Smells Like Green Spirit

A Californian company claims to have captured the essence of Aotearoa in a bottle. The Demeter Fragrance Library produces scented candles and room sprays ranging in weirdness from Chocolate Chip Cookie to Fuzzy Navel. The recently released New Zealand line draws inspiration from “New Zealand’s extraordinary natural beauty, unspoiled ecosystems, and varied terrain. This fresh, green, outdoor fragrance blends notes of plant leaves, barks, grass, snow, ocean, river, and stone. It is a unique combination of the floral of the lowland rainforests of southwestern New Zealand; the rich, loamy soil that develops under the canopy of the rain forest; and the pure, unspoiled rainwater that makes the lush and varied vegetation possible.”