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Soft Animal 2021 Perfume Extrait

8.1 / 10 26 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Gather Perfume for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is animal-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Animal
Spicy
Woody
Floral
Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Floral notesFloral notes ChampacaChampaca Animalic notesAnimalic notes FurFur WoodsWoods LactoneLactone

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Scent
8.126 Ratings
Longevity
7.122 Ratings
Sillage
6.622 Ratings
Bottle
6.213 Ratings
Submitted by Dorabella, last update on 03/29/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to
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Hearth Perfume Extrait

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Serenissima

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Serenissima
Serenissima
Very helpful Review 8  
on quiet furry paws into the woody dark
Here my lack of body warmth shows itself once again, or perhaps the furry little creatures are truly so light-footed and peaceful that I do not perceive them as unpleasant at all.
For actually, it is a well-aromatized wood note with a pleasantly fragrant, very noble glow and agreeable animalic qualities that has been accompanying me for some time.

A bit of fermented milk, a proper scent shower from dirty, furry animals on quiet paws, a lot of wood, and a floral splendor that stands out particularly due to a precious fragrance ingredient: This is how "Soft Animals" presents itself to me.
So there is no reason for excitement!
But please do not forget and only consider this: These are the scent experiences of a "fish blood" with very little fire under the skin!

While I have a pronounced animal hair allergy, I have been able to endure quite a bit of "stench" for some time now; who would have thought that of me, the meticulous sensitive one: But sometimes I literally long for a strong, dark oud or animalic fragrance!
As the gentleman Geheimrat already said, and he knew such things:
"So I stagger from desire to enjoyment and in enjoyment I languish for desire."
Not only the German teachers among you will know that I am of course quoting from "Faust I".

Now "Soft Animals" does not contain oud; heavy and spicy and very noble is this arrangement in any case.
And here it already emerges from the rich, spicy woody darkness: The noble scent of the so-called "Joy" tree, obtained from the oil of "Magnolia champaka" and the base ingredient of what is still the most expensive perfume in the world: Jean Patou's "Joy"! Hm…!
The few remaining drops confirm to me: Yes, it is this beauty that is accompanied by other flowers in "Soft Animals," which provide it with "only" the escort, while at the same time being indispensable.
Beautiful as a soloist, this magnolia dream scent in this composition would only be a reflection of itself.
For only in this quiet, discreetly arranged accompaniment can this floral dream unfold as a rich olfactory experience through dark woods of tree and shrub, still full of sap and strength, already stacked for further processing or already decaying, winding where some small, as always slightly stinky furry creatures have left their own animalic scent notes and their fur behind: A clearly animalistic paw print in this amazing fragrance creation!
Above all of this lies the slightly fleeting, sour veil of fermented milk and as surprising as it sounds; everything fits together excellently:
This noble, so valuable magnolia flower aroma in friendly floral accompaniment, the dark expressive wood with its animal inhabitants, and this fine lactic acid note that further emphasizes the clearly perceptible animalic qualities.

"Soft Animals" is certainly not a great joy for "scent aesthetes," but this dark, full-bodied work of art accompanies me pleasantly for several hours; not only woody-dark, but with repeatedly flashing "Joy" scent diamonds and their extraordinary radiance in the wonderfully developing course.

Perhaps it is once again due to my "fish blood" that we both harmonize so well.
I lack the comparison to warm-blooded creatures, so I can only express my personal enthusiasm for this magnificent kaleidoscope that reveals to me this dark, furry scent being.

So please be cautious: All these statements are made without guarantee!
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Floyd

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Floyd
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The Animal in the Dead Wood
Where the dead wood grows deeper, rotting into the earth in dense mist, the last light glimmers through brown glass, flickering red over herbal ponds, and a swarm of champaca flowers flies, chased by the butterfly catcher of Spitzweg, there is the place where the soft animal lives. It digs in the warm mud for peaches, for traces of cows and their milk, its paws are dark brown and leathery, the fur is soft and somewhat bristly, smelling of roots, fur, and costus, of human hair and deer musk, of the gentle sepia-colored smoke in the underbrush above the mulch. It is rare, but if you see one, be mindful so you do not forget it.
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Gather Perfumes, based in Massachusetts, produces 100% natural fragrances. Ananda Wilson processes plant essences, extracts, and oils that come either from local wild growth or organic cultivation. All the more remarkable is the long-lasting nature of the fragrances, which can be attributed to Ananda's extensive experience and the masterful processing of the scents. She produces her fragrances in small batches, which are subject to natural seasonal variations.
A small exception in terms of plant essences is "Soft Animal," as it uses musk tinctures from musk and beaver. A video of the local trapper from whom she sources the materials can be viewed on her homepage. Her methods remain sustainable and transparent here as well. The lactone accord used, however, is of natural origin, not a chemical imitation.
"Soft Animal" combines the animal notes (bitter-sharp castoreum, muskrat musk) with the sweet and heavy scent of champaca, fruity-milky-soft lactone aromas, and woods into a fragrance that is mild-animalic, earthy-leathery, slightly fruity, resinous-medical, smoky, and darkly floral at the same time. I would have guessed blindfolded at animalic-earthy oud, fur-like costus root, and champaca, as the scent strongly resembles "Milestones" by TSVGA. The moderate fragrance does not undergo a noticeable development over the eight hours.

(With thanks to Seejungfrau and Gandix)
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Lay around my shoulders, gentle beast.
Your fur so warm, the purring soft.
My red dress, a stranger's gaze
on Chypre claws.
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My tamed beast
Buried in its soft fur
The Chypre
Instead of The Big L
I softly hum
The Big Red
Among wooden flowers
In the warm cinnamon wind
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Sour sharpness
Gum-breath
Wax-soft
Champaca glow
Fruit juice
Grimy fur
Balm-warm
Smoke flowers
Fur-encased magic...
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Fleshy jasmineBubbleSmog
satisfies wild chypre skin hunger
cinnamon cassia flower tar notes
tingle like champagne
exploring smoky-intimate forests
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Witch dance with a beaver tail
The herbal brew smells good
Fine medicine is made here
Even the animals thought so
Strongly good*
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Normally not my thing and I find it quite animalistic, but leather and fur also radiate such an intriguing aura.
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Soft paw prints on a plush carpet, Nag Champa lingers in the air, a stocking with black lace, ***
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Reminds me of the old French perfumeries - a heavy hit of flowers with a clear animalic note from the 60s. Quite nice.
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The beaver was too close to the fire
Too close to the taboo
Now I lie on the fur
And listen to the crackling
Of the logs in the fireplace.
Chew gum.
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Snow remnants linger. Green climbs from damp black earth. Flowers find their courage. Furs awaken. Nothing breathes as eagerly as the March wind.
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