Squid

Zoologist Squid is the rightful winner of the 2020 Fragrance Foundation Award for Perfume Extraordinaire of the Year. With a unique yet absolutely wearable blend of ambergris with a custom ink accord and salty skin musk, it perfectly captures our imagination of the majestic squid it its deep water kingdom. A thrilling dark marine aquatic triumph. From Zoologist:

The vast ocean swells and contracts, caught in the relentless tug of the moon. Beneath the surface, a school of squid emerges. Strange, elastic forms propel from the deep in a frantic search for sustenance. They are not alone. Their predators lunge, only to be foiled by blinding jets of murky ink. The hunt ends abruptly as a monolith materializes, greedily engulfing all in its path. The massive sperm whale dives, leaving a temporary peace bobbing in its wake. Decades on, relics of the battle resurface. Lumps of ambergris, expelled by the whale and polished by the salty currents, wash ashore. Waste? Flotsam? To the perfumer this elusive substance is nothing less than treasure.

Zoologist Squid sings a song of the sea, a melancholy tale told through tangy brine, crisp incense, and sweet, cloudy ink, all united by the moody aroma of ambergris. Like the endless depths that inspired it, this elegant scent ripples with mystery.

Perfumer: Céline Barel

Notes: pink pepper, solar salicylate, incense, black ink accord, salty accord, opoponax, ambergris*, benzoin, musk*

*Zoologist Squid does not contain animal products.