The Scent: To celebrate New Zealand, we created a fresh green outdoor fragrance that blends notes of plant leaves, barks, grass, snow, ocean, river and stone. It is a unique combination of the flora 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.

The Inspiration: New Zealand is a fragrance as arresting and as unique as the New Zealand rain forest itself – a fragrance that could only be developed by Demeter Fragrance Library. Demeter Fragrance Library created New Zealand Pick-Me-Up Cologne, to honor the extraordinary natural beauty, unspoiled ecosystems and varied terrain of New Zealand.

The Story: Guests at a special private screening, hosted by Investment New Zealand, of the second installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers, were given the fragrance. The event took place at Loews Cinema at 34th Street on December 12, 2002 in New York City

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