Zoologist King Cobra Extrait de Parfum

Fragrance Family:
Dry Woods

Notes:
Petitgrain, Mandarin, Fig Leaf, Camphor, Pomelo, Ganja Accord, Black Tea, Cumin, Leather, Soil Accord, Incense, Amber, Moss, Patchouli, Vetiver

Concentration:
Extrait de Parfum (18%)

Occasion:
King Cobra is a boom of scent, cool blooded, complex and powerful. It is earthy and spicy, a reptilian skin that wraps the wearer. A fragrance to be worn quietly, for moments of personal pleasure. 

Made in Canada

King Cobra is another reptile to add to the Zoologist range, and as the brand burgeons with mammals, birds, fish, and insects - we can’t help but notice family resemblances. In this family, the sensation of scaly skin can be felt in the texture of the scent, whilst its cool-bloodedness is warmed by something outside of itself (such as the tropical sun in Chameleon, or the scorching heat and smoke of a meteorite in T-Rex). This cool-blooded snake sneaks through warm earth and insulating moss, soil, and shrubbery. Its slivering prowl slinks like steady trails of incense, tea smoke and hyper-green ganja vapours, reinforced with the cool touch of camphor.

Everything about this scent proclaims ‘danger, keep away!’, but in another sense, it is a scent to be dominated by - the snake becomes the hypnotic charmer - the sheer array of impressions is a beguiling complexity that work all too well in King Cobra. It is animalic insofar that it avoids warmth and comfort: its spicy, leathery, and earthy scent profile builds an image of a creature who prefers solitude, its power concentrated in its grip and sharp venom-releasing fangs. A quick snap of movement is all it takes, as the camouflaged creature, nearly imperceptible, emerges suddenly out from the earth. Indeed, the experience of King Cobra is of something unnerving in the background, a disturbance in nature - it is a troubled green wood.