Beaver Maple Edition

What a surprise this one turns out to be! I got a sample of it with my last order and while I was curious, I wasn't expecting this to blow me away, to be honest. I wasn't a fan of the two previous iterations, one was too clean and the other too harsh, too smoky/wet, they were curiosities but unwearable for me. This new one, however...! Brilliant work from the perfumer. Those familiar with the previous version will be taken aback perhaps. This is quite different from either versions. I only find slight wafts of the 2016 version in the mid but that's about it. This Maple Edition is immediately sweet and very earthy to me. The best way to describe this right off the bat I find is maple glazed carrots. That's what I get from the opening and then it blooms. Florals come in and freshen it. Oddly enough, I don't dig neroli usually but here it fits very well. I also find that similar watery lily note from Dragonfly (which I love). Later on, it gets deeper, leathery like which is funny since there's no leather here (I'm guessing it's the "castoreum reconstruction" at play). I also get resins and the whole takes a turn for a spicy floral aquatic but with an earthy tinge. I can see how some would be turned off with it and I do pick up this "curry" vibe someone already mentioned. It lasts surprisingly long (a good 8+ hours on me), which some will appreciate. I need to give it a few more day-long wears to really be able to break it down more in-depth but from the initial full wear, this is very pleasant. It's not going to be for everyone but I was told it smells surprisingly sweet in the air and "yummy" (citing a colleague at work, haha). It's warm one though. I'm not sure this will fit late spring, much less summer. If you like forest-like scents but not bitter harsh greenery, this might be worth a sniff for you. Bonus points for the ultra cute Mountie beaver character, it does bring out a slight patriotic fiber in my Canadian self!

Ordered 10 samples from Zoologist and this was the one I decided to wear first. It was super sweet at initially, which I don't mind at all, but after a few hours the maple note as I interpret it as an Ohio girl with a beautiful old Red Maple right outside my bedroom window... it's wet fallen maple leaves on a misty autumn day crushed under foot. Imagine diving into a big pile of leaves in the fall, you close you eyes and inhale- funky moldy sweet leaves. I love this. I pick up on the watery qualities of this but for me it's that earthy dampness. Like I'm working in the yard raking leaves, and I have mud all over my shoes, mingling with the house next door's fabric softener smell coming out of their dryer vent. So far no headache, will update as needed!

I've done a fair bit of work out in the forests of Ohio where we have loads of maples and this feels like a nearly photorealistic scent portrayal of being immersed in a dense damp canopy of maple foliage with some added burnt syrup sweetness and a kind of camphoric wet fur musk. I'd absolutely go for a full bottle if my wallet made accommodations for such things. I think of nothing human when i smell this, it is the odor of a thick forested thicket, a marsh in the deep wilderness, right on the cusp of spring a snow is melting. perfect for fall but really any season besides summer maybe, evening wear for sure.

I found the opening to be very sweet, almost cloying enough to garner concern. But it eventually dried down into an earthy, compelling scent. I definitely smell the carrot in this, think a crisp, cold, earthy carrot just ready to be bitten into. But that’s merely in the background of the fantastic woodsy and earthy notes going on. Definitely a little more masculine than I expected, but it’s undoubtedly a fantastic unisex scent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Beaver Maple Edition Zoologist Perfumes 10/10 Definitely a gourmand to me. Smells just like maple syrup, sweet and rich, but with a woody base that gives it some depth and keeps it from being too simple. It actually reminds me of that maple syrup snack from Lidl in the best way. One of my favorites from Zoologist for sure. I really recommend it if you’re into sweet, cozy scents.