07/15/2025

Notomys
5 Reviews

Notomys
1
Death and decay, but also kinda pretty?
This fragrance is a wild ride. I refrained from giving it a numeric rating because while I ultimately fell on the side of disliking it -- it was a scrubber the first time I attempted to sample -- I also really appreciate the artistry of this scent and think that it would be a 10/10 for the right person.
The heart here is feminine, and formal with a heady presence and tropical notes that I tend to prefer in warmer weather. There is also a nocturnal quality to it: tropical flowers blooming in the night.
It opens with an incredibly animalistic lemon, mixed with some indolic yellow florals that my nose unfortunately reads as urinal cake or bathroom cleaner. The general vibe reminded me of a much dirtier/more fecal/natural version of Zoologist's Chameleon. There is a level of stank here that I initially couldn't power through my first time sampling this fragrance.
While the heavy indolic notes remain, they become less offensively fecal after about 10 minutes. It settles into a nice earthy, tropical floral. The flower here is blooming, rotting, and fruiting in a really fascinating, multifaceted way. The florals are mature, heady and somber. The cycle mentioned earlier eventually settles down into a creamy, oud-y floral with the citrus of the opening.
Given the affordable price point, I think this fragrance is definitely worth a sample for the sake of expending the artistic vision, however it's a challenging fragrance that may not be wearable for most people.
The heart here is feminine, and formal with a heady presence and tropical notes that I tend to prefer in warmer weather. There is also a nocturnal quality to it: tropical flowers blooming in the night.
It opens with an incredibly animalistic lemon, mixed with some indolic yellow florals that my nose unfortunately reads as urinal cake or bathroom cleaner. The general vibe reminded me of a much dirtier/more fecal/natural version of Zoologist's Chameleon. There is a level of stank here that I initially couldn't power through my first time sampling this fragrance.
While the heavy indolic notes remain, they become less offensively fecal after about 10 minutes. It settles into a nice earthy, tropical floral. The flower here is blooming, rotting, and fruiting in a really fascinating, multifaceted way. The florals are mature, heady and somber. The cycle mentioned earlier eventually settles down into a creamy, oud-y floral with the citrus of the opening.
Given the affordable price point, I think this fragrance is definitely worth a sample for the sake of expending the artistic vision, however it's a challenging fragrance that may not be wearable for most people.