A lemming for Renegades week: Mark Buxton's Escentric 01 (yes, it's just iso e super) in a Christmas cracker from Liberty. 30 ml, £36.
The daily lemming
I need a good vetiver shower gel. This one likely costs more than I'm going to spend, but it's tempting. From niche line Escentric Molecules, Escentric 03 body wash: "....a gentle, fragrance-rich formula that leaves the skin feeling vibrant and fresh. Paraben- and sulfate-free, this wash features notes of vetiveryl acetate, a smooth and woody vetiver molecule with a grapefruit accent, together with fresh lime peel, ginger, green peppercorn, and musk." $40 for 200 ml at Barneys.
Escentric Molecules Molecule 04 & Escentric 04 ~ fragrance reviews (sort of)
Let me state the obvious to anyone who has ever read my posts: I am not a chemist! If you are, and have more scientific information on what follows, don’t be shy about commenting (I won’t take offense).
Escentric Molecules’ latest creations, Molecule 041 and Escentric 042, are about the aroma chemical Javanol — a sandalwood-type molecule prepared from turpentine obtained from pine trees.3 Molecule 04 is “just” Javanol (diluted, of course); Escentric 04 is a more complex composition built around Javanol.
I can’t smell Javanol…
Escentric Molecules Molecule 04 & Escentric 04 ~ new fragrances
Niche line Escentric Molecules line will launch their fourth fragrance duo. Molecule 04 and Escentric 04 focus on Givaudan’s sandalwood molecule Javanol; both fragrances were developed by perfumer and brand founder Geza Shoen…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2016, part 15
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes limited edition bottles from Calvin Klein, Salvatore Ferragamo, Thierry Mugler, Burberry, Escentric Molecules and Philippe Starck.
From Calvin Klein, a limited edition bottle of Calvin Klein Euphoria for Holiday 2016 (it matches this edition of Calvin Klein Eternity for Men). $119 at Hudson’s Bay in Canada…