Escentric 04

Escentric Molecules Escentric 04 EDT opens with a moderate projection of sweet, citrus, green, fruity, woody, and floral notes. The opening is fresh, sharp, unique, and very pleasant. The grapefruit is the citrus note, but it comes across as a bergamot note, sour and not bitter. The juniper is noticeable as well, fresh, woody, piney, and green. The combination of the Osmanthus, mastic, and galbanum create a unique and different accord that makes this fragrance feel special, this note combines a fruit touch of the Osmanthus with the intense green and spicy note of the galbanum that feels very fresh. The sandalwood is the sweetening accord, not too strong, but noticeable. The rose wraps the package with a light floral touch. Other than the citrus note taking one or two steps down, the fragrance does not have a significant opening to dry-down change, it loses some of its initial projection but all notes come up as soon as the fragrance is applied and continues into the dry-down. Once Escentric Molecules Escentric 04 EDT has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, sweet (sandalwood), fruity (Osmanthus), green (galbanum), and woody (juniper) fragrance with citrus and soft floral accords. The fragrance feels casual, comforting, delicate, delicious, elegant, exotic, floral, fresh, fruity, green, inviting, mild, modern, natural, nicely-blended, playful, refreshing, relaxing, sharp, sour, sweet, unique, unisex, versatile, woody, zesty and pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020. WOW RATING: 9/10. A very pleasant fragrance with a unique touch. DISLIKE RATING: 0/10. The notes are well-balanced and inoffensive. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. The combination of notes creates a unique scent. MASS APPEAL: 8/10. This is a fragrance that most people will enjoy. PROJECTION: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 6 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 hours, it projects for about 2 hours. SEASONS: Spring, summer. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, gym, office, business, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating, clubbing. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 6/10. A highly versatile fragrance for mild and warm weather. GENDER: Unisex. The notes and resulting scent are unisex. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Escentric Molecules Escentric 04 EDT can be purchased for about $95, its projection is not the best but its uniqueness makes it a good option for those looking for a unisex fragrance with uniqueness touch. This is a good buy. BLIND-BUY: No, sample it first. SIMILAR: These are examples of fragrances with similar notes. Parfums de Marly Oajan is a great gourmand fragrance with slight boozy tones; Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Sun Men EDT is a nice grapefruit, aquatic and woody fragrance but could use more performance; Ferrari Scuderia Red is soft, woody, citrus, and green fragrance with very soft floral and spicy accords; Nishane Ambra Calabria is a strong musky and green fragrance Chanel Egoiste Platinum EDT is a great cedar, vetiver, and oakmoss fragrance; Escentric Molecules Escentric 04 EDT is unique, sandalwood, fruity Osmanthus, green galbanum, juniper, with citrus and soft floral accords. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, sweet (sandalwood), fruity (Osmanthus), green (galbanum), and woody (juniper) fragrance with citrus and soft floral accords. The fragrance feels casual, comforting, delicate, delicious, elegant, exotic, floral, fresh, fruity, green, inviting, mild, modern, natural, nicely-blended, playful, refreshing, relaxing, sharp, sour, sweet, unique, unisex, versatile, woody, zesty and pleasant.

These are the notes I found on the official Escentric Molecules website: Top: Methyl Pamplemousse, Pink Grapefruit, Marijuana, Bergamot, Juniper Berry, Pink Pepper Middle: Hedione (green jasmine bud), Freesia, Osmanthus, Orris, Rose Base: Javanol, Mastic, Labdanum, Iso E Super, Muscone (Musk), Ambroxan, Castoreum, Vetiver As you can see from the official note breakdown, this fragrance contains a huge list of notes , including some unusual ones like marijuana note which I honestly can’t specifically detect here. To simplify it, this smells like a musky aromatic citrus fragrance to my nose. The juicy citrus opening is very prominent, mainly coming from the bergamot and grapefruit, along with an aromatic spicy touch from the juniper berry. Very quickly, the musky aspect from the ambroxan starts to appear especially when sprayed directly onto my skin. This fragrance feels much more alive and complex on skin compared to paper. That’s very typical of ambroxan heavy fragrances, since they tend to react strongly with body heat and individual skin chemistry. On paper, it smells more like a flat aromatic citrus scent. But on my skin, it becomes a musky, aromatic citrus fragrance with noticeably better projection. If I smell it closely, I can also detect soft floral nuances, though they never become prominent enough for me to clearly identify them individually. There’s also a soft creamy woodiness in the background, likely coming from Javanol, which smells like sandalwood. Overall, this is a fresh citrus fragrance that works perfectly for summer, casual wear, or even the gym. However, because the ambroxan is quite prominent, I think it will react differently depending on the wearer’s skin chemistry. On my skin, it becomes citrusy, aromatic, musky. The difference between spraying it on paper and skin isn’t that prominent, except for the musky ambroxan effect, which becomes much stronger and more projecting once it interacts with body heat. Overall, this is definitely a great citrus fragrance that doesn’t feel boring. It has a modern, futuristic character without becoming too niche or difficult to wear. Everything feels very well blended, and I still think it’s worth the price if you can find it at a discounter price. 8.2/10

I've smelled this or molecule 04 on a Russian customer recently and I was mesmerized by this smell. I've asked her what she's wearing... She said molecule 04...but I guess it was escentric 04 because I could clearly smell also the lemon/grapefruit... My hair on the back of my head raised each time she was walking thru the shop where I'm working... It was so fresh but oriental (strong and deep) in the same time for me... I initially thought that she has some oud type of perfume on. Funny thing... One of my colleagues found it totally repulsive... She described it as very strong and somehow sweet... O was shocked... For me it wasn't at all sweet. What we both agreed upon was that it was very strong and left a trail behind her... Awesome sillage. After finishing my shift went to a perfume department and asked for molecule 04...i couldn't smell almost nothing.... I tried also escentric 04and yeah... This one I could smell it... But only the opening notes... The juniper and lemon /grapefruit. These notes stay with me for 3-4 hours.... But no javanol (the fantastic sandalwood I was smelling on my customer). I still bought the perfume (escentric 04) but until now I still can only smell the opening notes... No trace of javanol. I learned that this javanol is so strong that one's nose can't perceive it a lot of times... Also until now my friends can only smell the citrus and juniper notes on me. Does one of u go thru this thing too? If yeah, do other people notice on your skin the smell of sandalwood too?! I know that one's skin can also change the smell of a perfume too... But I would be a bit disappointed if my skin would be not compatible to this fantastic javanol note.

Javanol is a potent little beast that in the hands of a master perfumer can be utterly sublime. My own clumsy amateur dabblings have taught me that this is one of those molecules like Norlimbanol where less really is more, but when skilfully integrated, Javanol breathes life, elegance and beauty into a composition and realism into a sandalwood accord. The reviews by MannyOyson and piyux are spot on and describe E04 better than I could. Escentric 04 is a very modern fragrance showcasing the potential of aroma chemicals and organic chemistry to create fragrances that are unlike traditional fragrances - more than just a “body spray”, they create an aura that envelopes their wearer, and an ambiance that surrounds them. Javanol, like Iso E Super, can cause olfactory fatigue and some people apparently can’t smell it at all due to their genetic makeup, but for those who can it is quite beautiful - and Escentric 4 is a fragrance that persists and projects admirably. The first time I wore this, I was coming home on a crowded train and my companion observed a lady standing behind me on the train who would lean in towards my neck and inhale deeply, even sighing audibly as if in a state of blissful euphoria. Something similar happened the first time I wore Escentric 01. Escentric 04 is a beautiful, multifaceted fragrance that, like its siblings, is more like “an effect” than a perfume, versatile and pleasing, it is a worthy addition to a modern fragrance palette.

Hell YES. This one wasn’t planned. I stumbled upon it like you stumble into trouble: half-aware, fully fated. Escentric 04 isn’t just a perfume. It’s a heatwave. A system error that wants to pin you to the wall. It opens with dry grapefruit and weed, rough and almost abrasive. The bergamot is sharp. The juniper bites. It’s high-voltage citrus, crackling like bare wires. Then comes the filth. That gasoline-rubber-tire grittiness. The scent of hot concrete, synthetic grease, sweat-slick skin. You can smell the mechanic: stupid hot, shirtless, covered in motor oil, a joint in his mouth, eyes locked on you like you’re the last sin he intends to commit tonight. It’s all friction. Clean vs dirty. Chemical vs carnal. Metal vs skin. Javanol brings this cool, razor-sharp sandalwood edge. Ambroxan and Iso E Super act like pure pheromones, giving off that oddly erotic alien feel. The rose and orris feel like a soft kiss after a hard pull on the hair. The whole thing is industrial cyberpunk filth. Unisex? Sure. But this scent doesn’t care about your gender. It cares about you unzipping your Diesel jeans fast and making a mistake you’ll still taste on your tongue years later. A lot of people don’t get it. Maybe they shouldn’t. It doesn’t try to win you over. It’s dirty-hot and hits hard. In all the right ways. 🔥🔧 5/5.