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Chipmunk Zoologist 2021

7.4 / 10 184 Ratings

A perfume by Zoologist for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production. The perfume is vegan according to the manufacturer.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Earthy

Gourmand

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Nutmeg

Quince

Red mandarin orange

Cardamom

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Hazelnut

Oak absolute

Chamomile

Earthy notes

Fir balsam absolute

Base Notes

Benzoin

Gaiac wood

Cedarwood

Patchouli

Amyris

Animalic notes

Opoponax

Vetiver

Perfumer

Pia Long

Ratings

Scent

7.4184 Ratings

Longevity

7.2134 Ratings

Sillage

6.5131 Ratings

Bottle

8.3123 Ratings

Value for money

6.495 Ratings

Submitted by Splitter, last update on 11/19/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Cape Heartache

Harvest Mouse

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Reviews

19 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/02/2023

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

KathrynA66
46 Reviews

KathrynA66

Helpful Review 5

A Scurry of Chipmunks

Chipmunk is, IMO, similar to Harvest Mouse, or rather visa versa, in part because, while they do not smell the same, they are both warm, homey, comfortable scents, and in part because I had to name this avatar too. The chipmunk's name is Claire, and she is the leader of a scurry of Chipmunk Scouts in pursuit of their foraging badge.

I like the opening, spicy, fruity and sweet. I love the nutmeg here. There is a rich, quality which stays throughout the life of the fragrance. I found the projection and sillage to be quite strong at the top but becomes much softer in the heart and base.

On me, once the top notes start to fade, which is too quickly for me, the fragrance becomes somewhat, though not entirely, linear, which I didn't mind, as the scent is really beautiful. The hazelnut is blended so well with the woody notes. I just love it.

I like the animalic notes with woods in the base, but the fragrance starts to fade to a skin scent before they really get to stand out on their own. In terms of intensity, projection and sillage, the top performs like an extrait, but the fragrance soon begins to perform more like an EdT. For me, at this price point, that is a problem. Still, this is a beautiful fragrance, warm and cozy, perfectly unisex and appropriate for many different occasions in cooler weather.

09/06/2022

Mlleghoul
460 Reviews

Mlleghoul

Helpful Review 3

creatures you wouldn’t want to meet in the dark

Zoologist's Chipmunk is a chipmunk who is a CEO of some mega-corporation that is actually a front for some shadowy organization which has been around for centuries and whose fanatical leadership is trying to open up a portal to another world and bring forth a demon god whose emergence on earth will usher in the end times. By which I mean it’s a cool, woodsy forest breeze, and something that smells earthy and dry, like the metallic tang of cold rocks, and of the nocturnal furry musk of creatures you wouldn’t want to meet in the dark. There’s nothing warm or sweet or cute or chipmunk-cheeked about it. It smells…ominous, somehow. These are oddly hollow woods, cursed woods, silent and strange wherein a twitchy-tailed, beady-eyed, rodent cyborg chipmunk is conducting a mandatory board meeting of imminent doom.

09/10/2021

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Landshark321
747 Reviews

Landshark321

Helpful Review 3

Nutty, woody, spicy blend---well-blended, interesting, yet comforting

The most recent release from Zoologist is Chipmunk, fittingly a nut-heavy composition that has woody, fruity, and slightly spicy/animalic accords, as well, fostering the habitat and diet of the rodent subject, looking sharply uniformed in the house’s signature artwork. It instantly feels pretty harmonious, with balance among the hazelnut and spices, most importantly, with just the touches of fruit (quince), and a sort of oaky feeling throughout, and I’m impressed at how restrained it is but that it involves some bold, interesting touches. It definitely has a very blended effect, without many of the individual spices and other notes being all that distinguishable, the hazelnut being the main standout, but relatively subtle when compared to, say, a note like coconut that would usually announce itself more loudly.

Overall, though, Chipmunk is among the more understated offerings from the house, even with its wealth of interesting notes, yet it performs pretty well and feels niche and somehow off the beaten path, even though its main elements are familiar and comforting.

Chipmunk is priced at the standard $165 for 60ml in extrait concentration and is sold by great boutiques like Perfumology, which sells samples, as well as the house site, which also sells a 10ml travel spray for $45.

I’m quite impressed with this recent release. Congrats to Victor Wong and his team for another lovely addition to the house. I might have to nab a bottle.

8 out of 10

01/07/2025

ClutterGoth
17 Reviews

ClutterGoth

1

Nutty Little Critter

I'm new to trying Zoologist fragrances. I've binged reviews of all the line up, and can't believe no one talks about this as a favourite. This makes me excited to try more of them, because Chipmunk is delightful. After I save up for T Rex, a full bottle of this one is next. It's not something that I thought I would fall in love with from the descriptions online. It's a sweet walk in light dappled hardwood forests. Nutty and a bit green, absolutely something that gives me the vibes of an adorable chipmunk. This scent makes me feel happy and cozy. If it were a movie, it world be a Wes Anderson film.

02/01/2025

7.5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

1

A sleepy little chipmunk in an autumn forest

This is neither a nutty gourmand nor an animalic fragrance. It's just a very soft woody and balsamic scent with accents of hazelnut. It really feels very autumnal and natural, like you could wear it on a walk through the fallen leaves and feel at one with your surroundings. Crushing dry leaves, earth and slightly creamy guaiac, cedar and oak. Pure fresh hazelnuts and a resinous base. Benzoin saves the fragrance from turning too dry and gives it some gentle sweetness. This is not a very sweet scent though, I sense no hidden sugary or gourmandish notes beyond what's listed.

What I really appreciate about this is the softness of the woods and spices. At times woody fragrances can be scratchy and cliché-masculine, but this is completely smooth and gender neutral. In this regard it's very fitting for the cute little chipmunk.
This is an easy to wear fragrance with a light sillage that won't offend anyone, unlike some other Zoologists. It would be a good match for outfits in earthy tones, a warm sweater and a big scarf. The scent gets better when it warms up on the skin and the balsamic warmth unfolds, really cozy.

I'm missing a little something though: The high energy these tiny rodents posses in real life. This is such a quiet scent, like the chipmunk is relaxing, sleeping or even hibernating in its burrow full of nuts and leaves that it built underground. The light calming chamomile note only adds to that. I don't really get the quince and mandarin notes, and I think that some fruits in this forest would have made the fragrance more lively, completing the image of a real living chipmunk that is moving around to collect nuts.

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