Balmy sunlight trips across foamy turquoise waves, sending rippling haloes onto the coral below. On the lagoon floor, anemone and seaweed sway in unison, limbs pumping to the rhythm of the current. Hovering among the coral branches, a group of seahorses gazes shyly on. The pulsating beat calls to them and two pair off, their tails entwined in a delicate waltz. Soon their passion is spent, but the memory of the dance lives on. For the pouch of the male seahorse tenderly cradles a precious clutch of eggs.
Zoologist Seahorse invites you to wade through a vibrant coral garden. This unisex scent turns expectation on its head. With such surprising couplets as tuberose and seaweed, sage and neroli, and fennel and vetiver, this delightful melody will sweep you away on a wave of joy and abandon.
Perfumer: Julien Rasquinet
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and attentive company, where its saline shimmer and herbal-floral movement can be noticed up close. It feels most convincing in a calm, bright setting with a little air around it, projecting the impression of skin warmed by sun and touched by seawater.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to warm weather, where its marine facets stay buoyant and its herbal-floral heart can open cleanly. Apply a moderate hand; as an extrait it will sit with more presence on skin than a light aquatic, but the salty, airy structure keeps it from feeling heavy.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like marine scents with more character than a standard fresh-aquatic, and who enjoy herbal, saline and slightly floral compositions. It suits those drawn to niche fragrances that feel imaginative, clean and textural rather than transparent or sporty.
Release year
2021
The nose
Julien Rasquinet is a contemporary perfumer known for polished, textural compositions that often balance clarity with unexpected contrasts. His work here gives Seahorse its marine freshness without flattening it into a simple aquatic accord, instead threading salt, herbs and seaweed through a more floral, luminous structure. Rasquinet’s style often leans toward modern elegance with a distinctive material palette, and Seahorse fits that approach well: it feels composed rather than literal, with the ambergris and herbal facets adding depth to the watery theme.
Collaborators
Victor Wong, Zoologist’s founder and creative director, shaped the animal-inspired concept and the narrative world around the fragrance, while the perfumer translated that brief into scent. The house’s collaborative process is central to the project, with the final composition built to express the seahorse image through unexpected pairings rather than a conventional marine formula.
Zoologist’s story
Zoologist treats perfumery as imaginative natural history, turning animals, habitats and behaviors into original scent stories. The house favors creative freedom, unusual materials and a playful but serious artistic approach, with a strong emphasis on ethical formulation and independent niche character.
Seahorse (Limited Edition)’s concept
Seahorse was created as a vivid underwater tableau: a coral garden, swaying seaweed and the delicate courtship of seahorses. The composition plays on contrast, pairing marine and floral-green notes to mirror the brand’s habit of translating animal behavior into unexpected olfactory scenes.
Extra info
Seahorse is a limited-edition presentation of Zoologist’s 2021 release and comes as an extrait. Its note structure is built around surprising contrasts, including seaweed with tuberose and sage with neroli, to echo the brand’s underwater storytelling.
Balmy sunlight trips across foamy turquoise waves, sending rippling haloes onto the coral below. On the lagoon floor, anemone and seaweed sway in unison, limbs pumping to the rhythm of the current. Hovering among the coral branches, a group of seahorses gazes shyly on. The pulsating beat calls to them and two pair off, their tails entwined in a delicate waltz. Soon their passion is spent, but the memory of the dance lives on. For the pouch of the male seahorse tenderly cradles a precious clutch of eggs.
Zoologist Seahorse invites you to wade through a vibrant coral garden. This unisex scent turns expectation on its head. With such surprising couplets as tuberose and seaweed, sage and neroli, and fennel and vetiver, this delightful melody will sweep you away on a wave of joy and abandon.
Perfumer: Julien Rasquinet
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and attentive company, where its saline shimmer and herbal-floral movement can be noticed up close. It feels most convincing in a calm, bright setting with a little air around it, projecting the impression of skin warmed by sun and touched by seawater.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to warm weather, where its marine facets stay buoyant and its herbal-floral heart can open cleanly. Apply a moderate hand; as an extrait it will sit with more presence on skin than a light aquatic, but the salty, airy structure keeps it from feeling heavy.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like marine scents with more character than a standard fresh-aquatic, and who enjoy herbal, saline and slightly floral compositions. It suits those drawn to niche fragrances that feel imaginative, clean and textural rather than transparent or sporty.
Release year
2021
The nose
Julien Rasquinet is a contemporary perfumer known for polished, textural compositions that often balance clarity with unexpected contrasts. His work here gives Seahorse its marine freshness without flattening it into a simple aquatic accord, instead threading salt, herbs and seaweed through a more floral, luminous structure. Rasquinet’s style often leans toward modern elegance with a distinctive material palette, and Seahorse fits that approach well: it feels composed rather than literal, with the ambergris and herbal facets adding depth to the watery theme.
Collaborators
Victor Wong, Zoologist’s founder and creative director, shaped the animal-inspired concept and the narrative world around the fragrance, while the perfumer translated that brief into scent. The house’s collaborative process is central to the project, with the final composition built to express the seahorse image through unexpected pairings rather than a conventional marine formula.
Zoologist’s story
Zoologist treats perfumery as imaginative natural history, turning animals, habitats and behaviors into original scent stories. The house favors creative freedom, unusual materials and a playful but serious artistic approach, with a strong emphasis on ethical formulation and independent niche character.
Seahorse (Limited Edition)’s concept
Seahorse was created as a vivid underwater tableau: a coral garden, swaying seaweed and the delicate courtship of seahorses. The composition plays on contrast, pairing marine and floral-green notes to mirror the brand’s habit of translating animal behavior into unexpected olfactory scenes.
Extra info
Seahorse is a limited-edition presentation of Zoologist’s 2021 release and comes as an extrait. Its note structure is built around surprising contrasts, including seaweed with tuberose and sage with neroli, to echo the brand’s underwater storytelling.