Condensed Milk
by Demeter Fragrance Library

Carnation or Eagle – those were the condensed milk brands in the grocery store. Now, in fragrances, we have the choice between Demeter and Comptoir Sud Pacifique. This Demeter version does smell like the old standby sweetened condensed milk – it is creamy and milky and dairy gourmand. It is sweet and warm. This follows the usual course of Demeter fragrances: It smells uncannily like whatever it is imitating and it lasts an hour if you’re lucky. Condensed Milk smells somewhat like Comptoir Sud Pacifique’s Matin Calin, which lasts about three times as long as the Demeter version. I enjoy this one.

25th January, 2009.

Oooh, intriguing... My husband thinks I have lost my mind on this one, but I like it. It has that odd, heavy sweetness that I associate with either breast milk or home-made ice-cream (an odd "either/or", I admit...) It fades after about 10 seconds, and then mysteriously re-appears throughout the day when you have completely forgotten it. It's not quite vanilla, not quite milk; rather, it's sweet cream that has gotten a little warm. Nice.

3rd June, 2006.