Brand
Zoologist names every perfume after an animal and gives each one to a different perfumer, whose name is printed on the box. Victor Wong founded the house in Toronto in 2013, and he is frank about the result: the brand calls its range creative, artistic and strong, not mass-appeal, and does not recommend buying a full bottle without trying a sample first. A 10 ml decant lets you find out whether Bee, Squid or Tyrannosaurus Rex is an animal you can live with.
The first samples of this collection are being prepared.
The brand
Bee, by Cristiano Canali, is a waxy floral honey: orange, ginger syrup and a royal jelly accord over mimosa and heliotrope, on benzoin, sandalwood and vanilla. Squid, by Céline Barel, goes to the deep sea with incense, a black ink accord, a salty accord and opoponax. Tyrannosaurus Rex, by Antonio Gardoni, is smoke and charred wood: fir, black pepper and laurel over champaca and rose, on cade and leather. Moth is dark spice, rose, oud and smoke.
The gentler animals are pastoral. Hummingbird is nectar and fruit, cherry, plum and lilac over honeysuckle and honey; Cow is sage and apple over a milk note and soft florals; Rabbit is carrot, clover and hay with a biscuit accord; Harvest Mouse joins chamomile and hay absolute to a beer extract. Camel crosses the desert with dates, dried fruits, incense, myrrh and oud, and Penguin opens on an ice accord and juniper berry over saffron and suede.
The bottles are labelled Extrait de Parfum, and the product pages give concentrations of 18 to 25 percent. Despite the theme, the brand states that its perfumes are free of animal products apart from Bee, which contains beeswax, and Hyrax, and that every animal musk in an ingredient list is synthetic. Our decants are filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us; they are not official brand samples.
Zoologist samples
Bee is the friendliest way in, a honeyed floral with vanilla and sandalwood. Hummingbird and Cow are also easy to like. If you want to see how far the house goes, add Squid, salty incense and ink, or Tyrannosaurus Rex, smoke, leather and resins.
According to the brand's FAQ, no, with two exceptions: Bee contains beeswax, and Hyrax is the other. Every animal-style musk named in an ingredient list is synthetic and marked with an asterisk on the brand's pages.
Some are. The brand describes its range as creative, artistic and strong, not mass-appeal. Moth and Tyrannosaurus Rex are smoky and dramatic, while Bee, Rabbit and Harvest Mouse are warm and gourmand. That spread is the reason the house itself suggests samples.
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
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