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Molecule 01

Name: Molecule 01 Eau de Toilette (EDT)
Brand: Escentric Molecules

Escentric Molecules · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2006

Woody · Woody Nicheunisex

≈ $170 · 100ml · approx. retail

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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.

Woody Musky

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Iso E Super

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Iso E Super

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Iso E Super

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Perfumer

Geza Schoen

24 in collection

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Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

I Don't Know What

D.S. & Durga · Woody

≈ $210

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Dior Homme

Dior · Woody

≈ $145save ~$25

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Escentric 01

Escentric Molecules · Woody

≈ $175

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Escentric 05

Escentric Molecules · Woody

≈ $71save ~$99

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Initio Magnetic Blend 7

Initio Parfums Privés · Woody

≈ $230

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Monocline 05 Eau De Essence

Maison Alhambra · Woody

≈ $20save ~$150

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From the journal

Deep dive

Why so many modern fragrances smell the same: the ambroxan era

Walk any fragrance counter and half the bottles share a DNA — dry, warm, mineral, faintly sweet. That's ambroxan and its synthetic relatives. Here's why they took over.