10 perfumes in similar style to Escentric 05 by Escentric Molecules

The four seasons in a single box, to connect you olfactory to Nature and its cycles throughout the year.

In this set (4 x 100 ml EdCs):

Maig (May)

Agost (August)

Gener (January)

Octubre (October)

Moonlight was commissioned by Brocard to Bertrand Duchaufour. It is the brand’s first experiment with an approach to perfume making as conceptual art and luxury.

To understand this perfume you need to ponder on the nature of monlight and the fact that it is only sunlight reflected off the lifeless satellite.

The perfume feels even more tender, a bit like the Moon’s reflection in a pond. The formula is a uniform gentle flow of cool spices, splashes of freesia, mimosa and iris interlaced with oakmoss and musk. It stays close to skin as if designed to be a to be a secret known only by the wearer.

The bottle deserves a separate mention, it's heavy crystal with exactly 57 facets, the same number you have in the classic diamond cut, the perfect number to capture light inside the crystal and to make it pulse within. 

You can actually spin the bottle (the base has been cut in a special way) to admire the play of light inside the moonstone coloured tincture.

Imagine the smell of nature in winter, aromas frozen in cold, crisp air. In Gener (January), Bravanariz invites you to walk in a forest after a storm, inhaling the smell of damp broken branches on the forest floor, the mineral aroma of sleeping earth, dry grass, evergreens, berries and fruit on leafless branches.

The new Bravanariz scents represent seasons, and are made from plants that thrive and are harvested in the season they represent. In Gener you have juniper, mastic and oakmoss playing leading roles in the winter aroma story.

The perfume is eau de cologne (5%) concentration and is intended as a relaxed option to be worn in the comfort of your home (but it’s not a home spray). The gentle natural vibes can be appreciated at home where there is less sensory distraction (compared to the office, the street, the crowds).

This perfume will leave you wondering why Creed's Aventus costs as much as it does. Black Gold is continuing the eternal theme of spicy aromatic perfumes, refreshing, elegant and verisatile. There are all the classic staple ingredients (aokmoss, bergamot, birch tar) as well as the modern twist of tart pineapple. 

Perfumer: Domitille Michalon-Bertier (also the nose behind Flowerbomb by the way).

Hors-Piste (as in skiing off-piste or driving off-road) is the modern and impertinent cologne for those who like to surprise. First comes the freshness of the Italian tangerine, then the bitterness of the mate tea. Finally, the brightness of juniper, the main ingredient of the gin and tonic that Hors-Piste recreates to perfection.   

Its formula is quite minimalist: it contains 43 ingredients. A classic perfume can contain up to 300 ingredients.

Natural ingredients corresponding to the notes (95%):

Virginia cedar (juniperus virginiana oil)
Texas cedar (juniperus mexicana oil)
Lemon (lemon peel oil)
Juniper (juniperus communis fruit oil)
Ginger (zingiber officinale root oil)
Mandarin (citrus nobilis peel oil absolute)
Maté tea (ilex paraguariensis leaf extract)
Sweet orange (citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil)
Pink pepper (schinus terebinthifolia seed extract)
Styrax (liquidambar styraciflua oil)
Organic wheat alcohol

Synthetic ingredients (and their fragrant effects) (5%):

Ambroxan (wood, ambergris)
Amyl cinnamal (tropical flower, jasmine)
Benzyl acetate (jasmine)
Camphene (camphor)
Citral (lemon peel)
Decanal (clean, citrus peel)
Dihydro linalool (rosewood)
Dimethylcyclohexenepentenone (floral hyacinth)
Dodecenal, cis-4 (clean, tangerine peel)
Dodecenal, trans-2 (clean, tangerine peel)
Hédione (fresh jasmine)
Isocyclemone (wood, cedar)
Karismal (fresh jasmine)
Lauric Aldehyde (clean, tangerine peel)
Limonene (lemon, orange)
Linalool (lily-of-the-valley, lemon)
Linalyl acetate (lemon, lavender)
Methyl 2-Octynoate (violet leaves, cucumber)
Methyl N-methylanthranilate (orange blossom, grape)
Methyl octyl acetaldehyde (clean, lemon)
Methyl Salycitate (ylang-ylang, tiare flower)
Methyl undecanal/2 (clean, amber)
Nonanal (clean, pink)
Octanal (clean, lime)
P-Cymene (orange, carrot)
Pinene alpha (pine needles, camphor)
Pinene beta (pine needles, mint)
Terpinene - Gamma (lime)
Terpineol-alpha (lemon, lilac)
Terpineole Acetate (grass, bergamot)
Terpinolene (pine needles, lemon)
Triacetin (exotic fruit)
Undecyl aldehyde (clean, lemon)

June 1660, the Isle of Pheasants, Basque region, French-Spanish border

Fleur de Louis is a refined and elegant imagining of the peace negotiations at the center of the marriage between Louis XIV of France and Marie-Teresa of Spain. A regal ceremony carried out with pomp and purpose against a newly built pavilion of cedar and pine which takes center stage.

Neroli, green galbanum, cypress and bergamot open, leading the way a heart of radiant orange blossom (a favourite of the Sun King), jasmine and subtly perfumed rose and clove water.

Powdery and clean orris contrasts with resinous white cedar. The charismatic beginning of a new era.

Olfactory opulance conjures the Palace of Versailles in its heyday when Louis XIV and his Court would amble the Grand Orangery to delight in the flowering orange trees warmed by bonfires. This is a bright orange blossom with a warm, woody background, with notes of orange blossom absolute, pomegranate, honey and firewood smoke.

A milky green fig oozing sweet musk.

PERFUMER
FLORIAN GALLO

O/E was a perfume Bogue made between MAAI and MEM.

This batch of O/E is a one off lucky production of that original formula and a chance for collectors and Bogue fans to get their hands on another interesting blend.

O/E is a green herbaceous vetiver among other things but it passes through a citrus stage and a meadow and a pine forest episode as well. As with all Bogue creations it's a complex inventive formula with fascinating architecture

I’ve calculated the distance
From my steady hand to your heart
And I honed the blade on my anger
Now I stand behind you in the dark

Tom McRae

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Revenge is a leather chypre pfeaturing tobacco, a hot asphalt accord, and just a touch of exotic heady lilies melting in summer air. The character of the perfume is ambivalent: both bitter and dry and at the same time smooth ambery.

Important notice:

Anna Zworykina’s blends are olfactive smellscapes (but neither aromatherapy, nor ‘spray-and-go’ perfumes). Her blends are sensory experiences, closer to works of art created in the scented plane (rather than, say, visual or audio).

Certain essential oils and absolutes that are used in her 100% natural perfumes may potentially cause allergies in some people. Please spray Anna Zworykina’s blends on fabric (on sleeves, scarves, etc.). This said, Anna Zworykina has acquired a huge fan base over many years and people interacted with her blends for quite a while now. We are not aware of any reports of any skin reactions so far.

However, Anna advises that those who are prone to allergic reactions, pregnant and nursing women, as well as people with chronic illnesses to be extra careful. Before trying natural blends, study the list of ingredients and consult with a doctor if you are not sure or a had a history of allergies. If you do decide to put these blends on your skin (unable to resist the temptation) always test the blend on the inside part of your elbow first and wait.

Do not spray these blends liberally as a cloud in the way you would spray a conventional perfume. Anna’s smellscapes need to be… carefully applied and experienced. Be mindful that some oils can also make your skin hyper-sensitive to UV.