Escentric 02 uses an unparalleled concentration of ambroxan, in combination with vetiver and muscone, a particularly gorgeous nature-identical musk.

Orris, elderflower extract and hedione lead into the instant effervescence of the topnote, again, a fresh mineral effect. Schoen free-associates: Gin and tonic, the whiff that you get when you first open a brand-new Apple laptop.

It's a clear, clean scent, but it dries down to something warm, sexy and elusive. If the Escentric Molecules repertoire has a hint of paradox at its heart, you might say, in this case, that Escentric 02 has a haunting sparkle.