Squid

A song of the sea: brine, ink and ambergris. Zoologist Squid pairs tangy salt, crisp incense and a sweet, cloudy black ink accord with the moody glow of ambergris. Perfumer Céline Barel composed it for Zoologist Perfumes in 2019. The Story The vast ocean swells and contracts, caught in the relentless tug of the moon. Beneath the surface a school of squid emerges, strange elastic forms propelled from the deep in a frantic search for sustenance, and when predators lunge they are foiled by blinding jets of murky ink. The hunt ends abruptly as a monolith materializes: a massive sperm whale that dives, leaving a temporary peace in its wake. Decades on, relics of the battle resurface as lumps of ambergris, expelled by the whale and polished by the salty currents, wash ashore. Waste or flotsam? To the perfumer this elusive substance is nothing less than treasure. Zoologist Squid tells a melancholy tale through tangy brine, crisp incense and sweet, cloudy ink, all united by the moody aroma of ambergris, and like the depths that inspired it, it ripples with mystery. How It Smells Opening Pink pepper, a bright solar salicylate and crisp incense open with a sparkle of sea air. Heart A black ink accord and a salty accord sit alongside the resinous sweetness of opoponax. Dry Down Ambergris, benzoin and musk close in a warm, balsamic, faintly salty glow. Fragrance Notes Top Pink Pepper Solar Salicylate Incense Heart Black Ink Accord Salty Accord Opoponax Base Ambergris Benzoin Musk Fragrance Profile Amber · Aquatic · Resinous · Balsamic · Salty