Sloth Zoologist 2020

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7.5 / 10 96 Ratings

Sloth is a popular perfume by Zoologist for women and men and was released in 2020. The scent is earthy-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still available to purchase. Pronunciation

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Main accords

Earthy

Spicy

Fruity

Green

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Chamomile

Açaí

Lavender

Violet leaf

Heart Notes

Tagetes

Aniseed

Cumin

Spikenard

Beeswax

Jasmine

Base Notes

Frankincense

Hay

Mushrooms

Myrrh

Oakmoss

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Perfumer

Prin Lomros

Ratings

Scent

7.596 Ratings

Longevity

8.677 Ratings

Sillage

7.778 Ratings

Bottle

9.078 Ratings

Value for money

6.831 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 03.06.2023.

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04/28/2020

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Yatagan

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Yatagan

Top Review 64

Anthills

Once again a zoologist, who I like all around. It happens often, but often also that I cannot do so much with them, because the idea of the animal can of course also bring something animalistic with it and at one point or another they overstimulate it with it. Tyrannosraurux Rex has therefore driven me out of primeval times and with Hyrax, a small shitting animal under the South African sun (I recommend the article Klippschliefer on Wikipedia for information about Hyraceum and its producers), the fun stopped with me. Squid was much too synthetic for me and that was a big disappointment, because I was really very curious about how they would olfactorically transform an octopus, because it is one of my favourite animals.
On the other hand, I liked Bat (old and new; I like to watch bats at night), as well as Rhinoceros and Chameleon (I only know them from the zoo, but I find both original as creatures), where the idea of the animal was congenially realized, and many others
So here's a sloth. And indeed, this time again almost everything fits: The green of the habitat in the tropical rainforest (associations vary between grass and hay), the fruits of the food (already a bit overripe fruit and leaves, but that's what sloths like), the earthy and mushroomy of the forest floor in South America, exotic flowers blooming around in the jungle, and the animalistic, which surely has such a shaggy creature in itself (cumin, nard, but everything in moderation, because sloths don't sweat much, because they don't move too much, as I heard).

This now reads almost more chaotic than it actually smells: In the top note, I briefly smell a few funny mushrooms, a soft, almost pale camomile, a lot of grassy and todays green, which is also becoming more and more dominant, a pleasant touch of animalism, no more than this drop of civet or castoreum in old fragrances, - to summarize this precisely for you again

04/28/2020

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Yharnam79

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Yharnam79

Top Review 23

The beauty lies in the nose of the beholder / The beauty of being lazy / Chill presence

On this occasion, I would like to start with the moralizing finger, because it seems to me that when reading the recently published comments and statements, objectivity is no longer considered necessary when evaluating fragrances. The introduction would probably apply to other fragrances and brands as well, but it just made sense, because I am about to evaluate and comment on a new zoologist.
So if you are not interested in my introduction or if you just want to inform yourself about the fragrance, you can simply read on at "SLOTH"...

Of course, evaluations are always subjective. However, if I assume that comments are mostly read by people who are really interested in getting an idea, then an "I hate zoologist" or a comparison with day-old food under the bed (who the hell has ever smelled that at home?!) is probably not very meaningful or even helpful.
I also admit openly that with this introduction I want to break a stick for zoologists (and possibly polarize them with it), because I have the impression that it is always (the same) people who make sweepingly derogatory comments about this brand (possibly this is also the case with other brands) - it is also gladly stated openly that the corresponding scent has not (yet) been smelled. Down is voted but nevertheless.
Often in this process, completely unsuitable (because completely different fragrance concept) fragrances are compared, which anyway represent and will always represent the holy grail of the perfume world. And compared to this, every other fragrance is a disgusting stinking catastrophe
One could now accuse me of advertising for zoologists here. But I wouldn't know what I should get out of it; that's why I can't get the scents cheaper.
In addition, one can recognize with two times or more exact looking that I already evaluated quite also different zoologist critically or flatly said badly. Because I tested them and simply did not like them subjectively - out of no other motivation.
But yes, on the whole I can do a lot with the brand and the concept, and I'm very fond of this kind of fragrance and especially of experimental fragrances. It can and needn't smell like Aventus (kink crack and little side blow to the previous paragraph)...
Nevertheless, I think about myself that I always try to describe here as factually as subjectively colored it is possible when I comment on fragrances.
And I don't like baseless hype - neither up nor down.

Since it really got even more overflowing than feared, I close now immediately and finally get to the fragrance.

Thanks for your patience
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SLOTH:

I am - with very few exceptions - actually not a friend of fruits in fragrances. Maybe also because I don't like sweet scents very much. Citric ones even less The opening was therefore a small challenge (or even a pleasant change?):
Fruit right away. Something between berries and banana
Cute? Yeah, I guess. Sort of. But not gourmand or bubblegum-y. Overripe (means not rotten!) one could possibly say; or for lack of a better word, "natural". Especially since the fruits here are covered by dark, still rain-damp and partly mossy soil.
Far away somewhere Levender and chamomile are in bloom. Barely directly perceptible and yet present.
Out of the damp, rocky and muddy earth, huge tree trunks rise up. They are also partly covered with moss and overgrown with exotic mushrooms, whose different aromas are spread everywhere. There may also be one or the other poisonous companion. And the one or other already trampled.

For me, the mushrooms also draw a kind of DNA connection to Prin's Aran, which also has a completely different scent character. The DNA-connection is then strengthened by the quite characteristic and meditative-etheric looking nard.

At first in the just described mixture everything is quite bizarre. But bizarre is not negatively occupied here. As far as this is possible, I even mean it quite neutral. Like a surprise which is not clear if it is joyful or stupid. First of all it is a surprise. Unusual. New. Exciting. A little challenging. Maybe even a little exciting However, it is already clear: not everyone likes surprises...
In summary for all this, the fragrance could be described as spicy-earthy and pleasantly musty. Fruity I would personally let out. Although the overripe fruits always play along, I resist internally to call it fruity. Fruity for me personally means something like fresh or sweet or even summery and invigorating and usually also citric. But all this does not apply to some extent here. If the word "earthy-sweet" was a fixed term, I would have chosen it.

SLOTH does not have a rushing fragrance full of new nuances and facets. But he doesn't need to However, if it is still a bit bizarre, spicy, "earthy-sweet" and a little musty at first, honey beeswax and beautifully unflowery flowers will be added to the mushroom pot later on. In the end the smell becomes surprisingly creamy, which in my opinion is mainly due to the tonka bean. This makes the whole fragrance a bit more pleasing in the final stage and (unfortunately?) takes away a few corners. I personally can't perceive any vanilla at all.

So it then chills on the skin for the next few hours.
Turn briefly and roll the wet earth in the fur on the tree trunk while you unimpressed crush a few mushrooms and enjoy an overripe banana and a few berries. Still short pee and sleep on.
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SLOTH is definitely not a crowdpleaser and probably far from what you would generally call a mainstream scent.
For me personally, this is what makes up a large part of the appeal, for others it may be a knockout criterion.
Although he has a lot of humming and presence he is rather chilly.
However, if you don't like experimental fragrances, fragrances that smell more like nature than synthetics and/or design or simply don't like a certain amount of muff and dirt, you should not enjoy or even like SLOTH.
And who hates "zoologist" even less...
Those to whom these criteria do not apply can confidently risk a test. The rest is a matter of taste
Thanks for reading it.

11/24/2020

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Leimbacher

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Leimbacher

Top Review 10

Relaxed and spellbound

"Sloth" - I have always found the English term for these slow climbers more appropriate and less insulting than the flat, German "Faultier". But what are letters, words, designations and prejudices. Even this earthy-fungus (!) zoologist knows that...

"Sloth" smells of mushroom soup and forest soil, of sweat and fruit compote, of fur and a little bit of camomile tea. A splendid, laidback autumn scent for all those who don't need life on a high-speed train. On the contrary. A fragrance of pleasure. Decelerated, positively musty, clear and distinct in its character. This goes well with the relaxed long-sleeved animals, who do not harm anyone. An animalic with heart, autumn and a debt to the woods. Nothing and nobody stresses him. Smoky undertones, tart green, unusual fruit types (both juicy and dried). The perfect scent for a hike in November. It's brown in brown - and still brightens up the dark half of the year and every lockdown. Slowly but surely.

Flacon: Sloths are definitely under my animal-top-10.
Sillage: a relaxed shadow
Shelf life: chill and lean back - for 10 hours

Conclusion: a sandy-sloppy slow-motion sympathiser! Not to be paid with all the remaining small change in Warsaw! So not only the Goonies find the treasure!

04/25/2021

6
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Valdar

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Valdar

Very helpful Review 9

The Jungle Monster

Back in the day, there weren't weird shows like Jungle Camp. The jungle was populated by real monsters instead of C-list celebrities like Dolly Buster who were filmed eating worms. Back in the day, they only let the really cool people, like Tarzan or Mowgli into the Jungle.

In the old days, everything was better and in the old days, the scents of Zoologist were still real elemental forces. The old, wild Dodo or the Bat from 2015...all still real monsters and no comparison to the new versions, which have degenerated into harmless little fruits.... but STOP!
Here comes the sloth! And this is an absolute primal force, or rather a primal roller, because it flattens everything. The notes are extremely raw, unadulterated and brute banged around your ears. A violent chamomile, a bestial acai fruit, bedded on a pitfall, filled with the viscous honey of green death, which swallows you like quicksand.
Okay okay....that might sound a bit brutal, because the notes are actually friendly in nature at their core, but in "Sloth" they come across as so real, so authentic, and yet also overripe, compost-like, that it really has nothing to do with the idea of perfume in the true sense anymore. In the process, any pandering is cleverly bypassed in favor of authenticity.

Now I have to get a little more structured and factual. The top note starts with harsh chamomile and indefinable fruit. Slowly, the chamomile joins the un-sweet honey notes of the heart note and is primed by a hay note. In those moments, it's reminiscent of "The Smell of Weather Turning" by Lush. If there weren't those fermented fruits resonating along the way, perhaps most reminiscent of the fruit from Byredo's "Pulp" but not playing too much of a role.

In any case, what I find really cool is a note that I can't place at all. It is very present in the head and heart and smells to my sensation, like pumpernickel bread. (Maybe someone here knows what that could be?)

As it progresses, it takes on a basic vibe reminiscent of BAT (2015) from the same house. Just a general, dense jungle feeling, which could not be nailed down on the basis of individual fragrance components.

This all lasts a really long time (10 hours+), has decent sillage and is wearable at any time of year and on any occasion, since people, if then, always think it sucks anyway, whether at a summer wedding or in the winter at the office work.

Okay seriously, it's a fragrance for yourself to enjoy alone at home in front of the TV while watching Costa Cordalis in Jungle Camp, who has to bathe in snails to supplement his C-list celebrity pension a little bit, so maybe he can afford an exquisite 160 euro fragrance like this one someday. How twisted life can be sometimes...

But well, the only drawback is (besides the price) that I find the fragrance, for the rather quiet mentality of a sloth as too wild. However, I must admit that I spontaneously also no more suitable animal comes to mind, except just an imaginary jungle monster, such as Dolly Buster, when she has to swim through a swamp with leeches and eat rotten mangoes. So in the distant future, when the reformulation is renamed "Dolly" and there's a disturbing drawing on the vial, you know Victor Wong has been on the phone with me too many times.

12/05/2020

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Splitter

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Splitter

When a fragrance fuses with the wearer

When a sloth is too lazy to come from the tree to feed, it eats moss and algae that grow on its fur.

So much for that, now for the rest:

When the koala apparently arrived with its own seat in the plane directly from Canada - there were just two days between order and arrival - I also got a small bottle of this cozy animal. Probably I would never have tried Sloth otherwise, because with camomile and lavender I would have been out of it immediately.
And indeed, when I tried the sloth on the paper strip in the early summer of this confused year, it quickly became clear: Nope!
The sample went to my mother, there were too many flowers in it and somehow also a too close relationship to Bat (2020), which I love gigantically, but didn't necessarily want to have a second time in the collection.

But wait, a few months later I snatched this sample back - yeah, that's how my mother uses perfume ;) - and gave her a second chance. Yes, the relation to the bat is there. But where the bat is a bittersweet fruit buffet, the sloth, after the really beating clouds full of camomile and astringent açaí have cleared, becomes a very cozy scent that melts with me. What does it say about my life when a fragrance dedicated to a sloth becomes a part of me...

Meanwhile the flowers are becoming more and more discreet and the focus is on the resinous-waxy, which every connoisseur of old whiskies from the Bourbon cask knows only too well, and later on the leisurely expanse of hay, grasses and moss.
Calm and burning, slightly acidic and yet pleasant and indeed a fragrance for every day. Or just a leisurely trip through the forest without leaving the house.

Oh, yeah. Moss... What sloths eat from their fur when they're... Is that the equivalent of a human lying on a couch picking up the crumbs from his blanket...

So Sloth gets a place in my heart and my fragrance collection

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