Zadig & Voltaire
This is Him! Vibes of Freedom
Woody
Warm spicy
Gourmand
from €48.50
Zoologist
Portuguese Man O' War
With Portuguese Man O' War, Zoologist composes a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on ginger, saffron and immortelle, reveals gunpowder, jasmine and geranium at its heart and rests on a base of seaweed, sandalwood and tonka bean.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Ginger · Saffron · Immortelle
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Gunpowder · Jasmine · Geranium
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Base Several hours
Seaweed · Sandalwood · Tonka bean
Top notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Gunpowder: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Portuguese Man O' War is the only one to use this material.
- Sandalwood: conversely, a material of the common core — 29% of the catalogue contains it.
- Spicy, woody, floral and gourmand: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Portuguese Man O' War by Zoologist seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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