Autumn winds skip across golden wheat fields. As the tall grasses billow, the rattle of husks beats a soft prairie lullaby, signalling to the weary sun to rest. In the fading light, tiny harvest mice venture forth, scrambling to gather seeds and fruits. For once the sun sinks fully beneath the horizon, its rule of the sky is bestowed on another. And when the coo of the owl breaks the night, the mice dash, trembling, back to their nests.
Like a countryside bathed in sweet sunlight, Zoologist Harvest Mouse conjures images of home-baked goodness. Stalks of wheat sway among chamomile, davana and hay, and rich beer extracts are sobered by resins and woody notes. Cozy up in a warm nest of homespun scent.
Perfumer: Luca Maffei
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close, unhurried company: a wool sweater, a kitchen still warm from baking, the last light fading over a quiet house. It projects a gentle, comforting sweetness that feels intimate rather than showy, with a soft rustic charm.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and early winter, when its hay, resin and vanilla facets can bloom without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to pulse points or with one or two sprays for a soft, enveloping trail; in warmer air the sweeter, beer-like gourmand nuances rise faster, while in cold air the woods and resins stay more subdued and cosy.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy aromatic gourmands, pastoral woods and fragrances that feel textured rather than sugary. It will appeal to those who like sweet scents with herbal lift, resinous depth and a quietly unconventional, artisanal character.
Release year
2023
The nose
Luca Maffei. Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for polished, contemporary compositions that balance clarity with texture, often moving easily between floral, woody and gourmand registers. His work tends to feel carefully structured rather than loud, which suits Harvest Mouse’s gentle sweetness and its shift from airy herbal notes to a resinous, comforting drydown.
Collaborators
Victor Wong, Zoologist’s founder and creative director, shaped the house’s animal-led concept and worked with independent perfumers to translate that brief into scent; for Harvest Mouse, that meant guiding a fragrance built around an autumnal countryside image rather than a literal animal portrait.
Zoologist’s story
Zoologist builds fragrances as imaginative studies of animals, habitats and behaviours, turning them into distinctive compositions that are often playful, unexpected and sometimes deliberately challenging. The house also emphasizes ethical formulation and creative freedom, working with outside perfumers to keep each release singular.
Harvest Mouse’s concept
Harvest Mouse was introduced in 2023 as an Extrait de Parfum, with a brief that evokes golden wheat fields, husks, hay and the quiet bustle of mice gathering seeds at dusk. The scent frames that rural scene through beer extract, resins and woods, giving the idea of home-baked comfort a slightly wild, pastoral edge.
Extra info
Harvest Mouse is part of Zoologist’s animal-inspired line and comes as a 20% extrait. The composition includes beer extract alongside more traditional perfume materials, giving the fragrance an unusual, countryside-gourmand twist.
Autumn winds skip across golden wheat fields. As the tall grasses billow, the rattle of husks beats a soft prairie lullaby, signalling to the weary sun to rest. In the fading light, tiny harvest mice venture forth, scrambling to gather seeds and fruits. For once the sun sinks fully beneath the horizon, its rule of the sky is bestowed on another. And when the coo of the owl breaks the night, the mice dash, trembling, back to their nests.
Like a countryside bathed in sweet sunlight, Zoologist Harvest Mouse conjures images of home-baked goodness. Stalks of wheat sway among chamomile, davana and hay, and rich beer extracts are sobered by resins and woody notes. Cozy up in a warm nest of homespun scent.
Perfumer: Luca Maffei
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close, unhurried company: a wool sweater, a kitchen still warm from baking, the last light fading over a quiet house. It projects a gentle, comforting sweetness that feels intimate rather than showy, with a soft rustic charm.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and early winter, when its hay, resin and vanilla facets can bloom without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to pulse points or with one or two sprays for a soft, enveloping trail; in warmer air the sweeter, beer-like gourmand nuances rise faster, while in cold air the woods and resins stay more subdued and cosy.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy aromatic gourmands, pastoral woods and fragrances that feel textured rather than sugary. It will appeal to those who like sweet scents with herbal lift, resinous depth and a quietly unconventional, artisanal character.
Release year
2023
The nose
Luca Maffei. Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for polished, contemporary compositions that balance clarity with texture, often moving easily between floral, woody and gourmand registers. His work tends to feel carefully structured rather than loud, which suits Harvest Mouse’s gentle sweetness and its shift from airy herbal notes to a resinous, comforting drydown.
Collaborators
Victor Wong, Zoologist’s founder and creative director, shaped the house’s animal-led concept and worked with independent perfumers to translate that brief into scent; for Harvest Mouse, that meant guiding a fragrance built around an autumnal countryside image rather than a literal animal portrait.
Zoologist’s story
Zoologist builds fragrances as imaginative studies of animals, habitats and behaviours, turning them into distinctive compositions that are often playful, unexpected and sometimes deliberately challenging. The house also emphasizes ethical formulation and creative freedom, working with outside perfumers to keep each release singular.
Harvest Mouse’s concept
Harvest Mouse was introduced in 2023 as an Extrait de Parfum, with a brief that evokes golden wheat fields, husks, hay and the quiet bustle of mice gathering seeds at dusk. The scent frames that rural scene through beer extract, resins and woods, giving the idea of home-baked comfort a slightly wild, pastoral edge.
Extra info
Harvest Mouse is part of Zoologist’s animal-inspired line and comes as a 20% extrait. The composition includes beer extract alongside more traditional perfume materials, giving the fragrance an unusual, countryside-gourmand twist.