Portuguese Man O' War
Portuguese Man O' War by Zoologist is an unisex extrait de parfum from 2025 in the niche price tier. It opens with ginger, saffron and immortelle, moves into sambac jasmine and geranium and dries down to seaweed, sandalwood and tonka bean. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Immortelle Maple syrup, curry and hay. Genuinely strange and very distinctive.
Heart
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Dry-down
- Seaweed Salty, green and faintly funky. Real coastline rather than a bottle of 'fresh'.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
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