Molecast 09 — How do trends come about in perfumery?
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For the ninth episode of our Molecast series, founder and perfumer Geza Schoen sits down with Susan Irvine to chart the anatomy of perfume trends. Fashion is very strongly linked, in the public consciousness, to fragrances. What celebrities are wearing or what goes down the catwalk must have an impact on trends. How do trends come about in perfumery? Is fashion that important in fragrance, or is it something else? In this episode, Geza discusses the synthetic revolution in the world of perfumery and the rules that guide the creation of new scents. Perfumery today has become much more...
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Molecast 08 — Weird, Wacky And Wonderful World Of Olfactory Art
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For the eighth episode of our Molecast series, founder and perfumer Geza Schoen sits down with host Susan Irvine to discuss his weird and wonderful collaborative art projects. Our Molecast series explores the stories behind the creation of EM fragrances, offering a closer look at the olfactory oeuvre of the founder and nose of Escentric Molecules, renegade perfumer Geza Schoen. Inside this episode, Geza talks about the freedoms of freelancing, art projects and conceptual collaborations. How does the smell of washing powder and kebabs encapsulate Berlin? Is it possible to bottle the scent of...
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Molecast 07 — Iso E Super: A molecule that makes your olfactory receptors dance
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Our Molecast series is dedicated to uncovering the stories behind the creation of EM fragrances, offering an insight straight from Geza Schoen's laboratory. In this episode, Geza Schoen shares insights from his first encounter with Iso E Super — a molecule with the power to stimulate specific receptors in your brain in a way that replicates the feeling of physical touch. This scent draws you into the feeling of comfort, the sense of "Can you hug me?"
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Molecast 06 — EM03 and EM04: Behind Scents
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For the sixth episode of our Molecast series, founder and perfumer Geza Schoen sits down with Susan Irvine to discuss EM03 and EM04. If E03 evokes woody-musky, grassy accords of the summery scents that have seared themselves into our memory, the star molecule of E04 is a love letter to Javanol. This nonlinear futuristic ingredient is "the wildest [sandalwood-type molecule] because it is so complex and has such radiance".
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Molecast 05 — The sensual resonance of nature: AMBROXAN
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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.
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Molecast 04 — Not according to plan
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Things did not go according to plan when Geza Schoen launched Escentric Molecules.
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Molecast 03 — The story behind the story
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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?
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Molecast 02 — The stinky to the sublime
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Geza Schoen explores aroma-molecules from the stinky
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Molecast 01 — EM05
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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.
info_outlineWhat 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.
To celebrate International Podcast Day, we’re back with another unfiltered conversation for the fifth episode of our new Molecast series. Molecasts are an oral history of Escentric Molecules that chart, consult, and dissect different subjects, stitching together the complexities of the perfumery landscape. Joining host Susan Erwin is the founder and renowned perfumer of Escentric Molecules, Geza Schoen.