Snowy Owl by Zoologist
Bottle Design:
Jules Dinand, Pierre Dinand
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Snowy Owl 2021

6.9 / 10 291 Ratings
A perfume by Zoologist for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is green-earthy. It is still in production. The perfume is vegan according to the manufacturer.
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Main accords

Green
Earthy
Fresh
Floral
Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CoconutCoconut MintMint SnowSnow Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Heart Notes Heart Notes
IrisIris SnowdropSnowdrop GalbanumGalbanum MatéMaté White roseWhite rose FrankincenseFrankincense
Base Notes Base Notes
AmbretteAmbrette MuskMusk CedarCedar Tonka beanTonka bean CivetCivet OakmossOakmoss VanillaVanilla

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6.9291 Ratings
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7.3230 Ratings
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6.6229 Ratings
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6.1151 Ratings
Submitted by multiple users, last update on 11/06/2025.

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31 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Urnottuesday

11 Reviews
Urnottuesday
Urnottuesday
2  
The Perfect Snow Fragrance
I feel like I've spent forever searching for a perfume that perfectly captures the picture in my mind of what winter is: bone-deep cold, teeth-chattering winds, and snowdrifts mixed with earth. After being repeatedly disappointed by other fragrances, I finally came across Snowy Owl. This is what I've been wanting!

Snowy Owl, much like other Zoologist perfumes, is an experience rather than just a perfume. It is a chilly, wet scent that I associate with snow - not the freshly fallen snow pictured in Hallmark Christmas cards, but instead a snow that has overstayed its welcome and has mingled with dirt after resting in drifts or on the side of the road. There is also a hint of something green underneath, as though grass were attempting to poke its way through after a blizzard. I was a bit worried after seeing coconut listed in one of the notes, since I'm not a huge fan, but fortunately this was not a note that I picked up while I was wearing it.

While a lot of people may disagree with me, I think Snowy Owl is a perfectly wearable fragrance. It's incredibly interesting without being offensive - at least as far as I've found. It has above-average longevity, although there is a chance you might need to reapply it depending on how long you want it to last. I can get between six and eight hours on a good day.
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parfumpixie

357 Reviews
parfumpixie
parfumpixie
2  
snow on moss capped mountains
this literally smells cold! this opens with a refreshing blend of coconut and sweet mint with an ice cold calone note and airy lily of the valley. this is a snowy owl flying above snow capped mountains, flowers frozen over and crisp air breezing past. Then comes more florals, these are earthy, grounded and fresh. The snowdrop floral note here is interesting, as I believe it’s a fantasy note, but this really does feel like fresh flowers in the cold wintertime. The dry down is sweet, slightly animalic but in an earthy, woody, and aromatic sense. The snowy owl has perched upon a branch in the side of a mountain now. Sweet musky air passes by, mossy patches along the mountain damp from the snow, the snow smooth and soft.

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jmarr

12 Reviews
jmarr
jmarr
2  
Wet rubber and trees
This scent is just a hot mess to my nose. Kinda earthy, kinda green, but all in a very unpleasant muddy/damp way. There’s also a distinct rubbery smell that is just plain weird and feels reminiscent of a tire store on a rainy day. Based on the reviews, this one seems to be polarizing. Try before you buy.
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DogiCoco

637 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
3  
Candy, snow and earth
The opening reminds me of snow on frozen soil. It's quite earthy and also aquatic, in the sense of freshwater, not the ocean. Then the mint quickly joins in. It's a sweeter kind of mint that is blended with subtle vanilla and coconut. I don't find the overall scent very coconutty though, it's just a touch.

As it dried down, the fragrance turns sweeter and the earthiness of the opening slowly vanishes, but it still feels cool and snowy. In the base it reminds me of a candy called "Eisbonbons" here in Germany. I couldn't find out the English name for them or if they even exist in other countries, but they're very sweet, light blue hard candies with a cooling mint effect.
There is still a very light hint of frozen earth underneath the sweetness, and a touch of dewy florals wraps up the scent and makes it wearable and a tad feminine leaning.

Snowy Owl is one of those Zoologist fragrances that matches the titular animal without smelling too "out there" or animalic. I'm not a big fan of the opening, but the drydown is pretty enjoyable.
This reminds me a little of Sakura by Olympic Orchids at first, but Snowy Owl feels smoother and has a nicer drydown. There are also some similarities to Malle's L'Eau d'Hiver, though the latter is definitely way more sophisticated and would be my top choice for a "snowy" perfume.
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Byrehoe

205 Reviews
Byrehoe
Byrehoe
3  
eulogy for winter
I know how I want to smell this winter and it’s Tilda Swinton as the White Witch. I want to be wearing an icicle tiara and driving a polar bear chariot, while I lick lokum sugar from my talons. So maybe I had impossible expectations for Snowy Owl. She checks the boxes in many ways: aloof, resplendent, somehow both natural and impossible – she’s frozen moss out the bottle, then transforms into crystallised vanilla on the skin. True witchcraft there. But she’s not an opulent ice palace scent.

This smells like the turning point between winter and spring, the smell of thaw, as lily buds pierce through a melting musk snow. But the flowery vision ends there, for I can’t shake the topsoil note. On the test paper it made me grimace, even if it’s less pervasive on skin. More Narnian beaver family than White Witch, alas. If the soil was dialed back and the coconut and mint (which I can barely hear) were amped up, it’d be an auto-buy.

Mental Snapshot: It’s the end of your reign. Grassy shoots needle your bare feet like myriad teeth. Crystal minarets crack into springwater. The fetid and fallow earth blooms through your plush, pale fields like black mold. It’s those damn cloakroom kids and their Jesus lion.

tl;dr: eulogy for winter
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120 short views on the fragrance
4 months ago
6
i have no idea how to begin describing this smell. i guess imagine cucumbers, men’s body wash and a hamster
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4
Intermingles perfectly with cold night air.
Pleasant geosmin scent with florals. A favourite among Zoologist.
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4
I swoop from my icy branch over moonlit thawing water and bring a fish back to my nest. I sleep while the sun wakes the first flowers
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3
Bright and aquatic in a cold, snowy way. Beautiful mix of florals and earthy tones. Lovely fresh scent for colder seasons. Meh projection.
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2
Treads this odd profile of "plastic, but pleasant". Bird feathers (!) with creamy, fresh, synthetic cleanliness underneath. Interesting!
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10 months ago
2
Frozen soil under a fresh layer of snow. Like gardening in the middle of winter. The coconut makes it slightly sweet and cold.
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1 year ago
2
A natural smelling fragrance, an idea of cold air and clean softness, not getting any of the sweeter notes here except in very small doses.
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3 months ago
2
Smells like the first greens of spring, poking through a snowy landscape, while also mimicking the perceived animal softness of owl feathers
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2
Earthy and fresh. Perfect fragrance for an ice queen. Smells like stepping out into the still winter night to gaze at the stars.
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1 year ago
2
I smell like a sink full of dirty vegetables :/
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