{"product_id":"dem04b","title":"DEM04B [EDP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEM04B EAU DE PARFUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e[Demeter, Winter]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe antithesis of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thematikos.com.au\/products\/dem04a?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=dem0\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDEM04A\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA fragrant expression of DEMETER - the Goddess of Agriculture and Harvest during the time in which her Daughter, Persephone, returns to reside in the shadowy depths of the Underworld - alongside King Hades – what us mere mortals call “Winter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith this fragrance, we sought to emulate the somewhat depressing transition from Summer to Winter we are all too familiar with.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe time of year in which the remaining green shoots of the summer that was are swallowed by the cold of the winter that is to be.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMelancholy, understandably, inspired much of the composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is, however, not all doom and gloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs the fragrance unfolds, it invites us to observe change and to reflect [perhaps even within].\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIncense plays a vital role here coaxing us into an almost meditative state.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRose, raspberry and pomegranate [key in the myth] wrestle with the accord's more icy and minerally notes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMoreover, they serve as an important nod not only to the summer that was but, to the summer that will inevitably come again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTop \/\/ Pomegranate, raspberry, ice accord   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMid \/\/ Saffron, rose, incense, patchouli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 270.15pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBase \/\/ Birch, geosmin, benzoin, oud, amber \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINGREDIENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFragrance oil [parfum], alcohol [de nat], water\/aqua, citronellol, geraniol, isoeugenol, d-limonene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fragrance has been formulated, blended and created in line with International Fragrance Association (\u003cstrong\u003eIFRA\u003c\/strong\u003e) standards and regulations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERFUMER’S WORKING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrk \/\/  \u003cspan\u003eΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNumber \/\/ 4 [B]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGoddess of \/\/ Agriculture, climate, fertility, the harvest and the seasons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFamily \/\/ Complicated but Persephone [Daughter], Hades [Brother and, well technically also Brother-in-law], Zeus [Brother], Poseidon [Brother], Hera [Sister], Hestia [Sister]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eColour(s) \/\/ Grey blue [primary] – brown, grey and navy [secondary]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSymbol(s) \/\/ Tree, branches, fallen leaf  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn brief \/\/ A fragrant expression of Demeter [in Winter] when her Daughter, Persephone returns to reside in the shadowy depths of the Underworld - alongside King Hades.  Demeter is despondent and refuses to sow and so, the flowers that not long-ago bloomed wither and fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWho would we buy it for?  TBC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKey\/signature note \/\/ Incense \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurprise note \/\/ Geosmin \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFragrance Family \/\/ Oriental [noting it leans towards the incense\/amber\/oriental\/resins section of Michael Edward’s Fragrance Wheel i.e., Amber Oriental] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDescriptors \/\/ Deep, simultaneously cold and warm, meditative, dark, minerally, earthy, smoky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlanet \/\/ Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRoman \/\/ Ceres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCommercial release \/\/ June 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst formulation \/\/ March 2020 [Nicole’s house Clayton South, Melbourne, Australia]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSecond formulation \/\/ July 2023, [ISIPCA, Paris, France]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThird formulation \/\/ September 2024 [Thema HQ, F26\/94 Keys Rd, Cheltenham Australia]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFinal formulation \/\/ TBC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfumer(s) \/\/ Con Panagiotopoulos, Nicole Panagiotopoulos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePackaging \/\/ Linen THEMATIKOS bag until commercial release [awaiting box production]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFormula tweaks prior to commercial release \/\/ Addition of geosmin and an ice accord to add a colder, minerally feel to the fragrance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THEMATIKOS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44988796403863,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/7702\/4407\/files\/WhatsAppImage2025-02-13at7.18.11PM_1.jpg?v=1739594625","url":"https:\/\/www.thematikos.com.au\/products\/dem04b","provider":"THEMATIKOS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}