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It opens more with various seeds than mineral notes, then cools down a bit in the middle. Earth, smoke and musk in the dry down.
It's an understandable concept, but the question I always ask myself when evaluating the true quality of a perfume is: would I buy a full-size tomorrow morning just to use it?
Considering that I'm also an easy full-size person, the fact that I don't consider Moon Dust a candidate certainly makes me an ignorant nose, but so be it.

Having appreciated Reasons and its green, balsamic references to the past, and having been a bit bogged down in the ambery sandalwood of Lustre, I'm about to try Outlands.
What can I say? The fragrance is pleasant, easy to wear and even my wife enjoys it (which is not trivial and didn't happen with Reasons, for example).
However—and I'm not one to be prejudiced about this kind of price/ml—it's reasonable to expect a little more flair than an incense vanilla in this range: well-made, certainly, you can sense that the materials and workmanship are on a different level (even compared to an Encens Suave, to stay with medium/high-quality incense vanillas), but I would have preferred a little more originality to stand out from the crowd when it's so high.
Beautiful, but not dazzling.

Well, what can I say?
A mature fragrance that always feels current while remaining almost entirely true is quite an achievement.
It starts with sweet raspberry, but then a leathery note emerges, becoming increasingly dry, more and more suede-like as time goes by.
This dryness culminates in an elegant amber finish: never overdone, never over the top, like other vintage Tom Fords, and perhaps this is the secret to their elixir of youth.

First impressions of Zoologist.
A beautiful opening, mostly kumquat, between sweetness and a touch of spiciness: for once, saffron and cardamom aren't the dominant force, as is often the case with today's fragrances.
A Comme de Garçons-style incense enters forcefully, alternating equally forcefully with notes that remind me of Bvlgari's Le Gemme: peeking into the pyramid, I think it's ambrette seeds, a common thread with Tygar.
The vetiver is noticeable, but it's still strongly cut by the preceding notes, so I don't really perceive it in its purest form.
Anyway, a beautiful scent; I assume it's a comfort zone Zoologist, but the research has just begun.

I know I'm not very popular in saying I don't really appreciate the opening of this perfume (a blend of spices and, above all, a rather sweet rose), which evolves into a slightly sticky liquid vanilla extract, then concludes with a blend of leather and tobacco, which undoubtedly remains the most focused and enjoyable part of the fragrance, that is published by Houbigant as something that will show you “the wilderness of the desert”.
On the other hand, if I contextualize the same fragrance as a product aimed more at a female audience, perhaps not so young, and within the Houbigant production, which, aside from a few flourishes, is classic and French, I can better understand the reasons and justify that opening and its vibes.
That said, it's not for me!