Bee
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Apple, sage and milk among soft flowers
Zoologist Cow is an Extrait de Parfum by Nathalie Feisthauer that paints a pastoral scene: green pastures, a newborn calf taking its first steps and its mother's warm milk. The feeling the brand wants is that of home: known, safe and warm. A milk note is unusual in perfume, so a 10 ml decant is a sensible way to see whether it appeals to you.
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Want the full bottle after testing? Zoologist Cow Extrait de Parfum (60 ml) at NicheGems
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The composition
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
On the skin
The start is small and tidy: sage gives a green, herbal dryness and apple a crisp, clean fruit. With just two notes on top, the opening is simple and clear and leaves room for the flowers that follow, rather than competing with them.
The idea is realised in the heart, where a milk note meets jasmine, violet, heliotrope and lily of the valley. These flowers are gentle and faintly powdery, so the milk stays creamy instead of turning sugary. The brand talks about innocent florals and soft grasses.
In the base, cedarwood and vetiver supply tidy dry wood and a grassy, rooty streak. Benzoin and amber contribute mild sweetness, and the musks leave a soft veil like skin. The brand states that these musks are synthetic. It closes calmly and warmly, matching the idea of home.
Testing it
Wear the decant on a spring or summer weekday, putting it on the wrists or neck, and see how the apple and sage give way to the milky heart. Test it at your desk and again in a quiet evening at home. A calm perfume like this shows its character in ordinary settings.
This sample suits people drawn to gentle scents with milk and greenery, who want comfort from a perfume, not drama. The brand's profile is floral, fruity, green, milky and sweet. It will appeal if heavy gourmand or smoky perfumes overwhelm you and you prefer something clean, familiar and homely.
A milk note is the kind of detail that charms some people and puzzles others, and a written pyramid cannot show which camp you are in. FragranceGems fills the decant from the original bottle into a 10 ml glass spray vial, and we label it. It is not a brand sample, and the brand is not involved.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
Yes, milk is listed in the heart, alongside violet, lily of the valley, jasmine and heliotrope. The brand pairs it with apple on top and soft grasses to evoke a pasture.
Yes. We pour 10 ml from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and label it. It is a decant, not a Zoologist sample, and we are not affiliated with the brand.
The brand marks its musks as synthetic and states that no natural animal musks or civet are used. The pyramid lists musks and amber in the base.
Its soft, mild character suits spring and summer, the office and quiet evenings. Testing the sample on several ordinary days shows whether you would reach for it regularly.
The 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.
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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.
Great shop with a fantastic selection and fast shipping. I was very happy with my order. It would have been a nice touch to receive a little sample, especially as I ordered two full-size products. ;)
Placing the order was very easy. Shipping was very fast. I am completely satisfied.
Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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