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It's like warm, wild animal fur.
This is like a horrible, unwearable version of Afrika Olifant (which I love). It smells like burning plastic and petrol (nothing faecal), then underneath that you have the lovely sweet resins and animalics found in AO. Instant headache, instant scrubber.
Hyrax is one of the more infamous fragrances from Zoologist, due to its stinky and challenging nature - which is why I was keen to enjoy it, since almost all Zoologist offerings have left me underwhelmed. This one however, I actually think is rather impressive, I would even go as far to say I enjoy it. I recently had the pleasure of experiencing pure hyracaeum diluted at 10%, and whilst I do not know if Zoologist use the real thing, this smells remarkably similar. It is at once fry and earthy, yet retains this warm fecal facet. Thankfully, this is tempered by a sweet saltiness - which could be coming through from the saffron, whiskey and amber. As it settles on the skin it becomes sweeter with time, becoming actually quite wearable. I have to say this exceeded my expectations, which to be fair weren’t very high. Zoologist is not a house I adore, but this is among my favourites from them. It’s not something I would wear enough to warrant a full bottle, but it’s an impressive creation for sure.