"What if I could take the molecule and add just one other beautiful ingredient and see how they danced together in the bottle?" — Geza Schoen
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Weird, Wacky And Wonderful World Of Olfactory Art
Geza Schoen reminisces on past, ongoing and future collaborations with Karl Lagerfeld, Smeller machine and Icelandic madman.
Molecast 25 min listen
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Contrast and Cohesion
Geza Schoen reflects on the art of arranging classic perfumer ingredients in new shapes.
Written Article 4 min read
Escentrics
Molecules
Fragrance triggers EMotions
Can the woody, patchouli aroma scent of M+ Patchouli really affect our disposition? Award-winning journalist and author Bethan Cole charts the emotions our luxury fragrances evoke.
Written Article 5 min read
Escentrics
Molecules
Our World
Iso E Super — a molecule that makes your olfactory receptors dance
Geza shares his journey with the mysterious Molecule 01 from his very first whiff of Iso E Super.
Molecast 25 min listen
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Molecules
What makes a fragrance cult?
Art or alchemy? Accident or design? Grooming journalist Lee Kynaston takes a look at what really elevates a fragrance to cult status.
Written Article 6 min read
Escentrics
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Molecules
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EM03 and EM04: Behind Scents
Geza Schoen deconstructs the scents of Javanol and Vetiveryl Acetate, the hero molecules of EM03 and EM04.
Molecast 25 min listen
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Molecules
Our World
Scent and Sound
Fragrance lovers are generally sensorial creatures, but it would be strange if a love of some of the finer pleasures in life were limited purely to olfaction. What about things that stimulate the other senses — cinema, art, dance, theatre, opera and music?
Written Article 6 min read
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The sensual resonance of nature
What would you do if you wanted to release a second fragrance following your debut of the scent that became a cult phenomenon and revolutionised the world of modern perfumery? This was the question Geza asked himself back in 2007. His answer: EM02.
Molecast 25 min listen
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Molecules
The story behind the story
How did Escentric’s Geza Schoen go from working at one of the big five fragrance manufacturers to being an indie perfumer at a time when they were as rare as hen’s teeth?
Molecast 29 min listen
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Molecules
The stinky to the sublime
Plunge into the wild and whacky world of aroma-molecules with Escentric Molecules’ Geza Schoen. Skatole anyone? That’s ‘smell of rotten teeth’, but according to Geza, an essential part of the perfumer’s palette.
Molecast 31 min listen
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Molecules
EM05
Escentric perfumer, Geza Schoen on cashmeran, the star molecule in his new Molecule 05, and the inspiration behind Escentric 05, his most personal fragrance ever.
Molecast 24 min listen
Escentrics
Geza Schoen
Molecules
Summer Decon-structed
Escentric Molecules 05:
a study in the scent of summer
Written Article 9 min read
Escentrics
Geza Schoen
Molecules
The Fab Four
Geza Schoen riffs on the super-special qualities of the four molecules at the heart of Escentric.
Written Article 2 min read
Molecules
A Masterclass on Molecule 04
Javanol, star of Escentric Molecules 04, was invented in a lab at Swiss flavour & fragrance giant Givaudan 21 years ago. Philip Kraft, fragrance chemist and molecular designer at the company, unlocks the secrets of an exceptional odorant.
Written Article 3 min read
Molecules
Future fresh
“The psychedelic freshness of liquid metallic grapefruit peel” – is how Geza Schoen describes Javanol, the molecule at the heart of his brand-new fragrances, Escentric 04 and Molecule 04.
Written Article 2 min read
Molecules
Maximum Minimalism
With Escentric Molecules, Geza Schoen has taken minimalism to the max. He explains how his love affair with less led to a whole new niche fragrance trend.
Written Article 1 min read
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