Fragrance Haul | Olympic Orchids Blackbird & Original Bat by Zoologist, Jovoy, MFK

Fragrance Haul | Olympic Orchids Blackbird & Original Bat by Zoologist, Jovoy, Maison Francis Kurkdjian
From Fragrantica, & from brand’s website where noted:
Night Flyer by Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes is a Chypre Fruity fragrance for women and men. Night Flyer was launched in 2020. The nose behind this fragrance is Ellen Covey.
From the brand’s website:
Humans think of bats as elusive, mysterious, almost supernatural creatures, silently gliding through the interface between light and darkness. To experience the life of one of these night flyers, take a trip to the Cockpit Country of Jamaica, a crater-filled lunar landscape covered with lush jungle. The entrance to a cave in the hillside is shrouded day and night by a swirling fog, created when the warm air of the outside world meets the cold breath of the dark chambers beneath, with its scent of deep-reaching tree roots, moist earth, and dripping limestone walls. At dusk the bat wakes and flies on delicate, leathery wings through the stony labyrinth seeking the balmy air outside. It drinks from a stream, feasts on the wild jungle figs that grow on the hillside, and enjoys the ripe bananas and other soft fruit that grow in the cultivated clearings near the village. Fully satisfied, it makes its way back to its roost where it snuggles with its warm companions, grooms itself meticulously, and falls asleep again, lulled by the clean, sweet scent of musky fur. Notes: sandalwood, olibanum wood, vetiver, furry musk accord, wet earth, damp air, mineral notes, resins, leather, figs, banana, soft tropical fruits.
This perfume is the original version of Bat, firstly launched by the house of Zoologist (nos discontinued) and it won an Art and Olfaction Award. Fragrantica Perfume rating 4.20 out of 5 with 433 votes
Blackbird by Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for women and men. Blackbird was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Ellen Covey.
Fragrantica Perfume rating 4.00 out of 5 with 811 votes
From the brand’s website, Orchidscents.com:
This fragrance celebrates the dry season and the warm, peaceful days of summer in the Pacific Northwest, when walking anywhere from a country road to a city greenspace brings the powerful scent of tawny dry grass, fir and cedar trees baking in the sun releasing their sharp, incense-like resins, and juicy ripe blackberries tempting us and the blackbirds with their jammy, musky sweetness. Inspired by nature, Ellen Covey’s Blackbird is weaves the notes of summer into a fine fragrance that is very wearable by anyone who enjoys the juxtaposition of dry ambery-woody notes with just a touch of juicy fruit. Blackbird was a finalist for the 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards. Released 2013. Notes: Himalayan blackberry fruit, dry grass and leaves, elemi, cedar wood and resin, woody-amber accord, fir balsam absolute, musk.
Psychedelique by Jovoy Paris is a Amber Woody fragrance for women and men. Psychedelique was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Flori. Top note is Citruses; middle notes are Patchouli, Amber, French labdanum, Geranium and Rose; base notes are Vanille and Musk.
Fragrantica Perfume rating 4.17 out of 5 with 1,818 votes
“Psychedelic: my great patchouli fragrance, dark and smoky, ambered, generous and opulent… Even the rain and mud of Woodstock won't wash it away.”
Head notes: fresh hesperidiumHeart notes: floral rose, geranium, ambered, woody (patchouli, cistus, gum cistus)Base notes: vanilla, musk
Perfumer - Jacques Flori (Robertet)
From the brand’s website:
Peace and love forever… This "revival" perfume pays homage to the '70s, the decade that transformed patchouli into the legendary scent of the counterculture. At all the festivals, from Wight to Woodstock, patchouli's woody and mysterious richness sang the backup vocals for the rock mindset of a new generation of rebellious youth. Today, it has made its comeback, more hippie chic than ever and the boho-glam idol par excellence. It is a classic in its own right, with all of its audacity intact. Retro-nostalgia has never been so modern.
Oud Satin Mood (Eau de Parfum) by Maison Francis Kurkdjian is a Amber Woody fragrance for women and men. Oud Satin Mood was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Francis Kurkdjian.
Fragrantica Perfume rating 4.19 out of 5 with 6,416 votes
From the brand’s website , the inspiration:
A free interpretation of oud wood, a rare and precious material, this OUD satin mood Maison Francis Kurkdjian eau de parfum reflects the creator’s desire to bring a shimmering facet to life. Wrap yourself in the woody ambery scent to suspend time and lose yourself in the depth of the here and now. Transported by the finesse of the violet accord, the oud wood bows down to the essence of rose from Bulgaria and rose absolute from Turkey to then blend into the rich vanilla amber accord. Oud satin mood is made to be delicately worn on your skin like a rich fabric.

[@wiz3010]

I was going to purchase bat zoologist 2020, now I'm feeling like getting night flyer. I'm confused😂

[@johannahhuttenstone]

Well, now Prin Lomros is the perfumer for Zoologist Bat 2020, and I have heard only great things of his work. I believe Ramsey has done some video(s) mentioning some of these fragrances and Prin’s work. I don’t think you can go wrong with either :-)
Also, I just saw on Fragrantica that the original Bat by Zoologist by the perfumer Ellen Covey was released in 2015.

[@kathywitter6076]

I love the patchouli and amber dna that run through Jovoy's perfumes. Reminensce Patchouli is for day-to-day and Psychedelique is for evening when you need something big and bold 🤎🍫.