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02/03/2024
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The cold shoulder of the penguin
The creativity of the Zoologist brand is always impressive, most recently with its first creation of 2024: Penguin. But what does a penguin smell like anyway?
I will start my review with this question; when it comes to Zoologist fragrances, I always differentiate between those that directly convey the smell of an animal or try to do so, such as Hyrax, and those that primarily exude the atmosphere or feeling of the animal. I count Penguin in the second category - although I haven't personally smelled a penguin yet, I assume that this bird doesn't smell like menthol throat lozenge and juniper. But more on that in the following fragrance description.
Frost, ice and cold - the zoologist tries to do justice to this motif with the new creation Penguin, which he succeeds in doing for a long time.
It starts with a scent that actually has a cold effect. Due to the diffuse "ice chord" fragrance note, it is difficult to find a suitable explanation for this, so the comparison to the liberating taste of a menthol cough drop should be more plausible. The Penguin manages to convey the feeling of popping these sweets and drawing in the first few puffs of air through the nose for a long time.
Not least thanks to the support of the juniper berry, which may initially seem out of place in the fragrance pyramid, but clearly demonstrates its raison d'être in the fragrance. It works excellently as a nuance to reinforce the ice theme.
When the menthol refreshment gives up the ghost after some time (juniper remains strong, by the way), a slightly floral, refined base of woods with leather emerges. Penguin leather? No, it doesn't go that far - the base is very tame and more of a mild finale for this fragrance than another characteristic of the penguin. Someone else might label this as a boring end to the otherwise exciting Zoologist fragrances, but I am not so critical. Instead of risking an unbalanced composition, the fragrance progression, which is also so rock solid, is accepted here.
In summary, Penguin can be categorized as one of those zoologist fragrances that interpret the atmosphere emanating from the animal in the form of a perfume. The feeling that a penguin conveys is shown to its best advantage here: for a long time, you enjoy an ice-cold, menthol-like, refreshing fragrance that fades into a base of juniper and wood towards the end.
I will start my review with this question; when it comes to Zoologist fragrances, I always differentiate between those that directly convey the smell of an animal or try to do so, such as Hyrax, and those that primarily exude the atmosphere or feeling of the animal. I count Penguin in the second category - although I haven't personally smelled a penguin yet, I assume that this bird doesn't smell like menthol throat lozenge and juniper. But more on that in the following fragrance description.
Frost, ice and cold - the zoologist tries to do justice to this motif with the new creation Penguin, which he succeeds in doing for a long time.
It starts with a scent that actually has a cold effect. Due to the diffuse "ice chord" fragrance note, it is difficult to find a suitable explanation for this, so the comparison to the liberating taste of a menthol cough drop should be more plausible. The Penguin manages to convey the feeling of popping these sweets and drawing in the first few puffs of air through the nose for a long time.
Not least thanks to the support of the juniper berry, which may initially seem out of place in the fragrance pyramid, but clearly demonstrates its raison d'être in the fragrance. It works excellently as a nuance to reinforce the ice theme.
When the menthol refreshment gives up the ghost after some time (juniper remains strong, by the way), a slightly floral, refined base of woods with leather emerges. Penguin leather? No, it doesn't go that far - the base is very tame and more of a mild finale for this fragrance than another characteristic of the penguin. Someone else might label this as a boring end to the otherwise exciting Zoologist fragrances, but I am not so critical. Instead of risking an unbalanced composition, the fragrance progression, which is also so rock solid, is accepted here.
In summary, Penguin can be categorized as one of those zoologist fragrances that interpret the atmosphere emanating from the animal in the form of a perfume. The feeling that a penguin conveys is shown to its best advantage here: for a long time, you enjoy an ice-cold, menthol-like, refreshing fragrance that fades into a base of juniper and wood towards the end.
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