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Zoologist Moth
Dark spice, honeyed rose, smoke
Moth follows an insect that cannot keep away from a flame. Tomoo Inaba opens it with a crowd of dark spices, lets them settle into honeyed rose and powdery florals, and ends in smoke, oud and dry woods. Zoologist describes the base as a reminder of the danger inside the flame. It is an Extrait de Parfum at 20%.
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How it unfolds in notes
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Six spices and a lemon
Black pepper, cinnamon, clove, cumin, nutmeg and saffron open the scent together, with a little lemon to lift them. Cumin and saffron add a savoury, slightly dusty warmth, and the brand calls the opening rich and gothic. There is very little fresh air in it.
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Rose, iris, powder
In the heart come rose, jasmine, iris, mimosa, heliotrope and muguet, a soft, powdery bouquet. The brand describes honeyed rose here, though the honey itself is listed in the base, so the sweetness builds as the perfume dries down rather than arriving all at once.
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Smoke and dry woods
The base is long: ambergris, honey, resins, musk, oud, smoke, guaiac wood, nagarmotha, patchouli and vetiver. Guaiac, nagarmotha and patchouli give earthy, woody dryness, and the smoke sits under all of it. The brand marks ambergris, honey and musk as synthetic notes.
Wearing it
When, who and why
How to wear it
Moth is dense and spiced, so one or two sprays are enough. It belongs to autumn and winter and to evening plans. The spices come first and the smoke and woods arrive later, so give it a little time on the skin before judging it.
Who it is for
For anyone who likes spiced, smoky perfumes with a sweet floral core, the kind of person who prefers dark and dramatic to fresh and clean. It is listed as unisex and fits cold evenings, dinners and nights out. It is a poor match for anyone looking for a light daytime scent.
Why choose Zoologist Moth
Tomoo Inaba is the named perfumer. Zoologist, the Toronto house founded by Victor Wong in 2013, names each of its perfumes after an animal and credits a different perfumer on every box. Moth is one of its dramatic ones: a story with a warning in it, told in spice, honey and smoke.
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What is the character of Moth?
Dark, spiced and smoky over a sweet, powdery floral heart: pepper, clove and saffron first, then rose and iris, then oud, smoke and woods.
How concentrated is it?
It is an Extrait de Parfum at 20%. That makes it a dense scent that sits close to the skin and is built to last, so two sprays are generally plenty.
Is Moth an oud perfume?
Oud is one of ten base notes, next to smoke, guaiac wood, nagarmotha, patchouli and vetiver. It adds depth but does not lead; the spices and the florals come first.
Where is it best worn?
At night and in cool weather: dinners, the theatre, autumn and winter. In summer heat the spice and the smoke can feel heavy.
The house
About Zoologist
Zoologist is a Toronto house founded in 2013 by Victor Wong, where every perfume is named after an animal and made with a different named perfumer. The 60 ml bottles are Extrait de Parfum, and the scents run from honeyed florals and inky sea notes to smoky resins and cosy hay.
- Founded in 2013 in Toronto, Canada, by Victor Wong
- Every perfume is named after an animal
- Each perfume is made with a different named perfumer, printed on the box
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