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Experimentum Crucis
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Experimentum Crucis by Etat Libre d'orange is an aromatic woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2019, this olfactory composition was created by perfumer Quentin Bisch. The fragrance pyramid unfolds with top notes of cumin, apple, and lychee; a sweet floral heart of rose, honey, and jasmine; and a sensual woody base of akigalawood, patchouli, and musk.
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Salida
cumin
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Corazón
rose
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Base
Akigalawood
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2,421 votos
- Positivo 69%
- Negativo 17%
- Neutral 14%
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I neither love nor hate it. It starts with a fruity rose from the apple and a dirty touch of cumin. In the mid-notes, the rose takes over, swapping the animalic cumin for honey, with patchouli in the background and a slight musky vibe. It’s floral, fruity, with an animalic wink, sweet, and woody. It leans more feminine than masculine and is versatile. I see it as a transitional scent. Performance is excellent, ideal for spring, autumn, and winter, day or night. It lasts a long time and leaves a heavy trail.
One of my favorite scents from this brand. The heart is a spiced rose, crafted uniquely. Honey and lychee add sweetness that clashes beautifully with the patchouli wood. It smells quite spicy, and the musk gives it great longevity. When it dries down, it reminds me a bit of Moschino’s Toy Boy. Lasts about 6-8 hours on skin, though the projection is very soft, which is typical for this brand. It’s unisex, not overpowering, and perfect for daytime, especially when it’s not too hot. Scent: 8.5, Longevity: 8, Projection: 6.5, Value: 6, Versatility: 8, Originality: 9, Overall: 8
It’s a warm, fruity velvet. A curious combination: it has oud, roses, and fruits. It’s like an Arabic perfume smoothie with fruit soaking into smoked wood. It evolves a lot; after hours, the lingering thread is the most beautiful part: Arab roses sweetened with honey and patchouli. It starts intense and imposing to end in a warm, accessible hug. Important to give it time to appreciate its evolution and personality. I think it’s a beautiful Arabic rose perfume. I add: the ingredient selection comes from the story of Newton and the apple. Whenever I wear a drop, strangers ask me about the scent.
It’s a warm, fruity soft velvet perfume. Curious combination; it has oud, roses, and fruits. It’s like a smoothie of the concept of Arab perfumery mixed with fruit that soaks into smoked wood. It evolves a lot, and after hours, the thread that remains is for me the most beautiful part of this perfume. A thread of Arab roses sweetened with honey and patchouli. It starts intense and grandiloquent, almost imposing, to end in a warm, softened embrace of that person who commanded much respect, but is accessible, close, and endearing. Important to give it time to appreciate its evolution and great personality. It results in a beautiful Arab and rose perfume. Added note: The selection of ingredients lies in the famous story of Newton and the apple, explained to me. And whenever I wear a drop of this, unknown people ask me about my scent.
Sweet-fruit opening where in the first few minutes the lychee and apple stand out above all. When a few minutes pass, the cumin starts to appear to dirty the mixture and is felt a lot along with the apple, which retreats to take a back seat. As time passes, that cumin lowers in intensity and a very fleshy, lugubrious rose takes over, as if about to wither, perfectly combined with the honey note which gradually gains presence over the cumin note. It is in this moment where the fragrance shines in all its splendor. In the final phase of the perfume, a patchouli appears that rounds off the composition with earthy touches. Exquisite fragrance and a must-buy for rose lovers. Unisex, for a mature audience and perfect for autumn and humid environments. Very original scent that leaves no one indifferent. Definitely one of my favorites. Long-lasting longevity and moderate projection after a couple of hours.
It starts sweet and fruity, with lychee and apple standing out at first. Then cumin appears to dirty the mix, very present alongside the receding apple. Over time, the cumin fades in intensity, and a fleshy, gloomy rose, as if about to wilt, takes over, combined with the honey that gains prominence. That’s where it truly shines. Finally, a patchouli rounds everything off with earthy touches. It’s exquisite and a must for rose lovers. Unisex, for mature people, perfect for autumn and humid environments. A very original scent that doesn’t leave anyone indifferent. Definitely one of my favorites. Lasts a long time with moderate projection after a few hours.
Apple and lychee on a bed of roses, dressed with honey and a light touch of patchouli and oud. On me, it’s very captivating. Although it recalls the rose-oud combo, the other ingredients make it stand out from that range. I see it as ideal for cold or mild days, even in the office, since it’s not strident and leaves a good olfactory memory. Suddenly, I notice certain floral notes beyond the rose, perhaps jasmine with musk. A pleasant surprise from ETAT Libre d’Orange that isn’t easy to find in Mexico, and I got it at a great price. Recommended. Scent: 8.5, Projection: 7, Quality: 8.5.
Apple and Lychee on a bed of roses, seasoned with honey and a slight hint of Patchouli and Oud. A fragrance that results in being very captivating for me, and although it recalls the Rose-Oud combo, the rest of the ingredients make it step out of that range. I see it as ideal for cool to moderate days, even for office environments since it’s not at all strident and yet it achieves good olfactory memory. Suddenly I notice it releases certain floral hints beyond the rose, which must be the Jasmine with the musk. Pleasant surprise from ETAT libre d’Orange, which isn’t so easy to find in MX and which I got at a very good price, recommended. Scent: 8.5. Projection: 7. Quality: 8.5
First, a clarification: Newton’s Experimentum Crucis has nothing to do with apples, even though the apple appears among the notes. It was an experiment to demonstrate that white light is a mixture of colors. He split sunlight with a prism, isolated a color from the rainbow (say, green), and placed another prism behind it. The result was that the prism didn’t transform the green light into any rainbow, making it clear that green was chromatically indivisible. It wasn’t obvious then, since reaching this conclusion requires an atomist theoretical base that we have in the 21st century but wasn’t obvious in the 17th. About this fragrance: curious melty rosichuli. It’s not a toasted breakfast honey, but the one I perceive here makes me think of the inside of the hive. The animal scent of the wax, the activity of the bees, the bustle, the enclosed space, a couple of fungi. Maybe, if bees sweated, it would smell like this. With that fuzzy musk touch. It also makes me think of the poppy fields of Oz. I don’t know what’s going on with powdered texture scents (and I think Experimentum Crucis has one, though it’s very strange and has nothing to do with iris), that make me think of the heat of a summer siesta. Not necessarily as something placid, but as something inexorable. But it doesn’t end up being overwhelming, it’s not of the same nature as other similar scents that evoke velvet to me. This is more like satin, perhaps due to how the patchouli gives it liquid fluidity.
First, a clarification: Newton’s Experimentum Crucis has nothing to do with apples, though it appears here; it was an experiment on white light using prisms and slits. Regarding the perfume: it’s a curious honeyed rosachuli. It’s not toasted breakfast honey, but the scent of the inside of a hive, with animalic notes of wax, bustle, and fungi. Maybe if bees sweated. It has a fuzzy musk touch. It reminds me of the poppy fields of Oz. The scents of dusty textures evoke the heat of a summer siesta, something inexorable but not crushing, more like a fluid satin thanks to the patchouli.
A fragrance with rose as the undisputed protagonist. Not being a die-hard rose fan (I like it, but it often seems too feminine on its own), I have to say this perfume is interesting. The combination of notes makes for a very sophisticated aroma. Top: fresh, green rose, with a magnificent and pompous cumin giving it a herbal and spicy touch. Heart: rose + rose + rose + a bit of jasmine. And the most interesting part is the honey touch, focused more on its acidic than sweet side, impregnating the floral scent with a wise, acidic, and strangely animal honey. Base: darker rose, powerfully animal with oud (a very known combination) and a bit of musk giving the final fresh touch. Extremely interesting to smell. Although the scent is complex, I find it totally enjoyable. Everyone likes Experimentum Crucis. It’s not challenging despite everything. And that for me is a plus. The development is very good, lasts as promised, and you’ll be smelled; the trail is notable. In summary: Age +30. Unisex, although with so much rose, I prefer it on a woman. Very versatile, I wear it all year in an Asturian climate. Scent: 8. Longevity: 9. Duration: +10h. Projection: 8. Versatility: 8. Price: 2.20 Euros/ml. Final Score: 8.5
It smells like ass. Now that you’re paying attention, let me explain. This musky scent isn’t unpleasant. It’s that sharp, honeyed smell of skin in erogenous zones, like the buttocks, yes, which has the impressively beautiful Pure Musc by Narciso Rodríguez. That animal, forbidden, not entirely clean but yes, you get me scent. This perfume has that touch but sustained with much elegance, leaving the impression of something human, a bit dirty, sexy… but not vulgar. You could camouflage it with “honeyed notes” and you’d be wide off. That said, it’s a curious perfume with a challenging evolution. I detect a lot of a pretty, crystal-clear rose in the Marly style, and then that interesting ass-honey note, slightly animal, musky, even minty. I don’t feel the cumin or the rest of the notes, but it doesn’t matter. It has my attention. Just like you did at the start of the review. Try it, it’s fun!
Definitely a rose perfume, dusty and dark rose. It reminds me a lot of Juliette has a gun’s Lady Vengeance and Chopard’s Love. Good trail and longevity, but given the price, I’d opt for one of the two alternatives which are almost identical.
Delicious opening, a sweet and slightly fresh rose, but the drydown is disgusting, a potent and totally unpleasant cumin.
Hey, weird thing: I caught a friend wearing Bois Impérial, and upon smelling it, it sounded like the formal version of Experimentum Crucis. I didn’t know they were by the same perfumer, Quentin Bisch, but it fits perfectly. Experimentum Crucis is ELDO’s crown jewel, a beast of a rose for anyone afraid of roses. The cumin turns the woods and flowers into something dirty, nocturnal, sweaty, and sexy that lasts the whole line; the projection and sillage are so brutal they overwhelm me. 100% unisex, I can imagine the vampires from Coppola’s Dracula wearing it.
I got recommended this while looking for something body-like and sexy like Francesca Bianchi’s Under My Skin (spoiler: they aren’t similar). When dry, it smells like the wood of sharpened pencils or sticking your nose in a pencil case. Hours later, the sharp cumin reminds me of a garment with dry sweat. Like Frustration, I don’t quite get where it’s going. I love challenging, purposeful niche perfumery and accept its narrative, but here the concept between wood and ass is so dissonant that I can’t see a use for it; it’s one of those things that won’t last beyond a decant. I can’t deny its good taste and elegance despite the risk with that spicy note that could have derailed it but didn’t, presumably thanks to the perfumer. Based on the name and scent, I thought it was a reference to Christ (via crucis) due to the body-like and woody aspects, but reading the official site says it’s a Newtonian inspiration marking a before and after… well, it doesn’t smell like that; it’s closer to smelling like Newton’s clothes and the hygiene habits of his time.