{"title":"Neandertal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeandertal\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British avant-garde perfume house founded in London in 2018 by \u003cstrong\u003eKentaro Yamada\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through scent, it explores the origins of humanity, evolution, and the place of the human species in the broader universe. The story of Neanderthals, ancient people who inhabited Eurasia for hundreds of thousands of years, serves as a starting point for contemplating the connection between the distant past and an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe compositions deliberately step outside familiar perfume structures, treating scent as a philosophical and artistic object rather than a conventional luxury product. The distinctive bottles are shaped like prehistoric hand axes, one of the oldest human tools, combining traditional manufacturing processes with modern technology. On the skin, Neandertal does not reconstruct the past, but rather poses the question of what will remain of humanity one day.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dark-30ml","title":"Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eNature in this perfume is not a green meadow, but leaves disappearing into the shadow of a cave. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/Dark-57218.html\" title=\"Neandertal Dark – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e takes plants, citruses, and flowers, then pushes them towards iodine, leather, oud, and dark earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaves, ginger, pink pepper, and grapefruit give the opening an aromatic, textured kick. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePine and incense\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e then collide with the greenery, creating a resinous tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeranium, cumin, and algae introduce an unusual iodine profile. The floral tone becomes salty and bodily, while the algae connect the damp nature with a cool mineral feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuan McCall envisions the composition as a darker, shadier side of Neandertal and a scent of movement that deliberately defies usual perfume categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVetiver, patchouli, oud, amber, musk, leather, sandalwood, tobacco, and labdanum absolute build a dense base. The greenery returns in a darker form, like roots and damp soil beneath animalic wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark is not just a \"dark woody perfume.\" Its signature is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiodized algae between pepper, leather, oud, and forest roots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — nature seen after the eyes stop seeking light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236505805066,"sku":"NEANDERTAL-DARK-30ML","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-dark-30ml.webp?v=1781878609"},{"product_id":"is-30ml","title":"Is™","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does a fruit that doesn't exist yet smell? \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/is-115340.html\" title=\"Neandertal Is™ – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Is™\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e responds with bright, sweet pulp, chalky skin, and a metallic edge — familiar enough to make you want to name it, synthetic enough for the name to always elude you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNutmeg, myrtle, galbanum, and bergamot create a fresh, green, and subtly spicy opening. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFig and metallic notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e then introduce a peculiar pulp: milky and ripe inside, cool and clean outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet gives a chalky, almost mineral-powdery hue, immediately contradicted by dark chocolate with its dense bitterness. Suede between them feels soft like the skin of that imagined artificial fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs™ and Was™ were born from the same brief: one designed by master perfumers, the other by artificial intelligence. With this pair, the house of Neandertal explores the future of species and our relationship with synthetic life; Is™ is the brighter half of this experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVetiver, patchouli, and sandalwood dry the fruity core, while musk, Peruvian balsam, and vanilla keep warmth close to the skin. Chocolate recedes into a dark shadow, and the metallic tone remains as a thin shimmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs™ is neither an ordinary fig perfume nor a classic chocolate gourmand. It is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea synthetic fruit with fig pulp, chalk, suede, and metallic skin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — a taste of the future that the nose can imagine before the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236505903370,"sku":"MEM-000025","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-is-30ml.webp?v=1781878616"},{"product_id":"light-30ml","title":"Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe light here is not a citrus flash but a still landscape of hinoki, iris, and metal. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/Neandertal-Light-52102.html\" title=\"Neandertal Light – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e captures the present moment and holds it in suspense, like a frame where nothing moves, yet the space possesses a powerful force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHinoki, coriander, and galbanum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e open the composition dry, green, and aromatic. Violet leaf extends this horizontal landscape, without juicy fruit or cheerful cologne lightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrris connects the green tones and gives the formula stiffness, shape, and cohesion. A metallic accord, through its powdery texture, draws a cold line, making nature appear like a contemporary still life, carefully frozen in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/noses\/Chris_Maurice.html\" title=\"Chris Maurice – Fragrantica perfumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Maurice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e created Light as a counterpoint to Neandertal Dark, exploring olfactory dissonance. While Dark turns to the other pole of the idea, Light remains linear, spacious, and focused on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbergris, patchouli, leather, cedar, and musk later add familiar bodily and woody weight. The greenery subsides, but metal and orris keep the structure firm until the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight is not a light perfume just because it bears that name. It is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehinoki and orris stiffened with metal, over leather, ambergris, and cedar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — a luminous frame of the Neanderthal enigma suspended in time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236508557578,"sku":"MEM-000024","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-light-30ml.webp?v=1781878623"},{"product_id":"them-30ml","title":"Them™","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe future here doesn't smell of metal and smoke, but of transparent wood, sea algae, and flowers that don't yet have a name. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/Neandertal-Them-64123.html\" title=\"Neandertal Them™ – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Them™\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e sends a message from a time we haven't experienced, optimistic despite the uncertainty of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrapefruit, lavender, and carrot seed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e open the composition fresh, aromatic, and rooty. Sea algae introduces salty greenery, while iris and neroli provide a clean, smooth floral surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/noses\/Euan_McCall.html\" title=\"Euan McCall – Fragrantica perfumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuan McCall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e combines unconventional molecular materials with natural essences. The portrait of technological advancement is not a cold dystopia, but a possibility for a better human life and for generations that will continue where we left off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHinoki, magnolia, and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esandalwood, ambrette, and styrax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e create an airy woody heart. Musk and natural amber in the base add bodily and marine warmth without closing the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the skin, the citrus clarity gradually transforms into clean, mineral wood. If you're looking for a futuristic perfume full of cold metals or a very sweet vision of progress, Them™ will be more subtle and organically unusual for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowards the end, hinoki remains with sea algae and ambrette, like a message from future humans written on a piece of wood that drifted back through time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236508852490,"sku":"MEM-000023","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-them-30ml.webp?v=1781878631"},{"product_id":"us-30ml","title":"Us™","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore cities and screens, we carried citrus, spices, smoke, medicines, and food through the same human hands. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/Neandertal-Us-64122.html\" title=\"Neandertal Us™ – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Us™\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e distills this shared journey into a scent that is at once ancient, familiar, and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBergamot, orange, elemi, and two types of pepper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e open the composition brightly, resinously, and spicy. Eucalyptus adds a green, medicinal breath, like those found in nature long before perfumery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/noses\/Euan_McCall.html\" title=\"Euan McCall – Fragrantica perfumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuan McCall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e explores universal scent profiles that appear across various cultures. Rose, cardamom, geranium, and frankincense evoke materials used throughout history in rituals, healing, cooking, and body adornment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the skin, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evetiver, hyraceum, and labdanum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e settle peacefully, along with cypriol, cade, and oud. Moss, sandalwood, and musk provide rooted security, while citrus still retains energy on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you desire clean modern freshness or sleek oud without animality, Us™ will be too layered and earthy for you. Hyraceum, smoke, and resins remind us that collective history was not sterile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, a trace of cade remains on sandalwood and moss, with cardamom and orange peel — a fragrant cross-section of what we gathered, burned, and wore as we became us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236508950794,"sku":"MEM-000027","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-us-30ml.webp?v=1781878639"},{"product_id":"was-30ml","title":"Was™","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe past in this scent is not dusty; it opens with yerba mate, spices, and a new molecule that transforms iris into wood. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Neandertal\/was-115341.html\" title=\"Neandertal Was™ – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEANDERTAL Was™\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the richer and deeper half of the Is™ and Was™ duo, positioned between human tradition and synthetic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYerba mate, bergamot, and cardamom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e provide a bitter-fresh and warm opening, along with nutmeg, geranium, and clove. The spices feel familiar but are not composed into a nostalgic vintage formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the entire duet, Neandertal questions the future of our species and our relationship with artificial intelligence: one fragrance was shaped by master perfumers, the other by advanced AI technology. Was™ responds on the skin with complexity, not a simple verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiviniris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a new molecule that combines the familiar texture of iris and wood. Cistus and vanilla add softness, while cedar, vetiver, patchouli, and sandalwood build a deep base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber, styrax, and musk smooth the late stage, while clove and geranium remain bitter-spicy. If you want an airy iris or a pure woody scent, Was™ will be too warm and layered for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the drydown, Diviniris remains on sandalwood and amber, with a trace of mate — an answer from the past that sounds new enough that you're no longer sure who wrote it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neandertal","offers":[{"title":"30ml","offer_id":53236509540618,"sku":"MEM-000026","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/neandertal-was-30ml.webp?v=1781878646"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/collections\/img-neandertal-brand.png?v=1789483213","url":"https:\/\/memoireperfumery.hr\/en\/collections\/neandertal.oembed","provider":"Mémoire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}