Escentric Molecules

Escentric 05 30ml Cased

Escentric 05 on the go. Escentric 05 is a love letter to Cashmeran, an abstraction of summer on a Mediterranean island. Cashmeran is one of the greats of synthetic chemistry. Warm and woody, with a resinous pine note. It has an unusually complex character for a single molecule. Cashmeran was created in a laboratory at the IFF in the late 1970s. For Escentric 05, Geza Schoen wanted to recreate the experience of being on an island in the Mediterranean, like the ones he has spent so many summers. This scent pairing explores the idea of a modern Cashmeran fragrance laced with notes of bergamot, laurel, rosemary, cistus, fig, juniper, hedione, and of course, 15% Cashmeran. "What you notice as you walk up the path from the sea is how the heat changes plants and trees; they turn dry, resinous and aromatic," says Geza Schoen. "The top note of Escentric 05 is very simple: bergamot to keep things light, and orange, an ingredient which has an emotional tone to it, bright and happy. It reflects the orange groves that cover the island. Laurel and rosemary are typical Mediterranean plants with a spicy freshness. Juniper brings a herbal tonality, and cypress is a very dry, pungent wood." The drydown has two classic Mediterranean ingredients, cistus labdanum and mastic. Mastic is a resin produced by a small tree that grows especially near the sea. It has a sweet, leathery, balsamic quality. And, of course, there is around 15% of Cashmeran — which gives the fragrance its piney warmth. "I also introduced a subtle fig, both the bitterness of the leaves and the ripeness of the fruit. The figs had to be in there because there is a fig tree by our house on the island. Fig feels authentic to the place; it reminds me of the happiness of summer by the sea," says Geza Schoen. Distilled from a resinous, balsamic breath and the sensuous moments in the basking sun, this fragrance evokes a scents of place and carries a vacation-ready state of mind. Consider it an intoxicating ode to far-flung shores, ideal for any perfume pundit and travel lover. The Cerulean Blue metal Portable, designed to maximise functionality and minimise waste, lets you carry the Mediterranean scentscape of E05 around with you. The case fits 30ml fragrances and is blasted with stainless steel 'sand' to burnish the surface to a soft lustre. It is then anodised for high durability — the perfect art-cessory for the scent inspired by global wanderings.

30 ml