Ginger
01/23/2012 - 03:44 PM
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... so real ...

The great thing about perfume is, among other things, that the scent molecules dock directly onto the cerebellum and can instantly beam you back to a situation you have already experienced, even if it was 10, 20, or 100 years ago.

When testing Demeter Grass (many thanks to dear Hasi for the sample), it instantly transported me back to my childhood and teenage years, where I often spent my holidays with relatives in the countryside and, yes, you can guess, participated in the hay harvest, which was a lot of manual labor back then.

In my mind's eye, I see us, taking a break after hard work, lounging in a huge haystack while the farmer brings the full load into the barn.
We squint up at the blue sky, a few swallows fly by ... and I love this smell of fresh, sun-warmed hay, which just the day before was a lush green meadow ... mmmmh ... and I dream of Xaver, the rugged neighbor's son, who winked at me yesterday by the gravel pit ... and...

What can I say, the folks at Demeter seem to be perfectionists; they certainly took it very seriously and incorporated a tribute to my uncle's tractor, the diesel plume from what felt like 50-60 meters away. It really didn't have to be that authentic!

"Get up!" my aunt calls,
"Back to work, the bulldog is coming!"

Zefix.
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5 Comments
UntermWertUntermWert 5 years ago
I'm all in when it comes to activating scent memories! It's probably one of the main reasons for my passion for perfumes. Unfortunately, the Demeter scent doesn't bring back memories of meadows for me, but rather reminds me of the simpler drugstore fragrances from the '80s. I wish it smelled the way you describe it...
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AzaharAzahar 9 years ago
Absolutely spot on comment, that's exactly it. I actually think the scent is fantastic... :-)
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NisieNisie 13 years ago
What a great and amusing comment! :D *leaving the golden pitchfork*

As a girl from the countryside, I have to try this! :)
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HasiHasi 13 years ago
Kreizbianbaamhollerstau'n, I just saw that now, but I have to laugh a lot! The tractor didn't make it to me! :-D
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ElodyElody 13 years ago
I can also sense the diesel flag, or at least something mechanical! It could also be the smell of a brand new lawnmower that’s just been used for the first time.. :)
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