Experimentum Crucis

16 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• pedjalazaro

  November 14, 2019

  

  Neither do I love it nor do I hate it. It begins with a fruity rose, driven by apple and a dirty touch of cumin. In the mid-notes, the rose still takes charge, swapping the animal scent of cumin for honey, with patchouli in the background and a slightly musky finish. It’s floral, fruity, with a hint of animalic sweetness and a woody base. It appears more feminine than masculine and is versatile. I see it as suitable for the shoulder seasons. Performance is excellent, ideal for spring, autumn, and winter, both day and night. Lasts a very long time and leaves a heavy trail.

• Emorandeira

  May 5, 2020

  

  One of my favourites from the brand. The heart is a spiced rose, crafted in a unique way. Honey and lychee add sweetness that clashes beautifully with the patchouli wood. It smells quite spicy, and the musk gives it longevity. As it dries down, it reminds me a bit of Moschino’s Toy Boy. Lasts about 6-8 hours on the skin, though the projection is very soft, which is typical for this brand. It’s unisex, not intrusive, and perfect for daytime wear, especially when it’s not too hot. Scent: 8.5, Longevity: 8, Projection: 6.5, Value for Money: 6, Versatility: 8, Originality: 9, Overall: 8

• Lux

  March 16, 2022

  

  It’s a warm, fruity velvet. A curious combination: it has oud, roses, and fruits. It’s like an Arab perfumery smoothie with fruit soaking into smoked wood. It evolves immensely; after hours, the thread that remains is the most beautiful part: Arab roses sweetened with honey and patchouli. It starts intense and imposing to finish with a warm, accessible embrace. It’s important to give it time to appreciate its evolution and personality. I think it’s a beautiful Arab and rose perfume. I add: the selection of ingredients comes from the story of Newton and the apple. Whenever I wear a drop, strangers ask me about the scent.

• Lux

  March 16, 2022

  

  It’s a warm and fruity soft velvet perfume. Curious combination; it has oud, roses and fruits. It’s like a smoothie of the concept of Arabic 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 finish in a warm, softened embrace of that person who commanded much respect, but who is accessible, close and who makes you want them. Important to give it time to appreciate its evolution and great personality. It results in a beautiful Arab and rose perfume for me. I add: The selection of ingredients lies in the famous story of Newton and the apple, explain to me please. And whenever I wear a drop of this, unknown people ask me about my aroma.

• calvofe

  July 18, 2022

  

  It starts sweet and fruity, with lychee and apple standing out at the beginning. Then cumin appears to dirty the mix, very present alongside the receding apple. Over time, the cumin fades in intensity and a fleshy, lugubrious rose takes over, as if about to wilt, combined with the honey that gains prominence. That is 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 favourites. Lasts a long time and the projection is moderate after a few hours.

• calvofe

  July 20, 2022

  

  Sweet-fruit opening where in the first minutes the lychee and apple stand out above all. When a few minutes pass the cummin starts to appear to dirty the mixture and is felt a lot together with the apple which retreats to stay in the background. With the passage of time that cummin goes down in intensity and a very fleshy and lugubrious rose takes the throne, as if about to wither, perfectly combined with the honey note which little by little gains presence over the cummin note. It is in this moment where the fragrance shines in all its splendour. 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 in humid environments. Very original scent that leaves no one indifferent. Definitely one of my favourites. Long-lasting longevity and moderate projection after a couple of hours.

• Scolderfdf

  December 16, 2022

  

  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, as it’s not strident and leaves a good olfactory memory. Suddenly, I notice certain floral touches 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.

• Scolderfdf

  December 21, 2022

  

  Apple and Lychee on a bed of roses seasoned with honey and a slight hint of Patchouli and Oud. A fragrance that results very captivating for me and although it recalls the Rose-Oud combo, the rest of the ingredients make it stand out from said range. I see it ideal for cold to temperate days, even for office environments as it’s not at all strident and yet it does manage a 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 de Orange which isn’t as easy to get in MX and which I’ve bought at a very good price, recommended. Scent: 8.5. Projection: 7. Quality: 8.5

• Psicostasis

  January 31, 2024

  

  First, a clarification: Newton’s Experimentum Crucis has nothing to do with apples, although 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 breakfast toast honey, but the kind that smells like the inside of a hive, with animal notes of wax, bustle, and fungi. Perhaps 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 inevitable but not oppressive, more like fluid satin thanks to the patchouli.

• Psicostasis

  January 31, 2024

  

  First a clarification: the Newton Experimentum Crucis has nothing to do with apples, although the apple appears among the notes here. It was an experiment to demonstrate that white light is a mixture of colours. He divided solar light with a prism, isolated a colour from the rainbow (let’s say, green) and placed another prism behind it. The result was that the prism didn’t transform the green light into any rainbow, it became clear that green was chromatically indivisible. It wasn’t obvious then, since to reach this conclusion you need an atomist theoretical base that we have in the 21st century but which wasn’t obvious in the 17th century. About this fragrance: curious rose-honey-meloso. It’s not a breakfast toasted honey, but the one I perceive here makes me think of the inside of the hive. In the animal smell of the wax, of the activity of the bees, of the bustle, of the closed space, of a couple of fungi. Perhaps, if bees sweated, it would smell like this. With that furry musk touch. It also makes me think of the poppy fields of Oz. I don’t know what’s happening with the smells of powdered textures (and I think Experimentum Crucis has one, although 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 also doesn’t end up being overwhelming, it’s not of the same nature as other similar smells that evoke velvet to me. This is more like a satin, perhaps because the patchouli gives it liquid fluidity.

• samucel87

  November 2, 2024

  

  A fragrance with rose as the undisputed protagonist. Without being a die-hard fan of rose (I like it but it often seems too feminine in itself) I have to say this perfume is interesting. The combination of notes makes this a very sophisticated aroma. Opening: fresh, green rose, with a magnificent and pompous cummin that gives it a herbal and spicy touch. Heart: rose + rose + rose + a bit of jasmine. And the most interesting part is the touch of honey, centred more on its acidic than sweet side, impregnating the floral scent with a wise, acidic and strangely animal honey. Base: darker rose, potency of the animal with oud (a combination already very well known) and a bit of musk that gives the final touch of freshness. 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

• Mojave

  December 20, 2024

  

  Smells like arse. Now that I have your attention, let me explain. This musky scent isn’t unpleasant. It’s that sharp, honeyed smell of skin in erogenous zones, like the arse, yes, which has the impressively beautiful Pure Musc by Narciso Rodríguez. That animal smell, forbidden, skin not entirely clean but yes, you understand. This perfume has that touch but sustained with much elegance, you get the impression of something human, half dirty, sexy… but not vulgar. You could camouflage it with ‘honeyed notes’ and you’d be wide of the mark. Said that, it’s a curious perfume with a challenging evolution. I notice a lot of a pretty, crystal-clear rose in the Marly style, and then that arse-honey note so interesting, slightly animal, musky, I’d even say, mentholated. I don’t feel the cummin and the rest of the notes, but it doesn’t matter. It has my attention. Just as I had with you at the start of this review. Try it, it’s fun!

• Candycandy40

  February 11, 2025

  

  Definitely a rose perfume, dusty and dark rose. It reminds me a lot of Lady Vengeance by Juliette has a gun and Love by Chopard. Good trail and longevity, but for the price they ask, I’d opt for one of the two alternatives which are almost identical.

• PacmanKinder

  May 31, 2025

  

  Opens deliciously, a sweet and slightly fresh rose, but the dry down is sickening, a powerful and totally unpleasant cummin.

• LulaFlower

  March 6, 2026

  

  Oh, strange thing: I caught a friend wearing Bois Impérial, and upon smelling it, it sounded to me like the formal version of Experimentum Crucis. I didn’t realise they were both by Quentin Bisch, but it fits perfectly. Experimentum Crucis is the jewel of ELDO, a beast of a rose for those who are scared of roses. The cummin turns the woods and flowers into something dirty, nocturnal, sweaty and sexy that lasts the whole line; the projection and fixative are so brutal they overwhelm me. 100% unisex, I imagine the vampires from Coppola’s Dracula wearing it.

• HACIVET

  March 10, 2026

  

  I was recommended this in a shop looking for something body-like and sexual like Under my Skin by Francesca Bianchi (spoiler: they don’t resemble each other). When dry, it smells like the wood of pencils when you sharpen them, or sticking your nose in the case. Hours later, the sharp cummin reminds me of a garment with dry sweat. Like Frustration, I don’t quite understand where it’s going. I love challenging and purposeful niche perfumery, I accept their story, but here the concept between wood and arse is so dissonant that I can’t see a use for it, and it’s one of those things that won’t pass the decant stage. I can’t deny it good taste and elegance despite the risk with that spicy note which could have derailed it but didn’t, I suppose it’s the perfumer’s merit. By the name and scent, I thought it was a reference to Christ (the Via Crucis) due to the body and wood, 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.