Here's a sampler to help you in your exploration of animalic notes in fragrances. According to Fragrantica the odor profile for Animal Notes is different ingredients, synthetic and natural, that can produce an animalic dirty and deep sensual effect. Animal notes of natural origin are not allowed in the perfume industry today and have been replaced by synthetics. The main ones are civet, musk, castoreum, ambergris and hyraceum. I've added beeswax and animal fur. Animal notes have been used in perfumes since the beginning of perfuming-making. They impart a sensuality, depth and tenacity to a perfume that is unrivaled.
You will receive a 1/2ml sample (1ml sample vial filled half full) of each of the fragrances in this sampler.
- Alpha Musk Lamb’s Wool Perfume Oil – I could find no listing of notes but it is a fuzzy vanilla scent that smells like a baby lamb.
- Arcana Wildcraft Hekate Perfume Oil - Hekate is a woody, leathery, animalic scent with dark spices. Hekate is a powerful Greek goddess who is a witch, necromancer, protecter of homes, seeker of darkness and haunter of crossroads. To disrespect Hekate is to put yourself at peril. With notes of cracked black pepper, ancient animal hides, dark woods, temple incense, Autumnal nutmeg, velvety amber, ceremonial silk robes and a drop of blood red musk.
- Eliza Cosmetics Dorian Gray Perfume Oil – A combination of sensual, mysterious notes, Dorian Gray is inspired by the corrupted youth of Oscar Wilde's classic novel. With top notes of bergamot and tobacco; middle notes of jasmine, incense and whiskey (oakwood and whiskey lactone); and base notes of oud, a heavy civet note, musk and Mysore sandalwood.
- Redwood Alchemy Stag Parfum – Stag is introduced by soft green apples that present woody, animalic notes of deer musk held at the forefront by green notes, oakmoss and Atlas cedar. With top notes of apple, lavender and green ivy; middle notes of rose mallow, saffron crocus, juniper berry and cypress; and base notes of carrot, deer musk, oakmoss, hay, fir balsam, acorn and Atlas cedar.