Escentric 01
by Escentric Molecules

This smells fantastic on my clothes after I've worn it, but not so great on my skin directly. Unlike others, I can smell this quite strongly and it doesn't disappear on my skin. It's not dreadful on my skin but just doesn't compare to how intriguing and lovely it smells on my clothes. That said, on some days it's better than others. For this reason it's quite a mysterious, elusive scent for me, I can't quite pin it down, but for that reason I like it.

5th December, 2011.

Escentric 01 is much better than Molecule 01 and at least I don't feel like Geza Schoen is pulling my leg with a single molecule of Iso E Super. E01 opens with a great combination of pepper and woods notes joined by a sparkling lemon. Unique and somehow familiar at the same time, then the Iso E Super starts to play his role evolving the scent into an intoxicating woody-incensey accord that stays linear for hours. IMO this is the real essence of this fragrance. I immagine E01 as an undressed minimal version of the vintage Fahrenheit or, if you prefer, as a warmer Odeur 71 with Lemon instead of mint.

This is not a groundbreaking or revolutionary release and, as I said for Molecule 01, no "magic" or pheromonic effects here, but if you try to forget about all the hype behind this line of fragrances you will discover an incredibly delightful and modern scent that has a great projection and an amazing lasting power. In continental europe this is sold cheaper than in the US.

6th April, 2011.

This instantly reminded me of Fahrenheit . Except fahrenieht has the additional leather note to it. A friend mentioned to me today while we were perfume shopping, hat it eas his favorite fragrance, i then quickly checked the net to find out it's notes and as i assumed, pretty similar to Fahrenheit. So I told him he would love Fahrenheit if he liked eccentric 01 to which he replied Fahrenheit used to be his exclusive and sole perfume before eccentric 01.
It's nice but if you like a 2D if nit 1D ambience from our perfume.

16th October, 2010.

Like a single ingredient that is very familiar to me from other perfumes like Gucci PH or Lalique Equus or any other good wooden-note perfume; this familiarity makes Escentric 01 look simple at firs sniff but then you could eventually change your mind and realize what a comfort this simplicity brings. Yes, no designer would put his name on this fragrance. It's more of a concept, something not invented by man but something that has always wandered around. And it's true for our olfactory culture; we have met this note so often playing the role of enhancer or substitute, and now here it is on its own. It's more warm than I expected, actually; while Comme Des Garcons' numbred abstractions are cold, this brings some cozyness from a better world. Yet I wouldn't go on a date with this. It's cognitive philosophy in a bottle.

12nd February, 2010.

People are talking about all kinds of detectable sourness and electricity in the notes. I'll tell you what I smell... Nothing. It's all chemicals and synthetic. I don't know why, but my nose just isn't cooperating.

And I was so excited about the Iso E Super, too! Maybe it was just too soon for this beginner to attempt to sniff something that has one note at 65% concentration.

Maybe I will take a tip from another reviewer and test it on paper. Good idea.

28th November, 2009.

This is certainly better than Escentric 02, but I would nevertheless not waste my money on buying a bottle. It's fairly simple (pepper, SOUR lime, and cedar) and linear on my skin, with levels of longevity and sillage that I cannot quite qualify. It unfortunately happens to be one of the few fragrances that seems to consistently afflict me with anosmia.

I had originally tested this with summer usage in mind, but Escentric 01 tends to go slightly awry on my skin when mixed with the slightest amount of sweat. Wearing this in the fall is more enjoyable, if slightly anachronistic.

In summary, this is not a bad fragrance, but it does lack the sophistication and complexity needed to justify its roughly $135/3.5 oz price tag. Were I in the mood for a better fragrance that seeks to pique similar emotions, I'd probably reach for Gigli Man (on the inexpensive side) or PG Hyperessence Matale (on the pricey side), not that any of those are compositionally or aromatically similar.

31st October, 2009.