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Zoologist Musk Deer ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2020 16 Comments

Indie Canadian line Zoologist will launch Musk Deer, a new unisex fragrance.

Brutal winter winds buffet the Siberian forest. The tall trees long for summer's return, short though it may be. But at the base of several bare trunks, invisible love notes call to a would-be mate. The fragrant missives are secretions left by the male musk deer. Long fangs give the buck a demonic appearance, but they too play a role in the mating ritual – weapons in the tussle with rivals for a doe's love. The dream of a mate sustains the lonely musk deer as it searches out scraps of lichen and moss among cold, barren roots.

For centuries musk deer have been hunted to near extinction, coveted for their fragrant musk pods. Zoologist respects this majestic creature, masterfully recreating the distinctive scent though a mixture of synthetic musks and natural oud and florals. The result evokes the animal desire of a lusty musk deer amid the alluring chill of a wintry forest, all captured without a hint of menace.⠀

Musk Deer was developed by perfumer Pascal Gaurin. Additional notes include cardamom, calamus, rose, jasmine, patchouli, Atlas cedar, labdanum, ambrette, orris and sandalwood.⠀

Zoologist Musk Deer will be available in 60 ml Extrait de Parfum. A limited edition collector bottle, shown just above, will debut in November.

(via Zoologist at Facebook)

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  1. meredifay says:
    21 October 2020 at 12:03 pm

    Dragonfly is my favorite from this line, but the image on the bottle gives me the creeps for some reason, so I have not bought a full bottle….
    This new one looks interesting.

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    • Robin says:
      21 October 2020 at 1:25 pm

      That’s so funny because I was just thinking about this particular design along similar lines!

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      • galbanumgal says:
        21 October 2020 at 5:29 pm

        Ha, you know, this whole line’s labeling (the animal drawings) all sort of strike me as creepy. Sort of like images from a campy horror movie, where an illustration suddenly comes to life & snarls or starts talking!

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        • AngelaB says:
          22 October 2020 at 12:47 am

          IKR! But his T-Rex is adorable somehow!

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  2. lucasai says:
    21 October 2020 at 2:12 pm

    This brand is growing way too quickly and reformulating one fragrance after another is a bit ridiculous. At least he’s not hiding the fact that the formulas are changing.

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    • Dilana says:
      21 October 2020 at 3:57 pm

      Love Bee from this line, and the travel bottles from their website are a good bottom.
      Does anyone know why they have reformulated? The original Bat (which I never smelled) was very popular, so unless there was an ingrediant problem, I don’t see why they reformulated.

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      • clarissa says:
        21 October 2020 at 4:53 pm

        There were creative issues with Bat between the brand owner and perfumer who created it. The original Bat is available as Nighflyer from Olympic Orchards. The Bat from Zoologist was reformulation with a different perfumer, and is a different fragrance all together. Personally not aware of any other reformulations.

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        • Robin says:
          21 October 2020 at 10:12 pm

          I think if you go look at the Facebook page, he has announced others recently.

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        • cazaubon says:
          21 October 2020 at 11:58 pm

          Beaver has definitely been reformulated.

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          • lucasai says:
            22 October 2020 at 10:09 am

            Dodo qnd Rhinoceros too, Victor was clear about it on Facebook.

  3. MissGoldsmith says:
    21 October 2020 at 11:42 pm

    I like the original Bat, and have a travel spray (purchased when its discontinuation was announced, full bottles were sold out, and nobody knew Ellen Covey would release it as Nightflyer).

    Nothing else has spoken to me, though. Haven’t tried Squid or Bee yet.

    I actually dig the anthropomorphic art, but now that I’ve read the above chatter about horror movies, all I can think of now is Black Phillip from that movie The Witch.

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  4. Merlin says:
    22 October 2020 at 5:37 am

    I love paintings and images of animals dressed in period clothes – some are fairly whimsical and others ominous. I met an artist at an exhibition who spoke about the open violence of her birds and cats contrasting with their detailed Victorian ruffs, velvet, silk and elaborate costumes. Unfortunately I only came across Zoology perfumes once, and nothing I tried immediately called out to me…

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  5. ringthing says:
    22 October 2020 at 10:28 am

    Musk Deer sounds great to me. I am a big Zoologist fan and I enjoy the animal art but I think I like the more people pleasing scents from the line, T Rex almost made me gag.

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    • AnnieA says:
      22 October 2020 at 1:29 pm

      T Rex was a fire made of creosoted railway ties.

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  6. AnnieA says:
    22 October 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Yes, you wouldn’t want to meet this kangaroo in a dark alley. The nightingale is pretty cute, though.

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    • AnnieA says:
      22 October 2020 at 1:15 pm

      Whoops, it’s the musk deer. Even creepier, say I…

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