By the time a UK distributor was found for
Zoologist perfumes earlier this year, Beaver (one of the house’s first releases
back in 2014) had already been reformulated. Director Victor Wong has, to his
credit, made frank admission of the change; spoken openly about poor sales of
the original; and, so long as concentrate of the latter remained, offered
customers the option to purchase either it or the new iteration.
Beaver 2.0 is a surprisingly green, citrus-floral
affair, its fresh linden (a.k.a. lime) blossom theme painted with aldehydic and
ozonic flourishes. Underneath is a very elegent and complex-smelling blend of
musks, light cedar-type woods and just a hint of something dark. I understand
the original went for a much bolder leather/castoreum base and can imagine a
stronger clean/animalic contrast working well in this composition.
Nose: Chris Bartlett
House: Zoologist
Release date: 2014 (original)
Notes (per Fragrantica): linden blossom,
fresh air, light citrus, castoreum, iris, vanilla, smoke, undergrowth, animal
musks, ash, cedar, amber.
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