Snowy Owl Zoologist 2021

Hedwig the Snowy Owl came into the public eye in 1991.

At that time, her creator J.K. Rowling provided her with a young student of magic. From then on, the two had countless adventures in several world-famous novels.

She was indefatigable and always dutifully on duty in the postal service throughout much of Great Britain. To her young companion she was always a faithful friend and comforter in times of loneliness.

Her violent and senseless death in 1997 at the dastardly hands of a Death Eater was, for her many fans, one of the most dramatic scenes in the novels. May this beautiful and majestic white owl remain forever in the hearts of her readers young and young at heart.
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Snowy Owl is the first fragrance from Zoologist that I tested. I was expecting something very conceptual but not very wearable in everyday life. Ever since I read Snow in the Pyramid, I've been pondering what snow actually smells like. Fresh, definitely, clear and cold. But what does cold smell like? There I am already before the next problem.

Snowy owls live in the tundra and there is permafrost. Sometimes the top layer thaws, then it becomes really nice and wet and swampy. The fragrance captures this amazingly well. It starts out fresh, cold and earthy. Not that I-bury-in-the-grave patchouli earthy, but fresh earth with ice crystals in it. They come from the mint and stay there too, for hours.

That said, I also smell thaw, with a lot of green. I think that's where the stems of the snowdrops are thawing. Very much more course does not develop on me, only at the very end, so after 6 - 7 hours, comes a slight sweetness to it. Just a hint, barely perceptible. Maybe she cuddles there in her nest.

Something animalistic I can not find in the fragrance, neither civet nor captured lemmings, the main food of snowy owls. Luckily no coco in my place either, they'd struggle to grow in the cold.

Does the fragrance meet the theme? For me, quite clearly yes.

Is the fragrance wearable? But certainly! Maybe not every day and also not for the big appearance, but if you have the need for coolness and clarity he is optimal.

Useless side note: In the Harry Potter movies, Hedwig was portrayed by male owls, as female snowy owls do not have pure white plumage.