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I was really curious about the Sunshine scent from Demeter.
I had it ordered as a larger sample through a very nice fellow Parfumo member from Demeter in the USA (the shipping costs are really steep if you can't share them).

When I first sprayed it for testing, I came to the conclusion of my statement.
To me, it smelled only slightly vanilla and had nothing to do with sun-warmed cotton.

In the meantime, I have tested it off and on, and now I have somewhat different scent impressions. Maybe my olfactory spectrum has expanded, or I can now simply distinguish more different notes.
Whatever the case, my new impressions are as follows:

Right after spraying, it smells pleasantly unobtrusive sweet, and yes, still vanilla.
But: I can now also define why it comes across so subtly and friendly.
For me, it’s due to the musk, which is present here in a light, airy version, and which is presumably meant to symbolize the T-shirt that, according to Demeter's description, is warmed by the sun.

Additionally, I perceive something light-floral, very delicate and reserved, yet always slightly & casually, but I suspect there’s something white-flowering in it.
This floral aspect gives the scent, along with the musk, something clean, pure. It is never sharp or distinctly floral, but only very soft and powdery.

Then there was a bigger surprise for me, as another scent note strangely appears to be aquatic. This note is again only very subtle, but I definitely perceive it.
I’m still puzzling over why a certain aquatic aspect was included here.
Did the perfumer want to refer to the freshly washed T-shirt?
Do laundry detergents for cotton or fabric softeners in the USA perhaps smell more aquatic?
I don’t know, but it certainly gives the scent something special, quirky.

A possible image for this scent would be:
A young lady (or a young man, if you prefer) has fallen asleep while eating a large vanilla ice cream, and lying in the warm sun near a lake, the ice cream is now melting onto her (his) freshly washed T-shirt.

For me, the scent doesn’t quite meet the expectations I had for it. Perhaps it’s already too quirky for my taste.
But it is well made and (especially for Demeter scents, not a given) definitely wearable as a perfume.

Blue Cosmo first came to me in the form of a manufacturer sample.

From the surrounding card, where the spray samples are generally stuck, three completely bored and tired-looking, skinny girls stared at me in stylish black and white.
For me, this was not exactly motivation to spray on this fragrance anytime soon, because I really don't want to come across like that.
Whenever the sample happened to fall into my hands again, I couldn't help but chuckle at these three bored beauties. How can anyone be so totally unenthusiastic about advertising a product?

Anyway, at some point I did spray on the blue cosmos scent, and what was that?

A fresh, zesty breeze seems to hit my face, I immediately feel somehow faster and - you wouldn't believe it - more focused.
My eyes open wider...

Yes, and what happens to the three carelessly slouched girls I just had in my sight?
They remind me of Angelina Jolie in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith; they not only start moving, no, their movements are extremely purposeful and precise, and with great ease, very quick. Plus, they gain color! No more black-and-white monotony, and a fresh wind seems to blow.

The color blue is definitely a fitting choice here, I think.
It corresponds to the fresh, light character of the fragrance. What it has to do with the cosmos, apart from the fact that it exists within it like all of us, I can't really say.
Maybe because one seems to be in a kind of speed-and-focus bubble after spraying it on.
At least that's how it feels for me.

Therefore, I use this fragrance whenever I need to concentrate hard anyway, and ideally should also be quick.
It really gives me the feeling of speeding up - however that works!

I can't quite sniff out the listed fragrance notes, no matter how often I try. There may be a hint of lily of the valley, but it's not very authentic or true to nature.
The scent is fresh for me, a tiny bit floral, bright, bouncy, light, zesty, and quick.

As for longevity, it's a real powerhouse.
I can still perceive it (up close) after more than 12 hours, and quite distinctly.
Since I like to switch things up normally (even multiple times a day), I don't wear it too often. One really has to consciously decide for long-lasting scents.
The sillage is rather medium to weak towards the end.

A recommendation for anyone who could use an energizing (fragrance)!

In search of a cinnamon scent, I came across this perfume - I simply typed all possible cinnamon-related terms into the search bar, and Canelle is the French word for cinnamon.

Since the fragrance also fit my budget, I ordered it blindly.
I expected a strongly cinnamon-heavy scent with hints of orange, as is often mentioned in the statements here.


Therefore, I was quite surprised when, during my first test, orange hit me as the main note, and cinnamon... well, let's say it waved from a distance.

Additionally, the scent reminded me of something soapy that I couldn't quite place at first, but then it came to me: I used to work for a while in a Spinnrad drugstore, and there we always used the "Oranex" cleaner for cleaning, which smelled strongly of orange oil, or, depending on how you look at it, perfumed.
I probably perceive this note in "Canelle Orange" as the main note regarding the initial impression.

Slowly, cinnamon starts to come through a bit more, but the best part, in my opinion, comes at the end:
The scent becomes quite close to the skin, but it has then (at least for my nose) an incredibly lovely, warm note... I suspect it could be an amber accord that has been incorporated here, and in a highly skillful way, I think. Soft, cozy, gentle, and cuddly, but not - as is often the case - sweet or vanillic, rather subtly spicy... almost merging with the skin scent while simultaneously highlighting it...
For me, truly the best part of this fragrance, and a real surprise, as I really didn't expect that!

So, once I’ve gotten past the orange cleaner opening, which initially beams me back about two decades in time, I really like the scent - or the scent really likes my skin, I’m still not sure... ;)

For those who enjoy the scent of orange oil, and also appreciate cinnamon and fine amber, this perfume is surely a hit, not just for the winter season!

A few days ago, when I sprayed "White Apple" by GG&L after a long time, I was surprised to perceive a scent I knew well, one I was sure I had in my collection.

I quickly sniffed a few bottles...
Result: Indeed, I was not mistaken - White Apple smells remarkably similar to "In Flames" by La Rive!
And according to many perfume enthusiasts, that one is inspired by "Olympéa" (though I am not familiar with it).

Was this perhaps intentional on GG&L's part?
I think not; it is likely just a coincidence. On one hand, the company generally creates independent fragrances, and on the other hand, the listed notes do not indicate any similarity at all.
Still, it is quite strange.
Maybe there are actually many more fragrances that resemble each other nowadays than one would normally assume, given the abundance of possible scent ingredients that can be used...?

But of course, back to the scent itself:

It has a light, sweet top note that undergoes little change over time. It feels fruity and at the same time a bit fresh.
Overall, it is a pleasant scent, and it really lasts a long time on the skin, even though the sillage diminishes. Close to the skin, it is still perceptible after 10 to 12 hours, which is not something you would necessarily expect at this price. (In comparison to In Flames, it definitely lasts much longer.)

Those who already own In Flames (or indeed Olympéa) can probably skip this fragrance, as the differences are - at least to my nose - only minimal.
For everyone else who enjoys lightly sweet, fresh-fruity scents, I recommend this loyal scent companion.

The Moringa tree is also referred to as the horseradish tree according to search engine information, because its roots smell sharp and burning like horseradish.

Well, the roots are certainly not processed here, that much is certain!

Instead, it seems that the white flowers of the tree were taken as a scent model.
However, one must say for two reasons that this was only a very rough direction that was intended here, because on the one hand, the original Moringa flower smells violet-like - and you don't find that scent here at all, and on the other... I will get to that shortly.

This morning, I applied the Moringa scent again.
I like its initially honey-like sweetness, and the delicious floral quality it exudes.

After about one or two hours (distracted by work!), I noticed a vague tuberose scent at the edge of my perception, and I was surprised, because I initially didn't think that I could be the source, as I hadn't used any tuberose scent in the last two weeks - but after sniffing my wrist, it became crystal clear:
Here, it’s tuberosing, and quite intensely and distinctly!

It's funny that although I have known and liked the Moringa scent for some time, I would never have guessed that tuberose is present here before my time on Parfumo, as I wasn't consciously familiar with the scent note.
However, I have now encountered quite a few tuberose powerhouses, and I know exactly what I'm dealing with, and there is no mistake: This is not a violet-like smelling Moringa flower, this is definitely a tuberose, also known as night-blooming jasmine!

This brings me back to the fact that with this scent, Moringa flowers could only have been a rather vague model. It's not a big deal, but I think the name is a bit misleading.
I still like it very much, and I will continue to wear it from time to time in the future, but: The night-blooming jasmine can be a bit overwhelming in its intensity and richness. I think I need a little break from Moringa alias Tuberose! ;)