EVERLASTING BY THE ZOO

A unique creation like nothing you have ever encountered

THE PERFUMER AND THE PERFUME

This is a creation by Christophe Laudamiel for his own house 'The Zoo', a small house based in the city that never sleeps New York and owned by Christophe itself. The Zoo creates one of the most unique, beautiful and interesting fragrances in the market nowadays. They see each of their fragrances as animals. They compose a menagerie of colors and personalities, requiring exotic ingredients from around the world. They are blended by Christophe to deliver intrigue, surprise and comfort, and shipped in natural woolen pouches where they long for you to unleash them.

Laudamiel's talented hands did it once again, after lots of successful creations both in the designer and mainstream industry and the indie and niche market, the creation of his own house is a true declaration of intentions and a way to express himself (even more if it's possible) in all of their creations which has an heritage and DNA well marked and implemented. Christophe has become one of my absolute favorite perfumers thanks to the way he uses the ingredients and all the fragrances that I had the luck to discover during the last years, such as the majestic creations he did for my beloved house Strangelove NY where you can read for DeadofNight, here , for MeltmyHeart here , for FallintoStars here , and for LostinFlowers here or the superlative rose fragrance that he composed for Lazarus Douvos that I reviewed in my last post and that you can read here

Christophe is the only perfumer worldwide with scents entered officially in collections such as the International Perfumery Museum in Grasse, the Cleveland Museum of Art and currently temporary in exhibit at the Culture Museum in Basel. 

 

He is also the only perfumer represented by 2 art galleries, leading to five solo shows in three years strictly devoted to olfactory art: Dillon in New York City and Mianki in Berlin, Germany. He also made and scent-jockeyed the 30-plus scents for scent opera Green Aria at the Guggenheim Museums and with colleague the 15 scents for the book and movie “Perfume, the story of a murderer”.

He is known for his avant-garde work, establishing a trail of signature, high-end fragrances of all kinds.

Everlasting was created in 2016 under his own DreamAir Studios (founded in 2010) and The Zoo. Website describes Everlasting as:

 

Dream “Some of the best things in life appear in darkness and will entice you to live, or tell a good tale.”

Scent Labdanum resin extracted from this wild Spanish plant smells very resiney-ambery, and somewhat leathery. Combined with large amounts of Narcissus absolute from Aubrac-Auvergne, France, the birthplace of yours truly provides a definite amber and Chypre feeling. Modern musks and strong woods are added to (reconstituted) moss.

Twist Narcisse absolute is not really floral, but very green-earthy and wet-mossey. Aubrac-Auvergne could be the French Montana, complete with dormant volcanoes, pristine lakes, less dormant rivers, and wild cattle on vast mountainous landscapes. Real moss would smell too old fashioned in this seductive blend. The pure, and much more expensive, Narcisse Absolute gives Everlasting its Chypre character.
 

NOTES
Labdanum, Narcissus, Musks, Woods, Moss.

REVIEW

An extraordinary, elegant and crafted to perfection fragrance that carries an aura from the past when perfumery was made in a way that not only the sense of smell but all senses were touched. One of those few perfumes that makes butterflies fly on your belly as a result of pure excitement and feeling of joy. Everlasting as its own name suggests, represents the quintessence of classic perfumery or fragrances from the mecca of perfumery, Grasse where timeless classics are produced to last for eternity.

The stars of this masterpiece are my beloved labdanum harvested from the best selected wild cistus ladanifer bushes in my country Spain, with all its resinous, sticky, leathery, intoxicating and ambery greatness. Narcissus absolute showing its dark, green, earthy and even mossy aroma with a deeply marked vintage character that supports the labdanum creating a dreamy accord which results in a rich modern yet classic dark chypre perfume.

 

The woods and soil aspects in the base smells with an enchanting humid backdrop that settles into a certain resinous darkness with an amalgamation of sun dried woods, caramel like accords & musky vibes with a touch of florals and a bittersweet vibe conforming a mysterious but at the same time dreamcast landscape.

 

There's a certain dampness to it that reinforces the hyper reallistic wet, mossy forest aura with all the beautiful resinous, dark, earthy and woody melange that this scent trail leaves.

 

Everlasting is pure poetry on skin and it's one of those perfumes that makes you think that there aren't words to describe and make justice to its superlative, rich and full of personality soul. Another masterpiece by Christophe Laudamiel for his own house The Zoo NYC.



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