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The following are some reasons why perfumes can become unavailable:
Each year, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) issues ever-stricter safety and allergen regulations. This affects quite a few classic formulas as well as niche compositions, and sometimes brands have to discontinue a perfume if they are unable to reformulate.
The brand decides to change the concentration. For example, an eau de parfum is reformulated as an extrait, effectively turning it into a different perfume.
The brand ceases operating. The creative director passed away, got bored, started a new project, sold the business, etc.
The brand cannot keep up with logistics and production demands, with disruptions for up to a year. If there is no regular production and availability schedule, it is not viable for a stockist to carry the brand.
The brand changed the distribution model, eg from niche to duty free.
A perfume transporting you to a majestic eucalypts and mimosa forest full of sunshine. A fun fact: eucalypts can align their leaves in such a way so that there no shade, mimosas just fold their leaf tassels into neat noodles. This protects them from sunburns. Amidst that imaginary animated forest there is the sweet fuzzy musk theme to introduce koalas into the formula.
The perfume is soft, radiant and with interesting interplay between cooling notes of mint and eucalyptus and sweet musk, spicy incense and ambery sandalwood.
An unhurried afternoon conversation over black tea suits Koala’s particular balance: eucalyptus keeps the impression alert, while soft musk and sandalwood soften its edges at close range. It suggests a relaxed presence with a distinctly green, slightly medicinal streak rather than polished sweetness.
How to wear
Try it first in mild spring or autumn weather, when its cooling eucalyptus and warmer woody base can share the spotlight. Begin with one or two sprays on skin and let the opening settle before adding more. In warmer conditions, a lighter application keeps the sweet musk and amber from overshadowing the leafy character.
Who it’s for
For lovers of aromatic greens, black tea and mossy woods who enjoy a cooling, slightly medicinal opening. Its soft musk and ambered sandalwood also offer a gentler entry into Zoologist’s animal-inspired world without removing its unusual character.
Release year
2020
The nose
Spyros Drosopoulos is the independent perfumer behind Baruti, known for experimental compositions with distinctive textures and unexpected contrasts. In Koala, his authorship takes an approachable but unconventional form: cooling eucalyptus and dark tea set against soft musk, incense and ambered woods.
Zoologist’s story
Founded by Victor Wong in Toronto, Zoologist translates animals and their habitats into imaginative fragrances rather than literal reproductions of animal smells. Its compositions embrace beauty, oddness and surprise, using synthetic alternatives to animal-derived musks. Koala follows that approach with an entirely animal-product-free formula.
Koala’s concept
Koala imagines an Australian eucalyptus forest and the animal living within it. Its concept contrasts the koala’s sleepy, appealing appearance with its territorial, scent-marking behavior: cooling leaves and honey-like sweetness give way to tea, spices and musky woods.
Extra info
Koala’s published concentration is 20%, and its formula contains no animal products. One of its most distinctive listed notes is menthol honey gumdrops, pairing cooling freshness with sweetness. The original Koala is distinct from Koala Joey Edition, which has a different perfumer and composition.
A perfume transporting you to a majestic eucalypts and mimosa forest full of sunshine. A fun fact: eucalypts can align their leaves in such a way so that there no shade, mimosas just fold their leaf tassels into neat noodles. This protects them from sunburns. Amidst that imaginary animated forest there is the sweet fuzzy musk theme to introduce koalas into the formula.
The perfume is soft, radiant and with interesting interplay between cooling notes of mint and eucalyptus and sweet musk, spicy incense and ambery sandalwood.
An unhurried afternoon conversation over black tea suits Koala’s particular balance: eucalyptus keeps the impression alert, while soft musk and sandalwood soften its edges at close range. It suggests a relaxed presence with a distinctly green, slightly medicinal streak rather than polished sweetness.
How to wear
Try it first in mild spring or autumn weather, when its cooling eucalyptus and warmer woody base can share the spotlight. Begin with one or two sprays on skin and let the opening settle before adding more. In warmer conditions, a lighter application keeps the sweet musk and amber from overshadowing the leafy character.
Who it’s for
For lovers of aromatic greens, black tea and mossy woods who enjoy a cooling, slightly medicinal opening. Its soft musk and ambered sandalwood also offer a gentler entry into Zoologist’s animal-inspired world without removing its unusual character.
Release year
2020
The nose
Spyros Drosopoulos is the independent perfumer behind Baruti, known for experimental compositions with distinctive textures and unexpected contrasts. In Koala, his authorship takes an approachable but unconventional form: cooling eucalyptus and dark tea set against soft musk, incense and ambered woods.
Zoologist’s story
Founded by Victor Wong in Toronto, Zoologist translates animals and their habitats into imaginative fragrances rather than literal reproductions of animal smells. Its compositions embrace beauty, oddness and surprise, using synthetic alternatives to animal-derived musks. Koala follows that approach with an entirely animal-product-free formula.
Koala’s concept
Koala imagines an Australian eucalyptus forest and the animal living within it. Its concept contrasts the koala’s sleepy, appealing appearance with its territorial, scent-marking behavior: cooling leaves and honey-like sweetness give way to tea, spices and musky woods.
Extra info
Koala’s published concentration is 20%, and its formula contains no animal products. One of its most distinctive listed notes is menthol honey gumdrops, pairing cooling freshness with sweetness. The original Koala is distinct from Koala Joey Edition, which has a different perfumer and composition.
