Archive Iso E Super
Base note · Woody
Iso E Super.
Soft, velvety wood with a faint peppery hum. Almost transparent.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Iso E Super is a modern aroma material rather than a wood extract, and it smells like the idea of wood more than the thing: soft, dry, velvety, with a faint peppery warmth. It is quiet to the point of transparency, and a small number of people genuinely cannot detect it.
What it contributes is polish. It smooths the joins between notes, it makes a formula feel modern and slightly abstract, and it gives everything around it a soft halo. It is a supporting material only. A blend built mostly on Iso E Super will smell like it is missing a centre, and to some noses it will smell like nothing at all.
Iso E Super is a single synthetic molecule, patented in the 1970s, that behaves more like an atmosphere than a smell: smooth, woody, faintly velvety, and famously worn on its own as an entire fragrance. Some people barely smell it at all, which is genuinely part of its charm.
Further reading: Iso E Super, Wikipedia
In a blend.
A texture, not a scent. Iso E Super makes a blend feel smooth and expensive. Some people cannot smell it at all.
Woody. Warm, grounded scents built around woods, resins and depth. Shop the woody scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
Questions about iso e super.
What does iso e super smell like?
Soft, velvety wood with a faint peppery hum. Almost transparent. Iso E Super is a modern aroma material rather than a wood extract, and it smells like the idea of wood more than the thing: soft, dry, velvety, with a faint peppery warmth. It is quiet to the point of transparency, and a small number of people genuinely cannot detect it.
Is iso e super a top, heart or base note?
It is a base note, so it appears last and stays longest. A texture, not a scent. Iso E Super makes a blend feel smooth and expensive. Some people cannot smell it at all.
What does iso e super pair well with?
The studio would start with hedione, cedarwood, marine (aqua) and pink pepper. What it contributes is polish. It smooths the joins between notes, it makes a formula feel modern and slightly abstract, and it gives everything around it a soft halo. It is a supporting material only. A blend built mostly on Iso E Super will smell like it is missing a centre, and to some noses it will smell like nothing at all.
What fragrance family is iso e super in?
Woody. Warm, grounded scents built around woods, resins and depth.
Can I use iso e super in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with iso e super.
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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