"Cashmeran is a dry, radiant, warm woody accord with an unexpected hint of pine sap," says Geza Schön. - He inspired me to create a different summer fragrance. I wanted to evoke the feeling of being by the sea, but not with the usual marine notes, which I find too artificial. I wanted to recreate the experience of being on a Mediterranean island. The top notes of Escentric 05 are very simple: bergamot to keep things light and orange, an ingredient with an emotional undertone: brightness and happiness. This reflects the orange groves that grow on this island. Laurels and rosemary are typical Mediterranean plants with a sharp freshness, junipers add a grassy tone and cypresses are very dry conifers. The drydown reveals two classic Mediterranean components: woolly salt and mastic.

Mastic is a resin secreted by low trees that grow especially close to the sea. It has a clean and sharp smell of freshly cut branches. Seaweeds are small plants that are common throughout the Mediterranean region. They have a sweet, leathery, balsamic quality that I love. And of course, it contains about 15% cashmere, which gives the aroma a piney warmth. In addition, I included subtle notes of figs: both bitter leaves and ripe fruit. Figs had to be in this aroma because we have a ficus tree on the island near our house. The fig note here looks authentic and reminds me of a happy summer by the sea."

AROMA NOTES Top notes: fig, bergamot, orange, laurel, rosemary, basil, juniper Middle notes: hedion (green jasmine buds), cypress, deconstructed flowers: freesia, iris, jasmine

Base notes: cashmere, woolly sandalwood, musk, AMBROXAN, mastic, Iso E Super.