Demeter?

[kore]

I have fucking FINALLY bought a perfume other than BPAL, lol! I have weird chemical allergies and have to hold my breath walking through the perfume counter at department stores, and I can't use alcohol sprays, but I saw Demeter has inexpensive little roll-on perfume oils so I thought I'd see if I could wear those. I got Lavender, Natural Lavender, and Petrichor (because how could I not get Petrichor, for the boy or girl who's tired of waiting). I have some friends who really love Demeter, has anyone here tried their stuff? Any recs or non-recs?

https://demeterfragrance.com/most-popular.html

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[kore]

Aww, thanks! ....ooh I like his style already. https://www.cbihateperfume.com/read

-- OMG I must try Lavender Tea. (Even if it has patchouli in it, jeez.) I am always searching for the perfect lavender.

[rydra_wong]

He also made Alan Cumming's perfume, the predictably-yet-amazingly-named "Cumming" (which then got brought into the CB I Hate Perfume range as "2nd Cumming). Which I haven't smelled, but it's supposed to be great:

http://www.thenonblonde.com/2011/03/cb-i-hate-perfume-2nd-cumming.html#.YA7_6uCnyTc

Ah, I see it's now incarnated as:

https://www.cbihateperfume.com/post/new-scent-after-party

[kore]

THAT IS AMAZING. I wonder if Alan Cumming ever smelled the perfume! ....I also really wonder if his aquatic and green notes would work better on me than BPAL's, hmmm.

[rydra_wong]

I wonder if Alan Cumming ever smelled the perfume!

It was made with and for him, so yeah!

[lunabee34]

Have you tried Serge Lutens Gris Clair?

[kore]

No! I have really tried pretty much diddly/squat other than BPAL, because every single perfume up til then made me sneeze at best. (Didn't help that my mother, who ALSO had chemical sensitivities or whatever the fuck these "Safe" reactions are, doted on Giorgio and loved this terrible "I can't believe it's not Giorgio!" knockoff for decades.) Anything alcohol-based also tends to really really irritate my skin. :-/

[lunabee34]

I'm sorry! I knew that and had a brain fart. :(

Well, it's not perfume, but my mom gave me a Naked Bee gift set with lavender lotion, body butter, and a lip balm and it is intensely fragranced with a true lavender smell. No hint of sweetness.

[kore]

Oh no, it's fine, I don't expect people to remember my whacky chemical sensitivity problems.

intensely fragranced with a true lavender smell. No hint of sweetness

OOOH, nice.

[lunabee34]

I really love that mentholated, almost medicinal quality of lavender. And this has it in spades.

https://nakedbee.com/collections/lavender-beeswax-absolute-hand-body-lotion

Mom likes it because it's gluten free, and she's convinced that even topically applied gluten could trigger celiac. I'm not as convinced (I mean for lipsticks, sure, of course), but I like this brand.