Omg 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 now this made my day and bloody week! That’s a compliment indeed! 🥰🥹🥰 everything is full steam ahead now for release this autumn so will have a bigger bottle ready for you!
Sloth is an all time favorite, and I am following the thread, trying Prin Lomrose' other scents when I can (Salted Green Mango is nice but does not compare to Sloth for me). Will take a second look at Sacred Scarab thank you! Enjoyed the polite exchange with Mr. Wong as well.
Many of the more recent scents are created by classically trained perfumers and they are more wearable and polished in my opinion, but at the same time they might lack the shock value or distinctiveness of the earlier scents created by indie perfumers. (The two scents that you liked are created by indie perfumers.)
A lot of effort had been put into creating each of them, however, the style and audacity of a perfumer played a big part in the final product.
In the end you are best judge of what your clientèle wants and what to offer them. But surely, you are the art director and you can tell these "classically trained" people to live a little?
The thing is that I also enjoy their creations - I tried to understand the style of each perfumer before starting a project. Just like I wouldn’t ask an abstract painter to create a realistic still life art. I have realized that some perfumers simply aren’t capable of making “non-pretty” perfumes. As a whole, I enjoyed working with many different perfumers of different style, along the way I guess I fail as an art director to make a coherent olfactive brand.
I do not think that for a second. My own very personal bias is towards strangeness and novelty, but that is entirely my problem. Many people would disagree, and it is good that you have both types of fragrance in your range. It really takes all sorts.
I followed Ellen Covey to her own house, Olympic Orchids, after finding out that she had taken her original Bat formula with her: it’s now called Night Flyer and it’s just as good as I remember it, maybe better. Other notable offerings that I have sampled: Kilauea, Arizona, Mardi Gras, and Olympic Rainforest.
I’m assuming this means you think Zoologist has been focusing on quantity over quality. That’s definitely what I think! Also, I wish each fragrance would live up to its packaging, and I wish the brand never reformulated Rhinoceros as the version you reviewed in your last guide was worlds superior to the current version.
Sacred Scarab is a wonderful fragrance! I’ve been interested in Sultan Pasha’s work since I heard his description of smelling Djedi for the first time (my own previous bottle nearly gone); truly a humbling experience.
I am sad my warm and friendly little favourite, Harvest Mouse, didn’t get the nod. But I will pursue an acquaintance with Sloth: such an interesting description.
I love everything Prin Lomros does with these folks. Did you smell his Rhinoceros? (I think the Rhinoceros reviewed in the 2018 guide was an earlier one.)
I absolutely adore Sacred Scarab! I will have to check out Sloth one of these days and see how I like it. I own several bottles from Zoologist, Sacred Scarab, Seahorse, Cockatiel to name just a few. I guess that makes me a fan of the house.
Both those scents sound like my style and I will definitely sample the others. The world of perfume is immense, scent preference is highly subjective and also varies over the course of one’s life… horses for courses et al, if you know what you love you know what you love and one should always love what they wear
🥹🙏🏽 OMG! Thank you!☺️
I worked incredibly hard in researching to create the Sacred Scarab so I’m really grateful for your kind words 🌹🙏🏽🌹☺️🥹
Btw your Joyeux regularly makes my day!
Omg 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 now this made my day and bloody week! That’s a compliment indeed! 🥰🥹🥰 everything is full steam ahead now for release this autumn so will have a bigger bottle ready for you!
The sample you sent will last a while!
Sloth is an all time favorite, and I am following the thread, trying Prin Lomrose' other scents when I can (Salted Green Mango is nice but does not compare to Sloth for me). Will take a second look at Sacred Scarab thank you! Enjoyed the polite exchange with Mr. Wong as well.
I guess it’s very overwhelming to test 18 scents in one go. Thank you for taking the time smelling them.
As you know we gave great reviews to many of your fragrances in the 2018 Guide.
Yes, I appreciated them.
Many of the more recent scents are created by classically trained perfumers and they are more wearable and polished in my opinion, but at the same time they might lack the shock value or distinctiveness of the earlier scents created by indie perfumers. (The two scents that you liked are created by indie perfumers.)
A lot of effort had been put into creating each of them, however, the style and audacity of a perfumer played a big part in the final product.
In the end you are best judge of what your clientèle wants and what to offer them. But surely, you are the art director and you can tell these "classically trained" people to live a little?
The thing is that I also enjoy their creations - I tried to understand the style of each perfumer before starting a project. Just like I wouldn’t ask an abstract painter to create a realistic still life art. I have realized that some perfumers simply aren’t capable of making “non-pretty” perfumes. As a whole, I enjoyed working with many different perfumers of different style, along the way I guess I fail as an art director to make a coherent olfactive brand.
I do not think that for a second. My own very personal bias is towards strangeness and novelty, but that is entirely my problem. Many people would disagree, and it is good that you have both types of fragrance in your range. It really takes all sorts.
I followed Ellen Covey to her own house, Olympic Orchids, after finding out that she had taken her original Bat formula with her: it’s now called Night Flyer and it’s just as good as I remember it, maybe better. Other notable offerings that I have sampled: Kilauea, Arizona, Mardi Gras, and Olympic Rainforest.
Thankyou for the Covey recommendations. I enjoyed Nightflyer immensely but did not know where to start with the rest of the perfumes. Now I do
My pleasure. Enjoy!
Now this is good news as Bat was one of my favorites.
I haven't been particularly taken by any of them though enjoy the classical structure of Sacred Scarab. Their output seems rushed.
I’m assuming this means you think Zoologist has been focusing on quantity over quality. That’s definitely what I think! Also, I wish each fragrance would live up to its packaging, and I wish the brand never reformulated Rhinoceros as the version you reviewed in your last guide was worlds superior to the current version.
Zoologist has always been releasing roughly three new scents a year. We are entering our 12th year in the business.
Thank you for what you do, Mr Wong. I am a huge fan.
Sacred Scarab is a wonderful fragrance! I’ve been interested in Sultan Pasha’s work since I heard his description of smelling Djedi for the first time (my own previous bottle nearly gone); truly a humbling experience.
*precious bottle (eternal apologies for my endless typos 🤣)
Looking forward to experiencing Prin Lomros in the future 😀
Is it just me or is a 2/18 average batting rate kind of dismal? Certainly a lot worse than the Zoologist in the 2018 guide.
Yes
I am sad my warm and friendly little favourite, Harvest Mouse, didn’t get the nod. But I will pursue an acquaintance with Sloth: such an interesting description.
I love everything Prin Lomros does with these folks. Did you smell his Rhinoceros? (I think the Rhinoceros reviewed in the 2018 guide was an earlier one.)
Will do.
Thank you! Looking forward to it.
I absolutely adore Sacred Scarab! I will have to check out Sloth one of these days and see how I like it. I own several bottles from Zoologist, Sacred Scarab, Seahorse, Cockatiel to name just a few. I guess that makes me a fan of the house.
Oof.. now do ELDO
Haven't smelled their stuff in a very long time.
Sacred Scarab is definitely on my wish list!
With risk of swearing in the church, didn’t you get the resemblance to Habit Rouge in Cockatiel, or is that just me?
Both those scents sound like my style and I will definitely sample the others. The world of perfume is immense, scent preference is highly subjective and also varies over the course of one’s life… horses for courses et al, if you know what you love you know what you love and one should always love what they wear
The last one from Zoologist, Rabbit, gets very good reviews online. Wondering if you also tried Rabbit, mr. Turin?
Yes