This Kitten-Fur-Scented Perfume Belongs on Every Cat-Lover's Vanity

Let's start with a little background. The first time I came across Demeter was back in the 2000s while browsing online beauty and skincare forums (some of which still exist today, including Makeup Alley). I was instantly intrigued by the brand's collection, which offered some truly bizarre, very unique "single note" scents.

What I mean by "single note" is that the fragrances don't have a top, middle, or base, but rather exist as one note. Today the brand boasts over 300 single-note fragrances, ranging from side-eye odd (Funeral Home, Glue) to nostalgia-inducing (Paperback, Laundromat) to positively intriguing (Pixie Dust, Pizza, Moonbeam).

For the record, Pixie Dust smells like sugar and happiness, Paperback smells like a well-loved book, and Laundromat smells like warm, just-from-the-dryer towels. Let's see how Kitten Fur does!

As mentioned, Kitten Fur is a brand-new fragrance from Demeter, and I was determined to put it to the test by wearing it myself. At first spritz, I immediately got this feeling of being safe and at ease. It's a very girlie scent — not sweet, but powdery and musky.

I wouldn't say, outright, that it smells like a kitten, but it does evoke the same kind of feeling you get when picking up your dear feline or snuggling with her on the couch.

I wanted to get some other opinions, so I blind-tested some friends. One person said that it made him feel happy and calm and like he "was around a fire, but not that it smelled like a fire." Maybe you can interpret that as feeling warm and cozy? He also said it had notes of that new-car smell — fresh and leathery. Another person described Kitten Fur as very clean-smelling, sort of like freshly shampooed hair, and someone else said it smelled like "syrup and baby powder."

On the Demeter website, one reviewer wrote, "It does not smell exactly like my cat after he's been in the sun, which is my favorite cat smell, but it is clean and sunshiny like his coat after sunbathing." Another wrote, "I have never smelled something so comforting in my life. Not too feminine, not too manly either. It's the perfect scent for someone like me who can't decide."

I don't think anyone would give your arm a whiff and say, "Wow! That smells exactly like a snuggly kitten!" when you're wearing this perfume. However, what Demeter has managed to capture is that warm and fuzzy, endorphin-boosting, "I'm safe" feeling that burrowing your head in a kitty belly evokes.