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Demeter Pruning Shears Perfume By Demeter Cologne Spray
Demeter Pruning Shears Perfume By Demeter Cologne Spray
Demeter Pruning Shears Perfume By Demeter Cologne Spray is an unusual floral green fragrance that combines the freshness of grass and rose with a distinctive metallic character. Created around the unexpected contrast between a garden flower and a familiar gardening tool, it has a fresh, green and slightly industrial personality that sets it apart from conventional floral perfumes.
Pruning Shears was launched by Demeter in 1998 and is documented as a fragrance for women and men. The fragrance is associated with rose, grass and metallic notes, creating a deliberately unconventional interpretation of the garden environment. Francis Kurkdjian is listed as the perfumer, making the fragrance an interesting part of his earlier work before he became widely recognised for later contributions to major fragrance houses.
The combination of floral and green elements gives Pruning Shears a recognisable garden character without relying on a traditional rose perfume structure. The rose provides the floral aspect, while grass contributes freshness and a green quality. The metallic accord introduces the impression of the pruning tool itself, giving the fragrance a more unusual edge than a straightforward botanical scent.
As a Demeter Cologne Spray, Pruning Shears follows the brand's linear approach to fragrance. Demeter is known for creating scents around a single recognisable idea rather than using the conventional top, middle and base note progression found in many Eau De Toilette and Eau De Parfum fragrances. The result is a direct scent concept that remains focused on its central inspiration.
This makes Pruning Shears suitable for daytime wear, gardening enthusiasts, fragrance collectors and anyone interested in unusual green scents. It can also be worn as a casual everyday fragrance when a conventional floral perfume feels too predictable. The Cologne Spray concentration is a lighter fragrance format than an Eau De Toilette or Eau De Parfum, making it appropriate where a more understated scent presence is preferred.
Pruning Shears is particularly interesting for collectors because it demonstrates Demeter's willingness to turn ordinary objects and experiences into wearable fragrance. Its 1998 release date also places it within the earlier period of Demeter's fragrance library, when the brand was developing its distinctive approach to unconventional and recognisable scent concepts.
Pruning Shears was launched by Demeter in 1998, with Francis Kurkdjian credited as its perfumer. The fragrance is notable for translating an everyday gardening object into a wearable scent while combining rose, grass and metallic elements.
Fragrance Notes
Top Notes: not specified
Heart Notes: Not specified
Base Notes: Not specified
Fragrance Family: Floral, Green, Metallic
Year of Release: 1996-2024**
What to Expect
Pruning Shears suits women and men who prefer fresh green fragrances with an unconventional floral and metallic character. It works particularly well as a daytime or casual fragrance. Expect a direct Cologne Spray interpretation rather than the more complex development normally associated with Eau De Toilette and Eau De Parfum fragrances.
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