Mischa99

After spraying, a distinct fecal (poopy) note was to be "sensed," embedded in a sweetish veil. This scent lasted for a few hours, and then, pleasingly, the fragrance evolved, bringing a strong earthy/mossy smell to the forefront, which I really liked. To my surprise, during the "dry down," I still detected a pissy note. I would claim that for lovers of animalic scents, everything that is feasible (or desired) is offered here. While the fecal note in Kublai Khan was noticeably stronger, that fragrance didn't have as much "detail" to offer as Hyrax. Of all the animalic scents I have tested so far, I find Hyrax to be the most successful. Therefore, on my wish list, the Khan is replaced by the adorable hyrax.

After spraying it on, I smelled a strong fruity scent mixed with honey. (Could there have been dates in it?) After a while, the scent became light, fresh, and at the same time dry. There was a noticeable development in the fragrance; later, the perfume smelled sweeter, fruitier, and warmer. The name is well chosen, as the idea of a hot desert land is evoked by this very scent development. I couldn't detect anything animalistic except for musk. The "Camel scent" wasn't too smoky, but it seems to be aimed at lovers of sweeter perfumes. After about five hours, the scent had unfortunately already faded for me.

As soon as I opened the envelope containing the sample, an unexpected scent greeted me. After some time, I re-entered the room where the sample was and immediately smelled that smoky, sweet aroma again. Upon applying it to my skin, I noticed a strong sillage as expected. The "campfire smoke" initially overshadowed everything, yet bergamot was still pleasant to smell, with a "slightly" metallic note peeking through. Over the next few hours, the smoke dissipated enough that a light forest-like scent remained. It would have been nice to experience a more pronounced development of the fragrance. Unfortunately, I couldn't detect any prehistoric creature, which I had hoped for. The perfume is probably more suited for "special" occasions; not everyone will be thrilled by it. Overall, I enjoyed the journey back to the primeval times, so I will try a few more fragrance samples from "Zoologist." Addendum 07/2021: in hot weather, it’s a top scent, smelling more like a forest; sprayed on clothing, it lasts for days, and the dry down is pure forest air once the smoke has cleared: beautiful scent development in hot weather!
Addendum 16.03.24: WTF! I'm just wondering why the rating has slipped to 7.3 here. When I tested it, I believe it was still 7.9.
01.09.24: so if the rating drops to 7 (currently 7.2), I won't pay any attention to the ratings on Parfumo anymore. The same is happening with the fragrances from Jeremy Fragrance and similar ones. I think it's best to only look at the classification of the fragrance direction; everything else just evokes false associations.

The perfume starts with a strong sillage that has a distinct vanilla note for me. The scent is soft but, for me, not definable; I find it to be a typical very conservative office scent. After a few hours of scent development, it smells more subtle, but a clear "pencil scent" comes to the forefront. Somehow, I also feel like something is missing, but I can't quite put my finger on what I'm missing. I can't understand the rating of 8.6, but you can definitely tell that it is a high-quality fragrance that will surely find its admirers.

Lovers of rosy scents will surely like Gucci Intense Oud. However, I would rather classify the rose as "intense." The rose scent lingers for several hours, which was too much for me. The fragrance reminded me more of my grandmother, who used to wear Bulgarian rose. The raspberry was quite noticeable at the beginning, which I think is not suitable for a "unisex fragrance." However, the oud was always present with the typical chemical scent in the background. I would have liked to smell something more animalistic here; it all felt rather chemically sterile. As a base note, the oud was still clearly noticeable in the end.
Unfortunately, not a fragrance for me.