Witching Hour

Gothic baby powder with licorice and spice. I love this. Such a pleasant surprise from Demeter!! Perfect for Fall, and I think the name suits it well. It reminds me a bit of Oriental Lounge by the Different Company mixed with Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois. That being said, the opening is straight-up cleaner/sanitizer that's used at a day care center... then it goes a bit floral and settles into dark, spicy, powdery. Give it about 15 minutes to develop... it's worth the wait.

I'm surprised at the negative reviews. This fragrance is gorgeous in my opinion. It's definitely a sweet, powdery floral. It doesn't remind me at all of a cleaning product. I'm currently wearing it, and I've gotten compliments on it. There might be a body chemistry thing at play here because I don't find this fragrance even slightly offensive.

I got this perfume on a whim, wanting to try it out without busting the bank. upon first opening i was hit with a really strong alcohol smell, very similar to spiced rum. it was a little off-putting at first but i noticed that smell went away when worn and over time became very subtle when opening. doesn’t fill a room with smell and has pretty low wear-time but that is a plus for some! i personally didn’t get the powdery floral notes other reviews mention, and instead got a very saturated citrus scent. not a bad smell by any means, but i don’t think the floral notes are very present at all, at least on my skin. i did get compliments on it when i would first spray it though! witching hour grew on me with time but by the end of the bottle i wasn’t thinking about repurchasing. would love to buy again to retry in the future.

Smells like vanilla coke to me hehe. It doesn't give me scary, brooding witching hour. It's cheekier and more light-hearted, much like Elvira herself (noting that this fragrance was originally Demeter's collab with Elvira previously called Elvira's Sexy Witch). Which I don't mind that take. But note that like much like Demeter's colognes, this one is also here for a good time and not a long time. Which is a bit disappointing as I have found the other renamed Elvira colognes to have decent longevity, so this one definitely falls down the list for me compared to others from the same collection.

I happen to like this scent. It's not a serious purchase, just an easy, wear for a few type frag for me...I like to mix it with a vanilla coconut perfume. Honestly? It smells like Dr. Pepper, IMO..I probably won't buy it again, because there is no lasting power. But it's okay for the price... definitely do not smell cleaning products, or anything like that.