We're gonna break away from the old girls (affectionate, reverent) and we're gonna meet the new hussies. These animalics are created with synthetic animal notes or by replicating it with non animal scents like cumin. Don't sleep on these, as they're staying strong in a wave of florals and gourmands.
(2006) Kicking off this century we have Putain Des Palaces by ELDO, another perfume for whores (it's name translates to palace whore) and its made to envoke a whore's boudoir: lace, powder, skin musk. Her nightly routine. It's a sensuous fantasy, and it's powdery notes make her delicate, and demure underneath the seduction.
(2012) Mad Madam by JHAG is a very carnal rose. Wwell its not just the rose, but the whole bush thorns and all. It's like you stumbled out scratched and a little bloodied after an ill-fated idea to take a tumble. It has a nice greenness to it, very sexy and luscious. It's dirty earthiness gives it an edge over other roses.
(2015) Here we have Salome by Papillon Artisan Perfumes, and this is a raunchy girl befitting her name. To many this smells like straight up sex, or at the very least how you smell after having sex and you put on a fur coat instead of a robe. The florals come in and give it a bit of class but not much. It's dry and sweaty and honestly? A little perverse. An animalic very much in the vein of her foremothers.
(2017) You thought I wouldn't add another scent by the modern Queen of Animalics?? Well this time we're venturing into Under My Skin by Francesca Bianchi. This is sensual, warm, and completely fits its name with its skin-like scent. This isn't clean skin but it isn't dirty skin either, this is the human smell of your body after it's sweated in the warm sun. Blends well and and settles smoothly like all her other creations.
(2021) Now in this decade we have Rosenrot Intense, created by the metal band Rammstein. This perfume is odd in a good way, it's animalic by way of a tiger with a bloodied face after a feast. But dont be too scared of the blood note, it's really not that prominent I just like exaggerating. I'd say the incense note is more prominent, making this more of a smoky animalic rose with a slight metallic undercurrant.
(2024) Les Cahiers Secrets is a perfume with a backstory catered to me. The brand Jouissance based it's scents on female erotica writers, and this one in particular is based on Anais Nin. It's another powdery skin scent, and I don't mean skin scent as in close and soft, but in that it mimics skin. It's slightly sweaty, and the mid notes give it a makeupy scent. Perfect for banging out smut for a dollar a page.
(2024) I'm not gonna lie and say Black Dog by d.grayi is easy (or well...good) but it's interesting. The durian note makes it a rough opener and as someone unfamiliar with the fruit I gagged a bit, but it settles into something darker, more mysterious and a little gothic as the licorice and animalic notes of the base come out. I'd be scared of this one, but intrigued.
(2024) Lastly we have Super Sexy Skunk, another rough go from d.grayi but also very interesting! It's cannabis notes are potent, and that's where the skunk widely comes from. But it's almost nostalgic like being in the back of a nissan altima smoking weed way too young. It truly is super sexy, and also very dangerous with its oud and animal notes. even the chocolate gives it some edge.
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