MOLéCULE 234.38

I am in love with molecule 234.38! It smells so delightful, it's like it's a part of you when you wear it. And as many have pointed out, it does disappear and then reappear all day, all of a Sudden you smell something lovely and at other Times you can't quite detect it. I love that actually. I get headaches very easily with smells and scents, but with this I don't. It is also impossible to over use it. When i first tested this I was shopping with my friend and she kept stopping to sniff me the rest of the day saying I smelled sooooo good! I really like the idea of the perfume mixing with your own pheromones, although I can't say if that's the case, anyhow it does smell like nothing else I've ever experienced which may be why i am obsessed with it. I am scandinavian, from Sweden, and I read that Zarko designed the scents with inspiration from and for the Scandinavian life style, and I can only agree that I get a Scandinavian vibe from this but I believe everyone everywhere would enjoy this. Give it a go, I knew 10 minutes after testing it that I loved it!

I'm assuming this is an iso-e fragrance. Though i haven't tested molecule 01 i have tried iso-e by itself in perfumers alcohol. This is a stronger version of that. Fortunately i can detect the aroma of light cedar and distant vanilla/sandalwood. It's like terre d hermes without the bitter orange. A long lasting warm woody semi sweet aroma that permeates your environment. Over all i do like this. I just feel bad saying it's similar to other fragrances. I think this can be worn by both genders. But best suited for a man.. Reason being.. ;) Zarkoperfumes made a female version of this. Maybe not exactly but it's called pink molecule. At this point in time it's not listed on fragrantica. As for molecule 234.38 Longevity 8.5/10 Sillage 7/10 Quality 8/10 An interesting fragrance i must admit. i like it's ghostly way of appearing out of the blue and fading away just to say hi another time. note* from what i can decipher this has molecule 01 beat in most aspects. Especially price!

I have tried two different batches of this perfume that were not the same, so that may explain the split in reviews. I first tried a sample from niche-beauty.com, and LOVED it. Sweet, subtle, just a really pretty clean scent. Then I ordered a 10ml spray from Amazon, which from all the reviews seems to be legit. From this batch, I could smell nothing. Just an alcohol scent, somewhat like unscented hairspray. How disappointing! I am not the only one who has smelled nothing from this perfume, however I have tried a version that I could smell. This makes me think there are inconsistencies in batches? I would love to get a bottle of the original scent I tried, however I am hesitant as to what I will actually receive...

This fragrance is 90% Iso-E Super and 10% Galaxolide. Nothing except these two molecules. Galaxolide is the most widely used clean, fluffy and sweet laundry musk. It's the backbone of modern white musk fragrances. So this is basically a clean musk remix of Molecule 01. It's funny how this simple combination gets 4 stars, when so many complex artistic creations struggle to get good ratings. These two molecules are very cheap to produce and have been widely used since the 70's. But there's a reason for that: they smell good. And so does this fragrance. Even to people who don't enjoy heavy perfumes. Simple tricks are sometimes the best!

Got it as a tester but am definitely going to up the game with a full bottle. On my skin this smells like a 1:1 drydown of the Rare Beauty Amber vanilla fragrance balm which I adore! Paired together is heaven..🫠 Not very strong but long lasting, little sweet comforting ambery woods. The woods are not hammering the fragrance down, just a perfect balance. I almost get something little green and ambery vanillic spread over the calming woody warmth. Love it. It’s highly addictive, can’t stop sniffing my hand🙂

I LOVE this perfume! I first learned of Zarko when I was taking a bus to Eibsee in Germany in October 2019. There was a lovely woman wearing a white sweater sitting near me who smelled divine and I just had to ask her what perfume she was wearing. It was Molecule 234.38. I bought it for myself as a Christmas present and it remains one of my favorites. It smells sophisticated, the longevity is satisfactory, and there is nothing scratchy or overwhelming. Perfect scent.

I get the most compliments when I use any molecular fragrance as my base, and Molecule 234.38 does its job excellently. Idk why my preference is to smell like pencil shavings or hamster cage bedding, but alas, I like what I like. Molecule 234.38 is identical to Molecule 01, but projects louder and lasts way longer. At the dry down, I’m left with a soft, sweet woody scent that’s so clean and cozy. Smells safe and comforting.

My skin completely eats Molecule 01 — it stays beautiful but totally undetectable on me. I also can’t wear anything I can smell on myself because it makes me nauseous, so I need scents that project outward but stay invisible to my own nose. Zarko works perfectly with my skin chemistry: it lasts, it projects, and it remains undetectable to me while others notice it immediately.

This is it. This is the perfume I’ve smelled on people in the summer. The lady on the bus that simply said “Zarko” but couldn't recall which one she was currently wearing. It was Molecule 234.38 all along. Such a flirt, sweet and woody. Pure molecule cat perfume. I chase her and she runs away but when I'm busy she sticks her tail in my nose, and what a beautiful tail!

This is a softer version of Molecule 01. It's like if Molecule 01 and Not a perfume had a baby, this would be their love child. I love it.

This is the sweet woody clean scent I've been looking for! Lovely!! Longlasting and good sillage, no need to overspray.

It's a more subtle Paper+ minus the amber and vetiver. I love it.

Molecule 01 but a bit sweeter. This is Perfect! 10/10

This is a strange one. If I use it after a fresh shower It smells chemical, if I smell where I sprayed it's not pleasant. From a distance it smells like new bedsheets a very neutral clean scent. But if I use it when I have been working and sweating it has a more flower like smell but not in the sense of powdery flowery like chanel no5. No, a I just entered a hotel room with new bedsheets kind of smell. If you are looking for something that has a typical new clean smell that is not sweet or sour or cytrus or woody or fruity or herbal or..... I can go on smell then this is it. It's perfect but the sillage is not wide at all.

One of my current favourites. Although it's good by itself, I would use this for layering. I love paring this one with Diptyque Eau Duelle, my most complimented combo. To me it's warm and inviting, but I dont always notice it myself. It stays quite close to the skin, something I like about it. My friends and colleges always give me compliments when they get a whiff of it. The bottle i have has lasted me a long time as well. Worth a try!

This used to be my (for the lack of a better word) dumb grab for a few years. I bought it from a retailer in Eastern Europe and from Amazon UK, both times identical, no bad batches. On me it is a very dry woody smell with a touch of salt/ happy marine notes. From my skin in projects and feels like a safe perfume for meetings. However from the reviews below it feels like skin chemistry really matters with this one?

Ah, bummer... I guess I'm another one of those who can't smell the iso-e super? I only get a mild woody-musky scent from this one. I sometimes get whiffs of it if I don't smell it up close, but it's very elusive to my nose

It's a nice fragrance if you like very soft, lightly powdered, lightly musky fragrances. Well-balanced but lacks intrigue.

Skin chemistry matters with this fragrance. As described by the manufacturer, its meant to react with your own 'skin molecules'. So in a way, this fragrance relies on YOU and what you are wearing that day, how clean your skin is, your skin oils, etc - which to me is kind of silly and defeats the purpose of a fragrance. Also seems like there are different batches and formulations. Sometimes all I get is straight alcohol and other times I get a mineral woody/citrusy scent. Doesn't last very long on me. Very popular in Europe.

Nothing really wrong with it, but I am not really a fan of this type of scents. To me, it just smells a bit generic, like fresh laundry.