Zoologist · Shelley Waddington

Hummingbird

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Zoologist asks $200 for 60 ml
60 ml$200

The houseUnisex

VersionExtrait de Parfum

Apple, cherry and citrus over lilac, peony and honeyed blossoms, drying to creamy amber, moss and musk.

Zoologist says

You’ll smell apple, cherry, citrus, lilac, lily of the valley (muguet), plum, rose, Violet Leaf, honey, honeysuckle, mimosa, peony, tulip, ylang, amber, coumarin, cream, moss, musks, sandalwood and White Woods.

More from Zoologist’s description

It also mentions Peonies, Pear and Whipped cream.

The house’s page

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The drawn Hummingbird bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Hummingbird’s scent picture, a draft: apple, cherry, citrus notes, lilac, lily of the valley, plum drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Hummingbird, when you spray it: Apple, Cherry, Citrus notes, Lilac, Lily of the valley, Plum, Rose, Violet, Lemon

As it settlesheart notes

Hummingbird, as it settles: Honey, Honeysuckle, Mimosa, Peony, Tulip, Ylang-ylang, Pear, Whipped cream

What staysdry-down notes

Hummingbird, what stays: Amber, Coumarin (new-mown hay), Milk, Oakmoss, Musks, Sandalwood, White woods, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What Zoologist names

AppleCherryLilacLily of the valley (muguet)PlumRoseViolet LeafHoneyHoneysuckleMimosaPeonyTulipYlangCoumarin (new-mown hay)CreamMossMusksSandalwoodWhite WoodsPearWhipped cream

What the label names

19 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus3 herbs & lavender8 florals1 woods2 sweet2 spices1 musks

Citrus2

LimoneneLemon oil

Herbs & lavender3

LinaloolTerpineolLinalyl acetate

Florals8

Ylang-ylang oilBenzyl salicylateHexyl cinnamal (aldehydes)HydroxycitronellalGeraniol (rose)Cinnamyl alcoholFarnesolRose ketones

Woods1

Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

Sweet2

Coumarin (new-mown hay)Benzaldehyde

Spices2

Eugenolbeta-Caryophyllene

Musks1

Galaxolide (musk)
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBenzyl alcoholBenzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Ambassador WomenGisada · shares cherry, lily of the valley, rose, violet (sweet violet) and 4 more$115 for 100 ml · about a third of Hummingbird’s $200
Red DoorElizabeth Arden · shares lily of the valley, rose, violet (sweet violet), honey and 3 more$93 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Hummingbird’s $200
Khair PistachioParis Corner · shares lily of the valley, peony, sandalwood, pear and 1 moreabout $23 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Hummingbird’s $200
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.