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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.
In the muggy shade of a tropical rainforest, an orchid sways seductively. Its glistening petals tremble in anticipation, inviting a passing butterfly to consummate the intimate act of pollination. Succumbing to the allure of the silken flower, the butterfly eagerly flits forward. But as it prepares to alight, the exotic bloom abruptly transforms. Delicate leaves contort into dagger-like forelegs, seizing the bug’s fragile wings. Before the butterfly can comprehend its fate, its head is devoured, crushed between the powerful jaws of the stealthy orchid mantis.
Orchid Mantis lures you into a fragrant illusion. Juicy pear, rich rose and heady jasmine entwine with basil and ylang to suggest the intense scent of orchids. This vintage style is set against the backdrop of a humid rainforest evoked by patchouli, moss, sandalwood and vetiver. An enduring musk serves as a reminder that beauty can also be beastly.
An unhurried afternoon with the windows open after rain: the air is damp, yet the wearer brings a distinctly dressed-up floral presence. Rose and jasmine feel composed rather than casual, while basil and moss keep that polish tethered to something leafy and untamed.
How to wear
Try it in mild spring weather or on cooler summer evenings, when the dewy greenery can balance the rich floral heart. Start with one or two sprays on skin; warmth should bring the flowers forward, while the woody, musky base carries the finish. Apply lightly in humid heat to avoid crowding the floral richness.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy classical rose-and-jasmine compositions but want greenery and earthy woods rather than a purely polished bouquet. It suits a taste for lush florals with crisp herbal detail, mossy depth and a contrast between delicate petals and a substantial base.
Release year
2025
The nose
Tomoo Inaba. His earlier Zoologist creations, Nightingale and Moth, explore contrasting forms of richness: classical floral elegance in one, dark, powdery atmosphere in the other. Orchid Mantis brings that affinity for intricate composition to a tropical floral illusion, setting rose and jasmine against damp greenery and woods.
Zoologist’s story
Founded in Toronto by Victor Wong, Zoologist translates animal behaviour, appearance and habitats into fragrances rather than literal animal smells. Its compositions embrace beauty alongside strangeness, using independent perfumers to explore distinctive olfactory worlds. The house replaces animal-derived musks with synthetic alternatives.
Orchid Mantis’s concept
Orchid Mantis takes its concept from a predator disguised as a flower. Pear, rose, jasmine, basil and ylang-ylang create the impression of an alluring orchid, while patchouli, moss, sandalwood and vetiver suggest the humid rainforest around it. The contrast between floral delicacy and the darker setting gives the composition its tension.
Extra info
The orchid effect is constructed through pear, rose, jasmine, basil and ylang-ylang rather than presented as a single floral ingredient. Despite its animal inspiration, Orchid Mantis contains no animal products; its base uses synthetic musks.
Heartjasmineorchidqueen of the night bloomroseylang-ylang
Base Notesmuskpatchoulisandalwoodvetiver
Tags#clean#fresh
Styleunisex
In the muggy shade of a tropical rainforest, an orchid sways seductively. Its glistening petals tremble in anticipation, inviting a passing butterfly to consummate the intimate act of pollination. Succumbing to the allure of the silken flower, the butterfly eagerly flits forward. But as it prepares to alight, the exotic bloom abruptly transforms. Delicate leaves contort into dagger-like forelegs, seizing the bug’s fragile wings. Before the butterfly can comprehend its fate, its head is devoured, crushed between the powerful jaws of the stealthy orchid mantis.
Orchid Mantis lures you into a fragrant illusion. Juicy pear, rich rose and heady jasmine entwine with basil and ylang to suggest the intense scent of orchids. This vintage style is set against the backdrop of a humid rainforest evoked by patchouli, moss, sandalwood and vetiver. An enduring musk serves as a reminder that beauty can also be beastly.
An unhurried afternoon with the windows open after rain: the air is damp, yet the wearer brings a distinctly dressed-up floral presence. Rose and jasmine feel composed rather than casual, while basil and moss keep that polish tethered to something leafy and untamed.
How to wear
Try it in mild spring weather or on cooler summer evenings, when the dewy greenery can balance the rich floral heart. Start with one or two sprays on skin; warmth should bring the flowers forward, while the woody, musky base carries the finish. Apply lightly in humid heat to avoid crowding the floral richness.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy classical rose-and-jasmine compositions but want greenery and earthy woods rather than a purely polished bouquet. It suits a taste for lush florals with crisp herbal detail, mossy depth and a contrast between delicate petals and a substantial base.
Release year
2025
The nose
Tomoo Inaba. His earlier Zoologist creations, Nightingale and Moth, explore contrasting forms of richness: classical floral elegance in one, dark, powdery atmosphere in the other. Orchid Mantis brings that affinity for intricate composition to a tropical floral illusion, setting rose and jasmine against damp greenery and woods.
Zoologist’s story
Founded in Toronto by Victor Wong, Zoologist translates animal behaviour, appearance and habitats into fragrances rather than literal animal smells. Its compositions embrace beauty alongside strangeness, using independent perfumers to explore distinctive olfactory worlds. The house replaces animal-derived musks with synthetic alternatives.
Orchid Mantis’s concept
Orchid Mantis takes its concept from a predator disguised as a flower. Pear, rose, jasmine, basil and ylang-ylang create the impression of an alluring orchid, while patchouli, moss, sandalwood and vetiver suggest the humid rainforest around it. The contrast between floral delicacy and the darker setting gives the composition its tension.
Extra info
The orchid effect is constructed through pear, rose, jasmine, basil and ylang-ylang rather than presented as a single floral ingredient. Despite its animal inspiration, Orchid Mantis contains no animal products; its base uses synthetic musks.
