Escentric 02 Eau de Toilette 100 ml
Ambroxan has a subtle sensual quality with a radiant, long-lasting drydown.
Escentric 02 contains 13.5% Ambroxan* in a formula designed to amplify its mineral note with hedione (green jasmine bud), a 'gin and tonic' accord, "and a hint of the Austrian lemonade called almdudler." Schoen describes the final effect as "super-longlasting freshness into the drydown, with a subtle sensuality."
*13.5% is the maximum percentage of Ambroxan that can be dissolved in a fragrance compound. Any more, and the Ambroxan begins to crystallise out of the solution.
Please note: We have performed a general modernisation of the packaging introducing our new branding elements and logo. We wanted to retain our trademark design but remix the existing branding in a contemporary way, so there is consistency across the collective line of Escentric Molecules fragrances.
Almdudler, Juniper Berry, Mandarine, Lime, Bergamot
Ginger, Freesia, Clary Sage, Pink Pepper, Hedione (green jasmine bud), Orris
Muscone (Musk), AMBROXAN™, Vetiver, Tonka
Escentric 02 contains 13.5% Ambroxan* in a formula designed to amplify its mineral note with hedione (green jasmine bud), a ‘gin and tonic’ accord, “and a hint of the Austrian lemonade called almdudler”. Schoen describes the final effect as ‘super-longlasting freshness into the drydown, together with a subtle sensuality.’
*13.5% is the maximum percentage of Ambroxan that can be dissolved in a fragrance compound. Any more, and the Ambroxan begins to crystallize out of the solution.
Escentric 02 – a formula
Molecule 02 – a molecule
Ambroxan has a subtle sensual quality with a radiant, long-lasting drydown.
It is a crystal with a chemical structure identical to the ambrox derived from ambergris. For centuries ambergris was perhaps the most prized ingredient in perfumery. It is a somewhat mysterious substance expelled by the cachalot or sperm whale which only attains its fine scent after a long maturation floating in the ocean. Ambergris is rarely found these days, and the ‘amber’ in a modern fragrance will be a lab-created equivalent of some of the aroma-molecules that make up its scent. By far the finest of these is the nature-identical molecule, Ambroxan.
Ambergris was always valued for its refinement as well as its sensuality. This quality persists in Ambroxan. “It has a fresh almost mineral quality,” says perfumer, Geza Schoen, “that lingers into the drydown.”
Ambroxan was isolated from plant sources in 1950.
Escentric Molecules 02
And now the second chapter… Escentric 02 and Molecule 02 share the same relationship as their predecessors, Escentric the blend and Molecule the single aroma-chemical extracted from it. Molecule 02 is based on ambroxan, a nature-identical aroma-molecule, best described as a fresh, almost mineral smoothness which subtly expands to envelop you.
