Violet Shower Gel
The Scent: Violet is a staple of the perfumer's palette, deep, rich and alluring. Demeter's Violet is completely natural, which inevitably adds a greater depth and complexity to the scent. And like all Demeter florals, we seek to recreate the experience of the living flower, not some reduced, redacted or perfumed version of the living flower. We want to deliver the real experience of Violet in nature.
The Story: Napolean's Josephine wore Violet perfume because of one unique quality; the chemical ionone, which makes the scent "disappear" to the nose, then "reappear" later. Josephine's was the first recorded case of using this lovely trick deliberately to make herself more alluring.
Baby Powder Cologne Spray
The Scent: As clean and as fresh as it gets, like the proverbial freshly powdered baby’s behind. Let Demeter’s Baby Powder takes you on a journey through the pleasures, the innocence and the scents of childhood.
The Story: In the 1890’s, Italian talc was mixed with plasters, to reduce irritation. Soon customers were asking for more talc. Shortly thereafter, that scented talc was being sold as baby powder, creating the link in our minds between the scent of baby powder and fresh cleanliness. It is that fresh scent that is the inspiration for Demeter’s Baby Powder.