombie for him just more florally! its a very nice light and genuine, fresh smell. recommend if you dont mind the short longevity!

This scent is just a NOSE-gasm for me. I have never smelled a scent so complex and amazing. I just wish it lasted more than 5 minutes on my skin. I smell flowers and earth and rain and green grass. It's incredibly comforting for some reason.

This smells like a florist's shop actually smells - not at all floral, but of fresh cut stems and damp floristry foam. I love it, even though it is not the most long-lasting or projecting fragrance. It's quirky but still work-appropriate.

My mum has this.. smells just like wet grass. It's gorgeous! Years ago boots natural collection did a range of body sprays based on earth, wind fire and water. The earth one smelled just like this. Dosnt last lon but lovely while it does

This is soo nice, i’m not a big florals person but this one is good. Smells exactly like a greenhouse or, even a wet garden. It’s a big soil heart and an overtone of flowers that only bloom for like a week in the spring.

The fragrance I've been looking for for a long time! They could perfectly recreate the smell of a florist's shop. It's like you're taking a sniff of a bouquet of fresh flowers. One of my favorite fragrances by Demeter.