bvf653Negeltzex – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

When I was in high school I’d mow the front lawn and put the grass clippings in a separate Yard Waste container that went to the street every week. On a hot summer day if you lifted the lid a whiff of old fermented grass would come creeping out. Dragonfly has a note of this that I couldn’t shake, and try as I might (several times) I couldn’t get over this part of the “stink.” Love Zoologist as a house and really was rooting for this one.

IrrilmMiscuri – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Heliotrope, many pink flowers I can’t quite differentiate, the air during a summer rain, Basmati rice (not the average kind) and many other notes during the life of this lovely scent. The only ones I didn’t detect were lemon, oakmoss and papyrus, though maybe I just don’t know what the latter smells like.
This is a delicate one, as Zoologist scents go, but a little too sweet for me. After tryin it on its own a few days ago, on a whim, I applied it over the Elephant I was already wearing today. Yikes! Divine! If there are times you’re not quite up to the intense animalics of Zoology – and once in awhile I’m not – add a dab of feminine Dragonfly.
Moderate longevity and sillage.

Razers – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

It’s a wonderful, light and airy scent. Very airy I guess from the aldhydes. I don’t get much rain tbh. It’s not an aquatic. Definitely a Chypre. A great choice to wear in the heat.
I can’t pick out the rice but the lotus and peony are very evident. I recognise thd papyrus and a little cherry blossom. If there is heliotrope then its faded very quickly. The oak moss cuts through the other notes to stamp it’s Chypre mark.
Very unisex, airy and bright. It’s a shame the longevity and sillage are less than moderate on me in this 28 degree room.

vanja_83 – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

Considering the vivid journey this scent takes you on, I’m surprised of its wearability. This is the first fragrance containing aldehydes that I’ve actually taken a liking to, it creates a lightness that lifts the scent out of the earthy murky depths (papyrus note) like the lift of a breeze under a dragonfly’s wings ducking and weaving by a bubbling brook. This is a very clever concoction.

Memsv821elipseskism – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

Zoologist’s Dragonfly takes you through their world. This smells like an overgrown garden, after a heavy spring shower. The aroma of blossoms, growing unchecked in a forgotten patch. Potent with moisture. Everything caressed by the recent rain for a fresh smell. Delicate stalks broken in the deluge, their green newness steaming in the returned sun. As the perfume/garden dries, a more powdery aroma is evident. After the ‘natural’ greenness of the extended opening, a more earthy blend becomes dominant – musk, rice, papyrus and sandalwood. They add a powdery ground beneath the wantonness of the garden. Subdued during the opening, the sandalwood grows into a sylvan powder. Not so much of a transformation as a conversion. Still embraces the floral, but in a different way. Perfect change for the dragonfly that symbolizes adaptation.
The construction of Dragonfly is ingenious. It has a wild spontaneous feeling, as if the materials did come from a neglected garden discovered by chance, instead of very carefully selected notes. A great choice of flowers – heliotrope, lotus, cherry blossom, iris, peony – recall the fairy-like image of the dragonfly, and have an unusual scent that adds to the feeling of untamed beauty. Their natural quality is hard to capture, and smells realistic here, adding to the uncultivated beauty. A great homage to the perspective of this iridescent magical creature.

maksim_kurdyukov – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

While many Zoologist fragrances are exceptionally long-lasting and powerful, Dragonfly is a relatively soft scent, with moderate silage and longevity. Basically it’s a nice powdery floral with some aquatic overtones – it’s pretty, but nothing to write home about. As to aldehydes, I can barely smell them here.

demon-met – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

From the sample I received it smells like a small flower garden during a light drizzle. Very pleasant but a bit too floral to be considered unisex. It’s not the sort of perfume that thots would wear either. It seems best suited for the church-going girl who braids her hair and is always pleasant and kind to everyone she meets.
Very soft projection and dies down to a skin scent after two hours. (To be fair though, it’s crazy hot and humid here so it will probably last you a substantial while longer if you live in a milder climate).

docalessandro – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Scent – sweet bright opening, green & muggy for most of the wearing and transitions into a sandalwood musk.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 12hrs consistently.

AsydayMoodera – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

Dragonfly is my unexpected favorite of the Zoologist line!
I find big dragonflies that aggressively steer towards me a bit scary. But this scent is more like a smaller, beautifully colored dragonfly that just flies above a pond in a garden full of pastel flowers.
I would describe this fragrance as an aquatic floral gourmand. It’s very unusual.
I’m not a big fan of watery notes of any kind, but the rain note in here is beautiful. Today we have a rainy spring day with a thunderstorm, I’m wearing my sample of dragonfly and feel that the rain note captures the mood well. It doesn’t feel beachy or too clean, but like sweet water, like rain or maybe a little creek in the woods. In the beginning I get a hint of old school aldehydes that support the rainy freshness.
On the other hand, the rice note is also very noticeable, like warm, nutty rice pudding. Heliotrope adds an almondy, sweet note. Later the florals come out, cherry blossom is most noticeable on my skin, but peony and lotus are close seconds.
The basenotes are light here, there’s just a hint of earthy and mossy notes in the drydown, but this is rather a fresh scent, focussed on the top and middle notes. This way it works really well on warm and humid days.
The notes might sound like an odd mixture, but they play together delightfully. I love it!

noglebu3 – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

Simply STUNNING. I didn’t have high expectations of this, to be completely honest. I expected something green and fresh, but fleeting. And boy was I wrong.
Right off the bat, I was hit with a spritzy floral cherry cola vibe. And that cherry cola sort of accord stuck with me ALL day. Not only does this fragrance provide a pleasant smell, but it gives you an experience. And I like to get my money’s worth.
With this one, I can’t exactly discern individual notes. They really work together harmoniously, and I can’t comment on much of a scent journey because it wore pretty much the same all day until it wore off. It lasted a good seven hours on me, giving me a whole workday of that fresh cherry cola sensation that was ever so nature-evoking.
This is definitely worthy of a full size purchase.

patrik – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Dragonfly is close to perfection for me. It is heavenly with my favorite aldehydes and heliotrope. Cherry blossoms with iris and rice in heart notes makes it a perfect powdery frag for summer. And the dry down OMG that musky ending with sandalwood.
What can I say, thank you Juan M. Perez for your fresh and modern creation and Victor Wong your packaging and marketing is top notch. I am sure we will hear a lot about Zoologist in the coming years with new fragrances.

Dimond83 – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

The more I wear Dragonly and Macaque, the more I love them. There is something intensely pastoral about them both; Dragonfly is the afternoon in a large spring meadow, surrounded by mimosa and lilacs and wildflowers, all gently warmed by the sun. Macaque is early summer morning on my farm, everything wet and green and earthy.
In a way, Dragonfly reminds me a little of Eden by Cacharel, but only as an impression. Dragonfly is extremely well-done, nothing is out of place or too much. It manages to be yellow and purple and green all at once; those of you who smell in colors will understand that statement.
I struggle with Zoologist as a house (though I respect his vision immensely) but I absolutely adore Dragonfly. Certainly full bottle worthy and worth the price.

undimminy – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

I’m wondering what a ‘dragonfly’ actually smells like, referring to the review below….. I’ve never actually been close enough to one to smell it. hmm..lol
Anyways, I really like this scent for spring! 🙂 I’m not one for freshies, florals, or acquatics but this one, I like.

beked – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

I was wary about the “rain” note, as I often don’t mesh well with aquatics, but I love iris, heliotrope, aldehydes, oakmoss, and clover as well as loving most other Zoologist fragrances, so I figured I’d give this a go. It feels kind of like a mildly humid summery day in a way, with the rain and rice notes, which I think is evocative of a dragonfly’s hot and marshy habitat, but it’s not a full on wet and aquatic, which I greatly appreciate and isn’t a total calone bomb. It’s a very nice “fresh” fragrance for spring and summer, but one that is still unique and wearable. I can even get away with this one in the office, which is definitely not true of some Zoologist frags! It’s very delicate and elegant but still interesting. I love this perfume as I do with most from this house.

waleron – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

It actually smells like a dragonfly. Insects are not my thing. I don’t like it. It smells kinda like an offputting cold glass of something untasty. I get a similar cold glass of lemonade vibe from Tom Ford Vetiver but it’s delicious in that scent but horrid in this one. It’s a no from me. Zoologist made me realise my disdain for all things with rain notes and as well as aldehydes.
My husband says it smells like air freshener flavoured jelly beans.

abcd7777-7 – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

This is becoming my favourite scent. It is light but enduring and changes over time. I didn’t know that I was a chapter fan but I am. I am new to fragrances but loving the journey. Victor is great at adding a personal note with the shipment and I appreciate that.

dida637 – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Smells green, dirty, starchy rice and floral. Not wearable for me. Leans more feminine to me than masculine. Aquatic? There’s also a bitter citrus note in here. Not worth the money.
I had to scrub it off to be honest. Certainly proves that even niche can have bad fragrances.

sskazzka – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

I am captivated by this, love at first sniff, definately going on wish list, the freshest flowers that settle into a powdery cosy musk. A must have for collection.

kot-kotih – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

Futuristic fresh fragrance. This is a “fresh” done right; ozonic laundry-like notes contrast with a serious aldehyde-y heliotrope and papyrus. Both sharp and creamy at the same time. There’s something reminiscent of the Nile; water, papyrus, and lotus flowers. I wouldn’t say this is realistic but rather an impressionistic painting of sitting by the Nile. Another hit by a house which is rapidly becoming one of my favorites. Fresh but weighty.

k_279083 – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Those astonishing biological alchemists have done it again, because this is indeed the most fresh-airy, light-shimmering-on-a-pondy, outdoorsy, flowery fragrance imaginable. It’s an amazing effect – almost like synaesthesia (which I definitely do not have) – the mental image of sunlight glinting on the water and something buzzing and darting about is just so vivid. Full of overwhelmingly natural and fresh and genuine, organic-smelling florals too. Just pure quality.
So why didn’t I like it? Well, partly because this floral-aquatic-chypre territory isn’t my natural perfume home – but also because of the exceptionally sparkly-buzzy burst of aldehydes up at the top … I just can’t cope with them, sadly – they are just nose-repellent for me. So unfortunately this is one of the Zoologists I can only admire from afar, while it just isn’t a workable wear for me. But if you don’t have that aversion to aldehydes, and really really want to smell like the true essence of a spring morning, because honestly this does conjure that amazingly, give it a go. It is certainly a work of art.

парамониха – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

There is something in the opening that comes through as a bit odd to me. Not unpleasant, but odd. It vanishes after a few minutes completely. The most prominent notes to me are rice (like when boiling while rice), rain notes, florals and musk.
It’s a lovely watery floral scent with a dash of milky softness & a twist of mystery. I have to confess it is well made and actually quite different from anything else in this category. I can detect almost all the notes and they produce a sparkly effect that rests on a breath of light sweetness.
I would not buy it thou, to light and fragile for me. Longevity very good. I sprayed in the morning and went out. Came back home after 7 hours and I could still smell in clearly. It was softer, but completely there.
This might be a safe blind buy for light fragrance lovers that are looking for something more complexed. My husband loved it on me. This is absolutely unisex.
Tested from a sample sent directly from Zoologist.

bkwehxvayk – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Peonies & lotus floating on water.
I really wonder, where is the hazelnut, and pistachio notes? i keep on sniffing whiffs of both pistachios & hazelnuts beside the peonies, lotus, water note, aldehydes, and softened by powdery heliotrope. I can detect some sandalwood, iris, citrus, and blossoms, but i can’t detect the rice, musk, and vetiver.
This reminds me allot of “Pure Mariposa” by Ramon Monegal with it’s slight citrus, and peony mineral water notes. Well blended.

VladaVladislavovna – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

The only one of the entire line that is wearable for me. Opens very green, like freshly cut grass. Once that wears down, the floral combination appears and it is beautiful. I absolutely can visualize the stained glass-like wings of a dragonfly. Very nice.

zverevda2007 – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Dragonfly is a beautiful powdery floral fresh scent. To me it’s mostly very powdery cherry blossom (really reminds me of Japanese Cherry Blossom by The Body Shop) mixed with lotus, water-y rain notes and a hint of rice and lemon. I can only detect rice in the opening and only smelled up close, it gives off a thick, somewhat bitter protein-like smell. This is a very nice scent, definitely more wearable than most of Zoologist offerings (even though I love them all), yet sadly does not perform as well as the others from the house (due to it’s lower concentration at 15% essential oils). To me this is borderline feminine, something I could not wear myself. However, it is great for a classy woman. I definitely recommend sampling this one as it can become your all year signature scent due to it’s friendly, lovable nature.
P.S. This fragrance does not conjure up an image of a Dragonfly to me personally, then it would have to be more water-y and green, rather than so powder-y and sweet (in my opinion). To me, it could represent a beautiful Japanese garden in bloom. As far as I know that is the idea behind Nightingale, but it would work with this one as well.

eow771JeomiWogkig – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

Just got my sample in today. I’m a fan of Hummingbird and haven’t really liked any of the others enough to actually wear, even tho they’re interesting to smell. And I enjoy sampling this line.
I like this one a lot and will probably go for a bottle of it. I can’t name or pick out notes in this one, other than it’s very powdery on me, which I like. I don’t get the “rain” or aquatic thing from this scent at all on my skin. I can’t really pick out the florals in this either. Just a very fresh powdery scent. Longevity and projection are about average also.
Will do good in any season or weather I think altho I think most people will associate it with spring/summer because of the Dragonfly name.

ras393Negeltzex – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

This is a very intriguing and unique fragrance. At first it smells like some kind of almond-rice bread, then as if you accidentally dropped it in a greenish foggy pond, it turns mossy, bitter, a little muddy, but with crisp transcend lotus afloat. I can’t say I like it though.. Both the gourmand & aquatic aspects smell too forced (artificial) to me, but it’s not bad and “fun” to smell none the less!

izw382Negeltzex – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

I “blind” bought my bottle of Dragonfly. I was already familiar with the Zoologist line and owned Civet, Nightingale and Hummingbird. I just inherently knew I was going to like Dragonfly and I was right. It is a beautiful soft scent, absolutely perfect for the warmer weather. To me it is also a calming scent, and I love the lavender color of the juice. I know I will be wearing it for the entire summer. They sent me a sample of the re-done Panda fragrance and I found that one intriguing as well and one that will be perfect for the fall/winter seasons ahead.

Creelapieve – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

this stuff is an amazing journey fir those hot summer days. just keeps changing and changing. love it

Skylik – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

A fantasy aquatic flower with bitter sweet aroma. It’s gently mid-summer green, to the point of becoming waxy like the smell of the glossy skin of ripe fruit.
Zoologist masterfully create the rich warm aroma through which dragonflies rush while patroling wild ponds surfaces in August.

qig248InsuffBooni – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

The Zoologist line always looked interesting, but intimidating. So I was really excited to see the “lighter” notes listed when this came out, and I ordered a sample immediately.
I can’t pick out the individual notes other than heliotrope, which for me means it’s “well blended,” like I get with a lot of Guerlain stuff. The overall effect for me is a very pleasant watery fresh pink floral. Predominantly floral more than anything, but I think a man, or even a woman who’s not into florals could totally wear this.
I’ve got a sample of Panda 2017 on my other arm right now which seems quite a bit stronger (or maybe just harsher) than this, so I’m surprised to see the votes for “enormous” sillage. I can smell it pretty well though. I’ll have to try wearing this to the office Monday and see how it goes.

Маришка94 – 2022-06-05:

3 out of 5

This is unique and wearable. I keep getting these wonderful floral whiffs every now and then. Definitely getting a lightly powdery scent up front. Not cloying or overly sweet but not a harsh chypre, either. Soft, light. Artistic but wearable in every day life. I highly recommend trying a sample.
As the drydown continues, I realize this is going on my FB want list. Excellent!

skvik03 – 2022-06-05:

4 out of 5

This is a lot less watery/aquatic and green than I thought it would be. On my skin Dragonfly is more a slightly powdery/dusty, milky and misty scent, a scent that makes me think of lavender coloured morning twilight. It’s beautiful, but in a completely different way than I expected.
The heliotrope note is very strong on my skin, and so is the rice. Together they make a smell that reminds me of soft, sweet floral almond milk – which I guess is what creates that misty atmosphere. And this nutty, milky floral smell lasts a really long time on me.
To me this is more an intellectual and conceptual scent than an actual replica of a place/a landscape. Dragonfly contains notes that creates images in my mind, images of an early morning by a pond or a lake, the light is dim and cool, there is a mist floating just above the water and in between the trees – but the scent doesn’t smell photorealistically like dewy grass, woods and actual water. It smells more like a time of day (morning), a light phenomenon (twilight), a colour (cool lavender) and a weather phenomenon (mist) – and all these things together makes the mind create a picture of a landscape that matches the place dragonflies hatch and live. It’s genious and a real work of art.
The scent is soft, calming and sensual in a very innocent and charming way. It smells very harmonious and tranquil.
Towards the drydown the milky, misty almond notes and the floral part of the scent takes a step back and leaves room for a very pleasant vanilla (it’s probably a part of that amber accord).
Sillage is medium to strong, and longevity is very good. On my skin this lasts 8-10 hours.
I want a bottle! <3

serj2877 – 2022-06-05:

5 out of 5

Amazing fresh, green opening that transforms into light powdery heart. The drydown is gently sweet and sensual. Perfect for spring and summer. This fragrance has amazing longevity. Overall beautiful floral and fragile scent that is a perfect representation of Dragonfly