ESCENTRIC MOLECULES Molecule 01 Eau de Toilette

The fragrance that got me hooked on the hobby. It's just magical. I had never been complimented on a fragrance until I wore this. At first I smelled nothing but alcohol. Then a few minutes later I was blasted with this indescribably amazing scent, as if incense and pencil shavings were blown up my nostrils by a hurricane. Or as if I'd been buried in cedar sawdust by some sort of lumberjack ghost. But in a good way! Then it suddenly disappeared. I had read the reviews and hoped that I'd be able to smell it again. On my walk to work I'd catch whiffs of it, powerful but brief. If I tried sniffing my arm or collar directly there was nothing, but them later I'd turn my head and there it was. Weird! I got to work and almost immediately people started asking what that amazing smell was. Apparently it vanished for them too, because nobody could figure out where it was coming from. A few days later I was chatting with a colleague when she suddenly says "It's you! You smell so good!" A few days later a random stranger stops me on the street and says "I could smell you from down the street. What is that?! It's so good!" And on and on and on. Every few months at least, a stranger somewhere will approach me and ask what I'm wearing. This has never happened to me with any other fragrance. I've given Molecule 01 to friends (and my mom, who demanded to know my secret) as gifts, and they've had similar experiences.
I've since made my own dilutions of iso e super, sylvamber, timbersilk, and anthamber, and they're just not the same. I have large amounts of each of them and will keep wearing these isomers as variations on my signature scent, but nothing compares to Molecule 01.

Alright. I am now a believer. When I first smelled this, all I got was this vague, mere hint of a smell that reminded me of pencil shavings. It didn't smell bad, I even kinda liked it, but couldn't imagine it being very appealing to others around me, if they could even smell it that is, which I thought was unlikely.

So I spray on myself. I detect the transparent, woody aroma, which is still subtle to me after spraying it like 15 times. Then I go visit some family, and relatives start saying things like "What are you wearing? It smells so good!" Even my brother in law, who never says anything about the colognes I wear.

Four hours later, I catch up with some friends, and I can't smell a thing at this point, but I ask one of my pals who is also into fragrances if he can smell me and he says he can, that it's quite noticeable but more subtle than a typical cologne. He says it smells great.

About three hours after that, I go to visit my mother for tea. And when she comes within about four feet from me, she asks what I'm wearing and says it smells amazing.

This stuff is no joke. Most days, I can only detect it for about the first hour or so, and just barely. But the sillage and projection appear to quite large. And despite the vague, sterile smell to myself, those around the wearer seem to find it extremely attractive. I don't know what to say, except that I once doubted this stuff, but I can't deny results when I experience them first hand.

Alright. I am now a believer. When I first smelled this, all I got was this vague, mere hint of a smell that reminded me of pencil shavings. It didn't smell bad, I even kinda liked it, but couldn't imagine it being very appealing to others around me, if they could even smell it that is, which I thought was unlikely.

So I spray on myself. I detect the transparent, woody aroma, which is still subtle to me after spraying it like 15 times. Then I go visit some family, and relatives start saying things like "What are you wearing? It smells so good!" Even my brother in law, who never says anything about the colognes I wear.

Four hours later, I catch up with some friends, and I can't smell a thing at this point, but I ask one of my pals who is also into fragrances if he can smell me and he says he can, that it's quite noticeable but more subtle than a typical cologne. He says it smells great.

About three hours after that, I go to visit my mother for tea. And when she comes within about four feet from me, she asks what I'm wearing and says it smells amazing.

This stuff is no joke. Most days, I can only detect it for about the first hour or so, and just barely. But the sillage and projection appear to quite large. And despite the vague, sterile smell to myself, those around the wearer seem to find it extremely attractive. I don't know what to say, except that I once doubted this stuff, but I can't deny results when I experience them first hand.

Funny all these reviews about pepper, spice, etc.
In my quest for my holy grail, I found a lot of incense or woody fragrance. Tam Dao, Déclaration, Kyoto, Hinoki, Rocky Mountain, Fahrenheit, Terre, Féminité du Bois, ...
There is always something I like in such fragrances, and other things I don't like. Too sweet, or too spicy, too peppery, ...
Now I've tried Molecule 01, I found what I like in all the above listed fragrances, but without the disturbing notes.
ISO E SUPER
That's my holy grail!
Molecule 01 is Iso E Super diluted in alcohol.
Nothing else.
The smell, to my nose, is divine.
The most cleanest forest and incense smell ever.
Nothing harsh.
Slightly sweet, but never too sweet.
Perfection.

But the price is too high, and the concentration is weak.

I've just bought 250ml 95% alcohol and 50ml Iso E Super.
I'll mix them and have my own Iso E Super, with a higher concentration than Molecule 01 and at a fraction of its price.

As so many reviewers have already described Molecule 01 as more of an effect than a fragrance, I can only add my own experience as testament to the accuracy of this description.
The first time I wore Molecole 01, I was only able to detect a very light woody, ambery scent, but judging by the reactions of those around me, this seems to have lasted for hours - and it definitely elicited curiosity and praise from random strangers.
Thanks to suggestions posted on this site and others, I have since successfully made my own version by buying Iso E Super and perfumer's alcohol on eBay and experimenting with different concentrations. Currently I am using a 20% Iso E Super solution, and even after several hours the sillage is incredible - apparently the scent can fill a room, and although it seems not everyone can detect it, those who can seem to react in the most remarkable way. On the train yesterday a woman moved to stand next to me, then leaned forward inhaling deeply (and audibly) with eyes closed and a blissed-out expression on her face, before asking me what I was wearing.
Believe the hype about Iso E Super - it is all true.
Should you wish to experiment the way I did, it is a very cost effective addition to one's perfume wardrobe, and seems to amplify the effects of other fragrances.
The single most amazing combination (in terms of effect on others) I have found is to layer it with a beautiful home-made sweet ambergris attar.