{"product_id":"sample-zoologist-squid-extrait","title":"Zoologist Squid Extrait","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomewhere below the light, a cloud of ink blooms silently into the dark and something ancient, boneless, and brilliant slips away.\u003c\/strong\u003e Zoologist's Squid is Celine Barel's ode to the ocean's most alien intelligence, an opening of incense and pink pepper that catches like sun on the surface, before the fragrance dives, releasing a briny, inky heart of sea salt and opoponax that reads less like a beach and more like the deep itself. It settles into a warm, resinous trail of ambergris, benzoin, and musk: less \"marine\" in the sporty, ozonic sense, and more like the ocean's memory of something that lived and vanished. Genuinely strange in the best way, and it won a Fragrance Foundation award for exactly that reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eScent Character\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eFragrantica lists Squid as an Aromatic Aquatic fragrance whose dominant accords are \u003cstrong\u003eAmber, Balsamic, and Aromatic\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a straightforward \"sweet\" or \"fresh\" profile, but a moody, resinous take on marine perfumery. \u003cem\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/em\u003e this isn't a beachy citrus-and-salt scent; it's an inky, amber-dark interpretation of the sea, built around opoponax and ambergris rather than typical aquatic aldehydes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eFragrance Pyramid\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink Pepper, Solar Salicylate, Incense\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHeart:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Ink Accord, Salty Accord, Opoponax\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambergris, Benzoin, Musk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: \"Black Ink Accord\" and \"Salty Accord\" are Zoologist's own artistic compositions built to evoke squid ink and seawater, not literal ingredients, but deliberate interpretive notes true to the house's storytelling style.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003ePerformance\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an Extrait de Parfum, expect \u003cstrong\u003elong-lasting\u003c\/strong\u003e wear (4\/5) with \u003cstrong\u003estrong\u003c\/strong\u003e sillage (4\/5) that opens brighter and settles into a warm, close, ambery skin-scent over several hours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eBest Occasions \u0026amp; Season\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenuinely \u003cstrong\u003eyear-round\u003c\/strong\u003e: the incense-forward opening works in cooler months while the salty, ambery heart keeps it wearable through summer. Suits \u003cstrong\u003eevening and special-occasion\u003c\/strong\u003e wear especially well thanks to its resinous depth. Unisex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eConcentration \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcentration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extrait de Parfum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Celine Barel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019, winner of The Fragrance Foundation's 2020 Perfume Extraordinaire of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zoologist, an independent niche perfumery based in Toronto, Canada, known for building each release around a single animal muse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhy Try It as a Sample\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eSquid is one of Zoologist's most conceptual, least conventional releases. Its inky, resinous take on \"marine\" surprises people expecting something breezy and citrus-forward. Sampling first is the smart way to find out if its moody amber-and-ink signature is your kind of strange. Available in \u003cstrong\u003e1mL, 5mL, and 10mL\u003c\/strong\u003e samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e100% Authentic\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery Zoologist sample we sell is decanted from authentic stock. Venba Fragrance has fulfilled \u003cstrong\u003e200,000+ orders\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong\u003e4.9-star Trustpilot rating\u003c\/strong\u003e, free U.S. shipping on orders over $100, and hassle-free returns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes Squid smell like the ocean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, but not in the typical sporty-aquatic sense. It's an inky, resinous, amber-dark interpretation of the sea rather than a fresh, ozonic beach scent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Squid unisex?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, and its ambery, incense-driven structure wears comfortably on any wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the \"Black Ink\" and \"Salty\" accords?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey're Zoologist's own composed accords, engineered to evoke squid ink and seawater as part of the fragrance's storytelling rather than literal raw ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHas Squid won any awards?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. 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