doughboyy

Smells like incredibly photorealistic leftover tea leaves, wet in the bottom of the cup. There is some earthiness from the nature of the oolong tea itself, but it is lightened up with various faint florals and greenness. It's slightly airy and fresh, yet would be good for fall and spring, as well as summer. No sweetness which I honestly prefer over Triple Tea.

Squid opens super sharply with spicy pink pepper and a smoky, rubbery smell, in the best way possible. It really hits the ground running and blooms off my skin intensely right off the atomizer. The pepper and smoke dissipate rapidly, and after around 10 minutes the magical drydown comes out. The fragrance takes a sweet, almost vanilla smell that mixes well with hints of ink. The ink reminds me of the smell I would experience when scribbling bunch of lines with a clear Bic pen and then sniffing the paper. It is wonderfully weird, yet warm and comforting along with the ambery vanilla. Although the opening is unconventional, Squid as a whole is a decently mass-appealing scent from Zoologist and would work well in most seasons save the most blazing hot days of summer, where the sweetness could be overpowering. Longevity and sillage are great, the smell only disappearing from my skin after 10 hours of wear.

I tested this perfume hearing that it was a dupe of the popular Ganymede, but upon smelling it they share no real similarities except the strangely airy and mineralic notes, most likely the captive ingredients of Akigalawood and Georgywood. Aside from that big but singular similarity, the fragrances couldn't be more different to my nose. Bois Imperial is fresh and fruity, and almost citrusy in the beginning despite the lack of a citrus note. The spices develop as it dries down, but the fragrance stays pretty linear throughout. There are very enjoyable woods and spices in this, and the airy quality of Bisch's perfumery compliments the woods very well. I feel like eating a slice of citrus: grapefruit maybe? while walking amongst a furniture store that carries hardwood furniture. It is very modern and futuristic, yet pleasant enough for daily use in most seasons. The price is great and the performance is quite monstrous on my skin - I can still pick up traces of it over 12 hours later.

The Matcha 26 is a smooth and powdery fig scent at its core. There is a nice hit of citrus in the beginning but that fades quickly to a sweet and powdery fig. A greenness lingers throughout the perfume from top to middle, but gives way to a woody and vetiver filled dry down. This is a super enjoyable scent to me, very calming and soothing like sitting under a fig tree on a warm summer day. I was a bit disappointed that the matcha was not present at all. If the perfume was not named The Matcha I most likely would not know there was a hint of tea at all.

Dragonfly starts off quite green and watery. Definitely conjures up images of a dragonfly flying across a pond on a cold spring morning. The watery notes here give off a colder early morning vibe to me, less so of a hot summer day. I can pick up on citrus and grapefruit in the opening, and a green note that reminds me of crushed leaves/grass. As it dries, the greenness intensifies, almost to the point of being too much. The florals come out more in the drydown, and it ends as a very mass-appealing designer-esque masculine fragrance with a gentle greenness and pond water aquatics.I love the watery florals and designer drydown; just a bit too chlorophyll-y and green in the middle.