Molecule 01

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Molecule 01

Escentric Molecules · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2006

≈ $170 · 100ml · approx. retail

The fragrance that launched the brand in 2006, Molecule 01 is composed of nothing but Iso E Super, a synthetic aroma-molecule created at IFF's laboratories in 1973 that reads as clean, cedary and skin-warm. Its signature trait is an olfactory 'fade in/fade out' effect, seeming to vanish and reappear on the skin as it interacts with individual body chemistry.

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The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

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