Zoologist
Squid
Squid, signed Zoologist, is a deep and sensual amber fragrance. It opens on pepper, salicylate and incense, reveals ink, salt and opopanax at its heart and rests on a base of ambergris, benzoin and white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Pepper · Salicylate · Incense
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Ink · Salt · Opopanax
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Base Several hours
Ambergris · Benzoin · White musk
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.
- Ink: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Squid is the only one to use this material.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Amber, spicy, marine, woody and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber supplying 3 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 Squid 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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