Funeral Home Demeter Fragrance for women and men

Whoah. Want to check it out. I think stock flower is up there with lily and carnation as a funereal icky-smell floral smell. In fact I think stock is the worst of all. I also think a lot of weird scents used for masking germicidal smells are based on Mitsouko or, that is to say, the chypre concept. At the medical center where my doctor is all of the soap is trés trés Mitsouko and it makes me think also of nursing homes. So yes, Mitsouko smells horrible to me. My friend's father was a doctor and he loathed Juicy Fruit gum because he said it smelled like autopsies. I never heard that from anyone but him but who knows. But once upon a time there was a huge business in Egyptian mummies, which were ground up to make drugs; probably smelled ok but there was also a huge business in cournterfeits, corpses recently and cheaply embalmed with bitumen...yipes. There is a rare item called coffin liquor very occassionally found unpon disinterrment: a black viscous liquid, although apparently not particularly odiferous. And then there are adipose bodies, turned to a soap-like substance...so, gosh, Demeter, there's still room for having some fun with scent! Just don't do plain old rotting flesh. Please.

Wow, Demeter just read my mind! I cannot stand lilies, because they are so closely linked to funerals, in fact the scent mix of lilies and a decaying body - powerful stuff!

creepy but nice . .

As a Funeral Director, I'm often asked "...what is that fragrance" as soon as one enters the door of a funeral home. It seems to hit one's sense of smell immediately and abides with them until they leave and breath outdoor air again. Even with state-of-the-art air conditioning and air circulation systems, this overwhelming floral fragrance cannot be masked and for good reason. In the later part of the 19th century through the early 1900's when successful embalming was oftentimes hit or miss, undertakers relied on block ice concealed beneath the deceased as a back up; especially, since wakes went on for several days. Unfortunately cold air descends rather than rises and the concept was of little or no use. On occasion; during the winter months, undertakers would maintain a list of local men who were available to guard the corpse outdoors all night. They were customarily given a bottle of whiskey to guard against animals that might happen by until the following morning when the deceased was returned to their parlor. Regardless whether it was in the heat of summer or inside a heated home during the winter months, after a couple of days, the odor of preliminary decomposition would permeate the air. It was then that profusions of flowers arrived on the scene and steadily evolved into a standardized tradition in the expression of sympathy. Flowers bring comfort to the family of the deceased and distract from the undeniable stillness of a casketed body. What is the order of fragrances one is likely to experience when entering a funeral home? The first; which is the strongest are carnations (and lillies if in season) followed by roses. Crysanthemums and gladiolas lend minimal fragrances. Because a small vent (trocar button) is inserted in the abdomen of the deceased during embalming, one is likely to also detect the smell a synthetic musk which is customarily added to cavity fluid. Demeter's "Funeral Home" is a nice fragrance but should have been called anything but.

i love the concept, i love the smell and i love the connotation of this fragrance.i like different, i'm sometimes morbid and i love other worldly things. this works for me. i feel like mortisha addams when i wear this, lol. lillies, big bunches of white lillies. thats what you'll get and then they throw a little coffin(wood) in for good measure. great for people who work in the business too. thumbs up.

The use of lilies at funerals symbolizes the restored innocence of the soul at death . This fragrance really does smell like a funeral does ! I may be a bit macabre for liking it so much but I really do like it :)

I've never tried this but all the reviewers and Demeter itself are having a very good sense of jokes |o| Does anyone suppose to smell like a dead people??or like they're in a funeral?

This is in perfect taste, as far as I'm concerned. It smells suffocating, oppressive, and sad - just like it should. Will be getting one ASAP.

The next scent will be called "Dead People".

I guess, the fragrance (which was supposed to be Flower Show) was changed a little bit, after they decided to call it Funeral Home.

Yes, it's a white floral. But this is the last thing that comes to your mind, when you're sniffing this. The first is - 'omg, it's a funeral'. If you want to know what Funeral Home smells like, please, just take a walk to a funeral home. Don't try to recall or imagine. Just sniff the real.
Naturally, I did expect all those flowers and junipers, but not this. It has that specific smell and dismal aura of a funeral home and wooden coffin. Gloomy, a bit dusty and spooky scent of despair. Exactly like a funeral home. Crazy perfume indeed!

I just read on a Demeter website that Funeral Home is, indeed, a white floral. There are not only lilies present, but carnations, white chrysanthemums (both flowers and stems),gladiolus, mahogany wood and a hint of oriental carpet (?!!!). Apparently one of the creators thought it smells like his Grandpa`s funeral, and this name was chosen on a whim over something more banal - Flower Show.

It's not a joke, it's just a fact, the smell. They think that it should be in their library (collection of scents we know and sometimes need), like rubber, like crayons, tomatoes, etc.

I have a slightly dark sense of humor, so i find it slightly funny, but I can totally see how the name can be offensive to some, especially if they lost someone close to them recently. It's in very poor taste.

I've never associated lilies with funeral..wonder, why other people always do.

Don't tell me...people are "dying" to wear it, right? You've GOT to be kidding!!!